Can you make head or tail out of this translation of Steve Jobs' quote in Kumudam Magazine?
"வெறும் புதிய கண்டுபிடிப்புகளால் மட்டும் பயனில்லை. சுதந்திரமான கலைகளுடன் அந்த தொழில் நுட்பம் திருமணம் செய்ய வேண்டும். மனித நேயத்துடன் திருமணம் செய்து நம் இதயத்தை அந்த தொழில் நுட்பம் பாடச் செய்ய வேண்டும்.”
Anyone reading it in Tamil without knowing much about Steve Jobs will be confused as to what it means. The entire article is a mishmash of translation from various obituaries in international media.
The original quote:
"It's in Apple's DNA that technology alone is not enough. It's technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields the results that make our hearts sing."
marry = திருமணம் is meaning less in this context. It makes Steve Jobs sound like a marriage broker. இணைத்தல் would have been a better word.
Liberal Arts = சுதந்திரமான கலைகள்? So do we have அடிமை கலைகள் too?
Humanities = மனித நேயம்? Isn't the writer confusing humane with humanities?
May be the joke is on me. Nobody reads an article in Kumudam, it is meant only for visual entertainment.
2 comments:
enjoyed reading your hilarious comment.
The standard of tamil journalism seems to have gone down a lot these days.
I guess the joke is on u as u said Chen...didnt expect u to read these craps LOL:)
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