《环球科学》下期（2013年第8期）预告

虞左俊 2013-7-14 04:33

'Why do you care? you may wonder. 因为这一期的【封面故事】中有一篇 水墙阻止油污扩散 英文原文是 WALLS OF WATER Ocean currents and other chaotic phenomena are supposed to beinherently unpredictable. But mathematicians are finding a method to nature’smadness ...

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一步步向前走：从“英文润色”到“中文润色”

热度 5 虞左俊 2013-6-29 15:27

“英文润色” (English editing) 和“中文润色” (Chinese editing) 虽然一字之差，实际干起来，后者的难度对我来说大多了。 原因是我经手的“英文润色”稿件， 90% 是英文。至于那 10% 的“翻译”的稿件，改一会了就能“感觉”不对劲 (something is wrong) 。比如说， blacktide 的原文是 ...

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A new adventure, for me

热度 1 虞左俊 2013-5-17 08:17

Translation is what I have tried to avoid. It's not that I don't know how to translation a research paper in Chinese into English; it's the time and energy involved. So far, I have only translated two papers, one for my beloved mentor (for a book that collects his major publications), ...

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Some people should not publish in English, in my view

热度 1 虞左俊 2012-5-9 07:34

I was kind enough to suggest how to get a Chinese research paper translated by non-experts in the field. Well, here is my additional advice: Do NOT go for such a route, if one cannot even provide the terminology of one's research topic. Often, when I am in such a situation, that is, editing a pape ...

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On English translation of your research paper

热度 1 虞左俊 2012-4-5 00:49

Background: I have been asked more than once if I am willing to translate a manuscript in Chinese into English. My answer is always no. The reasons are simple: I don't have time, and I don't want to charge my clients for time-consuming work, such as translation. This mor ...

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