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florza · 2012-10-03, 10:36

You should have realised how ridiculous 'red lotus flames' sound though...

Also, about the 'inefficiency', there's a reason sentences are done the way they are.

The sentences are structured that way so as to build impact.

'Clare[sic] drank a glass of wine then kissed Kamito.'

or

'Claire drank a glass of wine.

Then Claire kissed Kamito.'

The latter shows a stark contrast in the actions, more so than the former. Of course, there are other implications, but I won't blame you if you don't notice all these little things. As a translator I aim to convey as much of the author's intentions as I can at all times, but to each his own. And the Chinese translations are not too far off from the original, I read both of them in JP and Chinese. Use wenku8.cn, btw, they've provided the best translations so far for me.

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florza 一日之计在于晨 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: A place where the seasons come to a standstill	You should have realised how ridiculous 'red lotus flames' sound though... Also, about the 'inefficiency', there's a reason sentences are done the way they are. The sentences are structured that way so as to build impact. 'Clare[sic] drank a glass of wine then kissed Kamito.' or 'Claire drank a glass of wine. Then Claire kissed Kamito.' The latter shows a stark contrast in the actions, more so than the former. Of course, there are other implications, but I won't blame you if you don't notice all these little things. As a translator I aim to convey as much of the author's intentions as I can at all times, but to each his own. And the Chinese translations are not too far off from the original, I read both of them in JP and Chinese. Use wenku8.cn, btw, they've provided the best translations so far for me.