mrfante Posted October 5, 2017 at 07:37 PM Report Share Posted October 5, 2017 at 07:37 PM Hello All, I need to learn what is written in the attached picture. This belongs to a friend's childhood diary, the chinese girl (I assume she was 9-10 years old back then) stayed in their house in a small city in Turkey for a month, and while leaving she wrote on my friend's diary. Can somebody help me with translation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweis Posted October 6, 2017 at 05:48 AM Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 at 05:48 AM I wish the China-Turkey friendship exists forever and ever Dear Turkish children, please don't forget a foreign child (((( I'm not sure what 中国 is doing by itself there ???)))))) Written by Luo Bao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Publius Posted October 6, 2017 at 06:21 AM Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 at 06:21 AM *Luo Bao => Luo Ying 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweis Posted October 6, 2017 at 08:49 AM Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 at 08:49 AM thank you for the correction Publius. I've thought of this interpretation for the lone 中国: "don't forget a child from a foreign land - China." Do you agree? (if not, I am interested in how you would express this in Chinese) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Publius Posted October 6, 2017 at 02:36 PM Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 at 02:36 PM The em dash works pretty much the same way in Chinese as it does in English. It introduces a parenthetical remark for the word or phrase directly preceding it. If you want to say "don't forget a child from a foreign land - China," it has to be 不要忘记一个来自遥远的国度——中国——的小孩. If you write 请你们别忘记一个外国小朋友——中国, China would end up modifying 小朋友, not 外国. So the only explanation would be 请你们别忘记一个外国小朋友! ——中国・罗莹 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweis Posted October 6, 2017 at 03:44 PM Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 at 03:44 PM thanks Publius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfante Posted November 5, 2017 at 06:22 PM Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2017 at 06:22 PM Hello guys, Thanks a lot for your help. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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