A Letter from the Closet

First of all, your article is much better in terms of sentence structure and word order. I felt that there were many places in that article where the differences between English and Chinese sentence structures had not been completely bridged. It's that feeling of being stuck in the middle and unable to move forward or retreat. That actually mainly involves the mastery of Chinese. If you have a good sense of Chinese, you will be able to convert more securely. And that person is probably from Taiwan, and his habitual processing of sentence structure may be different from ours. So it mainly depends on the taste of certain key sentences, and certain words... I didn't see the original text, I didn't search it, I'm covering my face. It can be seen that I am mostly scratching my head. In some places, this article deals with it in more detail. See the second paragraph about "clean as a sterile ward" and the following "my aunt's family", while the other article is directly about "that family". In fact, judging from the feeling, it seems more similar to something simpler. Think about how Harry dealt with various assignments or papers in school, and after experiencing the war, his whole life may have been a color of exhaustion. The kind of savior who survives the war like a hero but has many scars... That letter will probably be a little sloppy, rough and even rough in some places. Although the words are polite, there may be some honest and rude emotions underneath the politeness, or maybe he is just being honest and self-deprecating. For example, when people pity him because of the closet, they say I don't like it euphemistically, but directly say, I hate this. But that feeling is more in line with what the translator thinks of Harry. This article is even more polite despite fatigue, while that article is more melancholy, with a kind of honest and impoliteness. For example, this article will say "I know how to proceed", while that article will dryly say "I know how to accomplish something". Or "That's such abuse" and "That's such a bastard son of a bitch". Maybe your heart of Harry is gentler than mine, with the typical British gentleman's lack of sharpness. Harry in my heart, ah, why do I think of Moody? So this article would say "reeks of pain and death" in a more literal way, and the verb used in that article is to send out. These two words have different intensity when spoken carefully, and people from different backgrounds are also accustomed to using different words, which means they have different textures. Another example is "War is bloody, war is dirty" and "War is bloody, war is dirty". This is the first point. The second point is that in some places we can see the different understandings of the two translators. This one is "I don't know if Dumbledore intentionally put me through that", that one is "I don't think Dumbledore would understand this", this one is obviously more tolerant of Lao Deng (scratching my head, I want to read the original text here). Then the article suddenly said formally and solemnly, "It was not a grand plan, it was a patchwork performance based on circumstances." Correspondingly, the language of this article was relatively light. Finally, in this article, "We won in the end, so I think we did it right." There is a "so" here; in that article, it is "We won, and I think we did a good job." There is definitely a connection between the two sentences, but not to the level of "so". Generally speaking, that article has stronger emotions about the days in the cupboard, and a certain kind of pain and helplessness are more acute, including the resentment towards Lao Deng. It was also the article that complained more intensely, but it definitely seemed more direct and powerful. Harry behind the scenes was probably more determined, with the spirit of a strong man who would cut off his wrists. Anyway, he always felt that there was a big picture behind all this pain, and he did a good job. There is a sense of sadness in this article, which is consistent with the style of the hole the author is filling. The softer and tolerant Harry is still the sharper and more stubborn Harry. In fact, let alone writing, the translator's understanding can be seen in the details of the translation, especially this kind of text. What determines how to translate a letter is the character of the writer in the eyes of the translator. In this sense, even a rough translation is good, if the character matches the character and the rough translation is intentional. After thinking about it, I'll give it to you in the form of a long review. When the hole is filled and even fatter, I will write a long review. Well, this kind of article is really worth cherishing in JJ.

Very good article, I like it

Ungrateful = = In the chapter leaving the Dursleys, I felt that Harry was a little forgiving of Dudley... Maybe they would reconcile after the war (Dudley's attitude towards Harry was also reflected in "That Cup of Herbal Tea" orz) Also, I don't really understand what "I longed for revenge when I was 15 but succeeded when I was 16" means = = Sirius died when he was 15 years old, and the person who killed him was Bellatrix. When she was 16 years old, she almost didn't appear... Even if Bellatrix died when she was 17 years old, it was Molly who killed him... Besides, the Half-Blood Prince has nothing to do with revenge.

I don't like HP's ungrateful wording. What kind of favor did the POTTER family have to Petunia's family?

Except for the word ungrateful, I appreciate both the original text and the translation.

Childhood made Harry who he was.

This article... Is so precise...

Huh, because Ye Zi's article is long, I gave Nai the shortest one - "Okay!" Cough.