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Leave it as it is now. I don't want any changes. Please comment. 3 50.00%
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atitarev -

Here's an excerpt from "An Australian Guide to Chinese Language Publishing and Translating":



Quote:

...
To make it easier for the reader to trace back the translation to the original name or title, it
is often best to include the original name in brackets after the Chinese translation when
translating proper nouns, such as:

諾曼頓 (Normanton)
彼得約翰遜 (Peter Johnson)
澳中理事會 (Australia China Council)
天地股份有限公司 (Heaven and Earth Pty Ltd)

The provision of the English term will make it easier for the reader to refer to the original
names and titles should there be a need to do so.
...

In addition, there is an emerging vocabulary unique to the Australian situation. The development
of an indigenous Australian-Chinese lexicon or “Chinese Australianisms” is happening through
the translation of technical terms that are used in a specific way in the Australian social system
(such as “設定比率(deeming rates)” in the pension system).4 Sometimes proper nouns are
retained in their English form when used in Chinese texts. For example “Centrelink” is not
translated in the Chinese version of the newsletter “Age Pension News for Seniors”5.
In terms of style guides for writing Australian Chinese,





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