Japan however began their military build up well before China. ... When Chinese and Japanese soldiers met in Korea Chinas forced had amassed to 350,000 men and seventy one ships (Iriye 14, 15) Even though China outnumbered Japan, Japan was still able to overcome Chinese forces. ... This translated into being 10 to even 20 percent of the countries annual income went to military spending. ... One example of this is when Chinese forces clashed with U.S. forces. China had been given weapons, money and training by the Soviet Union as to keep China as a communist ally. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Why squander millions of taxpayer's dollars for ballots to be translated with a high possibility of translation errors? ... Chances are that the translation doesn't come out to great either. In New York City's 1993 Chinese ballot erroneously printed the Chinese character for no as a translation for yes. But the worst translation of all is oral translation. ... The translations have large errors and help for fraud too. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

My interest in Chinese New Year come from my yearly visits to China town during the celebration. ... The origin of the Chinese New Year begins with the Chinese calendar which originates from Wan-nien-li. ... The new calendar was named in his honor Wan-nien-li, which can be translated into a 'perpetual calendar'. ... Perhaps it was not a coincidence that his name is literary translated to ten-thousand years, everlasting, forever or perpetual. ... In china political and econo...

• Word Count: 3094
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• Grade Level: High School

Translating a website isn't as simple as handing over content to translators who know Spanish, French, German, and Chinese. ... Pepsi, for example, translated its promotional material in China, where its slogan "Come alive with the Pepsi Generation" translates into "Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave." ... Black, a color that symbolizes hipness and sophistication in the United States, symbolizes death and bad luck in China. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Even within the Chinese-American market, the language spoken will vary with the individual's place of origin, (e.g., Mainland China, Hong Kong, or Taiwan). ... Despite the increase in immigration and foreign languages spoken at home, marketers who take existing general market advertising and translate it verbatim to the target consumer language, are treading on shaky ground. ... The promotion went awry because the number two in some Chinese communities is close to the word for "easy." ... In another case, a marketer offered green baseball caps as premiums during a ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Have you ever had been in a situation where you had to translate for your family member so another peer could understand? ... With her Mother from China, English is not the first language spoken. ... I had to translate for my mother saying that she is asking where to exit. ...

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In addition to the ten billion dollars the government pays annually for bilingual education, governments spend millions to provide translations and other bilingual services. ... Americans speak English, not Spanish, Russian, Chinese, or any other language. ...

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She told him voy en camino which translates to I'm on my way, but if you are from Mexico or if you're related to our culture you know that does not mean that you are literally on your car driving towards work, it just means that you are soon to be on your way. ... When I worked for a small company here in San Antonio the owner had a problem with a Chinese delegate, not because of the language but because he did something that in their culture is perfectly normal and he took it as an insult. ...

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s "net foreign debt was more than 1 trillion and was increasing at an annual rate of 15 to 20 percent, with Japan owning almost $300 billion and China more than $50 billion in U.S. treasury bonds" (Huntington 28). ... The U.S. national debt stands at over $5 trillion dollars, and that translates into over $19,000 for every man, every woman, and every child in America. ...

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• Grade Level: High School