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Translation - Danish-English - Derefter efterlod de ham på jernbaneskinnerne,...

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Derefter efterlod de ham på jernbaneskinnerne,...
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Submitted by Sandra1990
Source language: Danish

Derefter efterlod de ham på jernbaneskinnerne, hvor et tog kørte over hans livløse krop. Under afhøringen spørger anklageren den ene dreng: "Hvad fik jer til det?" Efter nogle tavse øjeblikke lyder svaret: "Det ved jeg ikke." Siden livtidsdommen til de to drenge har sociologer og psykologer forsøgt at kulegrave drengenes opvækst for at finde et svar. Der tegner sig et trist, forudsigeligt mønster af to børn overladt til tidsfordriv i indkøbscenteret, med problemer i skolen og afvisende ligeglade forældre.

Title
Then they left him on the railway tracks
Translation
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Translated by gamine
Target language: English

Then they left him on the railway tracks where a train ran over his lifeless body. During the interrogation the prosecutor asked one of the boys: "What made you do it?" After a few silent moments the answer came: "I don't know." Since the boys' life sentence, both sociologists and psychologists have tried to make thorough inquiries concerning the two boys' early life, trying to find an answer. It's a sad and unpredictable pattern of two children left to pass the time in the shopping center, with problems at school and dismissive and indifferent parents.
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Found it quite hard and had to check words in a dictionary. If it's to faulty, my dear expert, you're welcome to reject it.
Validated by kafetzou - 15 April 2009 16:58





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15 April 2009 01:35

kafetzou
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I made a few edits - here is your original translation for comparison:

Then they left him on the railways tracks where a train ran over his lifeless body. During the interrogation the prosecutor asked one of the boys: "What made you do it?" After a few silent moments the answer came: "I don't know."
Since the boys' Life Judgement have both sociologists and psychologists tried to make thorough inquiries concerning the two boys' growth trying to find an answer.
It's a sad and inpredictale pattern of two children left to pasttime in the shopping center with problems at school and dismissives and indifferents parents.


The only one I wasn't sure of was "early life" - I was guessing from the context, as I don't understand Danish.

14 April 2009 22:25

gamine
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Dear Kafetzou. Thanks a lot for your edit and for having helped me with this translation which I found quite hard as I said in the comment field.
I found your edits really good. Thanks a lot again.

15 April 2009 01:37

kafetzou
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I forgot to say, gamine - I found your translation really good. There were just a few things that I needed to change as a native speaker.

15 April 2009 14:16

gamine
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Thanks so much Kafetzou.I was a bit afraid because I haven't been translating much to English for many years and I started again here on our because I really love it here. It seems to me that I've found a new family and I needed it and all the experts here are just so kind and helpful as well as the other cucumembers.

15 April 2009 16:59

kafetzou
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I'm glad to hear it, gamine!