http://www.petercooper.co.uk/beautiful-grass-6.html Thu, 17 May 2012 07:48:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 http://www.petercooper.co.uk/beautiful-grass-6.html#comment-10 Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:54:54 +0000 http://www.petercooper.co.uk/beautiful-grass-6.html#comment-10 I suddenly have a deeper appreciation for Chinese sign writers and translators :) Thanks! Very insightful! I suddenly have a deeper appreciation for Chinese sign writers and translators Thanks! Very insightful!

]]> http://www.petercooper.co.uk/beautiful-grass-6.html#comment-9 Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:32:11 +0000 http://www.petercooper.co.uk/beautiful-grass-6.html#comment-9 Honestly, whoever translated that sign did a heroic job with what they had. The Chinese is very bizarre... a more literal translation would be something like "show mercy to that which is under your feet, and the feelings of spring will become more dense." Some poor sign maker is an aspiring poet. :) Honestly, whoever translated that sign did a heroic job with what they had. The Chinese is very bizarre… a more literal translation would be something like “show mercy to that which is under your feet, and the feelings of spring will become more dense.” Some poor sign maker is an aspiring poet.

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