To Chin2333 participants in 2009 (07)

Dear Chin2333 attenders, Thanks to Amy’s kindly consent, we shared her excellent translation in class today. Also, we discussed the various versions of the other piece, which I did for Chin2333 last year. So far, you’ve got back two assignments (twice marked) and we’ve discussed them. Now you can also read those versions of 宋楚瑜表錯情 posted here – http://allensghkcheng.blogspot.com/2008/02/mr-soong-misspeaks-himself.html xxxx plus my translation of 回歸新解, newly done for this year – http://allensghkcheng.blogspot.com/2009/03/return-to-hong-kong-another-reading.html xxx More of such postings will be coming as our Chin2333 progresses. They are not, however, meant to serve as the answer to the assignments. In fact, I enjoy and appreciate the various renderings you've done. Your input and feedback are always welcome. xx More help available online In addition to various dictionaries, very often your translation task will call for help from a good thesaurus, namely a dictionary-like book in which the words and phrases are arranged in groups that have similar meanings. Thesauruses are now available online just as dictionaries are. Please try this: http://thesaurus.reference.com/, and try to find synonyms and near-synonyms of “vulgar” in the sense of “rude, offensive”, if you need them for that piece about Edison Chen. Instantly, you get a legion – from base and blue all the way down to villainous. Enjoy using such online aids.