In Translation^x, Jokes^x

Hi my EF friends, I just finished translation of the new CSI Las Vegas episode, for my parents and my friends. It was quite easy, except of one little thing..Guys from america, can you explain me your phrase "sticking the thumb in someones eye" ?? Im sure that it have special...

The truth is "Kindly do the needful" has absolutely no direct translation. In an email, formal or informal, Americians do not have an "exit line" that says anything remotely close to that. I'm sure it's a culture thing, but americians see this as you saying "Do...

Hi Grammar Geek, Thank you sou much for your comments, they are very helpful! Yes, they are indeed resume bullets (not sentences!) that are supposed to sum up the activities of the institute. Now, to answer your questions: 1. - test stands=a kind of tables endowed with various devices for...

Thank you, Bluepalms, for the correction. I agree, it should be "them," not "you."It's from a translation of an interview (in Japanese); a rough context is...___________________________________________________A. ...So I think it's natural for us to try to show that we're better than others....

this is an answer to a number of the posts above. i taught the callan method in italy for a year 10 years ago and for a while in london. pros and cons? you can say that again... but i don't want to repeat what has already been said. book one works quite well, although it is outdated to say the...

Clive wrote: Hi, I was just trying to make a little joke. I intended no offence. Clive Clive, I wasn't offended. I was just trying to tell you that our translations are not the same. My Bible was originally written in Hebrew and Arameic. I don't know if the English one you have follows...

Thank you Anon,I think you've made a good translation.

Hi! Are the following 2 verbs idioms: 1. He took a long walk later that night. (to take a walk?) 2. Is ”to come to a conclusion” an idiom? My sentence reads: “They came to the conclusion that they already had a telephone network.” What infinitive forms should I bracket in the following...

High school students Protest in China Why do students demonstrate in China? First of all, please remember that high school student demonstrations do not happen that frequently and so there must be something extraordinary. Banner: "So many doubts! Where is justice?" Here is the translation of the...

Hi, For a little light relief, try this joke/riddle. If Livingstone's answer is DR.LIVINGSTONE I PRESUME, what was the question? Best wishes, Clive