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Some information about giraffes
Tiffi takes out her phone and goes on the Internet. She tells Pan-Pan and Lin-Lin that she found out more information about giraffes. She remembers the title of the article so it doesn’t take her long to find it. ‘Sociable by nature, Giraffes live in loose groups but do not form permanent herds. Adult males, called bulls,…
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Tiffi asks Elsa for some help
• The interesting pattern of a giraffe's coat is likely for camouflage. • At one time people in Africa called them camel-leopards because they looked like a combination of a camel and a leopard. • When a giraffe baby is born it will fall five to six feet to the ground and typically land on its head. Wow, what a way to…
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Tiffi struggles with the translations
Now that Tiffi thinks they are speaking Spanish she goes to Google translate and types in a few words of introduction and then translates it into Spanish. She tries her best to translate into Spanish what she wants to know about them. Although she has a difficult time pronouncing the words Gandalf understands what she is…
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Dance the water to the beast?
Wow! Tiffi has no clue what Gandalf is trying to tell her. What water could he be talking about? She asks Pan-Pan and Lin-Lin if they could help her since they lived in a zoo for a while. They are just as puzzled as she is. ‘You will have to dance the water to the beast to survive’ …….. it makes no sense! “Maybe he is…
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Top 5 challenges in translation
‘Challenges in translation often arise from the multiple ways people use specific words to express concepts and ideas. They often use words that go beyond the primary meaning of each term. But as the language service industry has boomed in recent years, more people understand that translation is more than rewriting the…
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That makes sense
Tiffi continues her Google search. At first glance translation might not seem so difficult; however, it becomes apparent that translation is not always easy especially when the languages are not closely related. We might often hear “this word/phrase does not exist” in one language and there is no direct translation, so a…
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Tiffi finds a good article to read
Tiffi is beginning to understand the difficulty with language translations. She explains to Pan-Pan and Lin-Lin that there has to be some solution out there on how these language interpretations can be resolved. The giraffes have wandered off a bit and she sees them eating off the tall tree branches. Guess they must be…
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Tiffi might have found a solution
She skims through the article but only 3 more problems with solutions that might be helpful. Problem: Culture - The culture practised by the speakers of each language may also be vastly different; Often, colloquialism is woven into formal language, making the translator’s task very difficult indeed. The larger the region…
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Finally Tiffi understands it!
The giraffes have finished eating and have joined Tiffi and the panda bears again. She tells Pan-Pan that the problem might have to do with verbs so the solution is to find another word rather than attempting a literal translation. That makes sense. “You have to dance the water with the beast to survive,” Tiffi says out…
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That’s very sad!
‘Giraffes are hella adorable, but ya know what’s not cute? When zoos keep giraffes confined to pitiful prisons. Giraffes belong in the wild, not in enclosures with many hazards that can cause these curious animals to become injured. Zoos like to claim that breeding giraffes helps to sustain the population, but the truth is…
