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Translation - Finnish-English - The Day the Earth Stood StillCurrent status Translation
Category Thoughts - Daily life | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Text
Submitted by  Xiu | Source language: Finnish
Jos maapallo kuolee, kuolee ihminen.
Jos ihminen kuolee, maapallo selviää. |
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| | | Target language: English
If the earth dies, mankind will die.
If mankind dies, the earth will survive. |
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Last messages | | | | |
30 January 2009 16:22 | | | Hi itsatrap,
If that "man" means "human beings", "humanity" it should be in caps. | | |
31 January 2009 00:37 | | | You know, you're right about that Lilian. I changed it to mankind. | | |
31 January 2009 08:56 | | | 
The Chinese literally reads:
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If the earth dies, humanity will not continue to exist.
If one person dies, the earth will continue spinning as it is now.
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However, I seriously doubt that this is a mistranslation!  (It doesn't fit the movie's story...)  | | |
31 January 2009 11:43 | | | Yes, ihminen, could mean one person or mankind, humanity. .. "If one person dies" would be "Jos yksi ihminen kuolee.." maapallo jatkaa pyörimistään niin kun se nyt tekee. | | |
31 January 2009 13:47 | | | I think we need help from someone who can make clear if the Chinese version conveys the Finn.
Please Maribel, could you help us here? CC: Maribel | | |
3 February 2009 23:01 | | | Sorry, but I don't speak Chinese...
The Finnish and the English are equivalent (and mankind fits very well to the message in Finnish). | | |
3 February 2009 23:08 | | | Hi Ian, I think there are some differences in the Chinese version which may need a few changes.
According to Maribel, the English version is accurate.  | | |
8 February 2009 10:36 | | | I thought you might say that, Maribel. |
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