At Lost 4 Words(1.a) --from 失 语 (1)# Translation - 译林
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Zhiwen Lu likes to refer to the place he lives, the place
in Queens, as Yu-Shu-Bao (Fort of Elm). It is commonly
known as Elmhurst. A Chinese resident there would just
call the fourth Chinatown ‘Ahmoohezi’te’. The Longman
dictionary Zhiwen bought from the laundry place back in
his university days, the one that accompanied his journey
oversea, does not have ‘-hurst’ as a suffix. So this par-
ticular translation of his, Zhiwen admits, is more or less
a product of wishful thinking. It won’t cause
in Queens, as Yu-Shu-Bao (Fort of Elm). It is commonly
known as Elmhurst. A Chinese resident there would just
call the fourth Chinatown ‘Ahmoohezi’te’. The Longman
dictionary Zhiwen bought from the laundry place back in
his university days, the one that accompanied his journey
oversea, does not have ‘-hurst’ as a suffix. So this par-
ticular translation of his, Zhiwen admits, is more or less
a product of wishful thinking. It won’t cause