Avenue Secret

Chapter 2 Mysteries
"Xuan Dian means to study mysterious books, a proper term of Taoism, which refers to the purpose of exercising the mind and comprehending the Tao by reading some mysterious classics."

The afternoon sun softened, and Liu Li made a note.

He finally changed the translation so that it had a poetic rhythm, and when he read it, Liu Li could feel a trace of Taoist rhyme, like a clear spring in a mountain.

But there is only a trace of this feeling, which is completely inferior to the original flavor of the original version, and there is no way, not to mention the limited time and level. After all, English is a language of another cultural environment, and it is difficult to change.

For example, the word "Xuan Dian" in the original text, in Liu Li's understanding, Xuan is the verb "study" and the adjective "mysterious", and Dian is a noun. When translated into English, neither "study" nor "study" can be lost. Mysterious", otherwise it would lose its original meaning, so he could only translate it as "studying mysterious books", which caused the entire vocabulary to expand and the rhythm to be disrupted.

"Or change it to 'study scriptures'? In this way, two Chinese characters correspond to two words, but the pronunciation is different." Liu Li thought about it and made another revision.

With another translation, Liu Li has a deeper understanding of "The Fragment of the Unknown Taoism.pdf".

The Wuming Daojing itself should be a Taoist scripture about "mountain art". "Mountain" means "practice" in Taoism. Mountain art is the art of cultivation, and there are also subdivisions, which can be divided into bait, bait, alchemy, and Xuandian. , punches and spells.

But what Liu Li got was only a part of the original text, including the ending of "Dan Fa", the complete "Xuan Dian" and the beginning of "Boxing Fa", which were only fragments.

The so-called "Danfa", Liu Li translated it into "meditation". In the remnants of the Unknown Daojing, there is a meditation method of "crossing bridges, dividing lamps and building foundations". For the remaining candles, he didn't even know whether these candles were real or imagined by meditation.

The "Boxing" part reads more like how to exercise gymnastics, and there is only the beginning, which is not as good as the second radio gymnastics "The Times is Calling".

Liu Li also confirmed the fact that the remnants of the Unknown Daoist Sutra do have a certain rhythm, just like a song has a specific arrangement, which he recited silently during the translation process, although modern Chinese and ancient pronunciation There is a big difference, but at least one word corresponds to one sound, and the more he recites, the more he feels it, which is obviously more than the English translation.

Liu Li even felt that the content of the remnants of the Unknown Daoist Sutra may not be as important as the rhythm it presents itself. The original text also said that repeated chanting can play the role of "hearing and eyesight" and "exercising the spirit".

But just thinking about it, if he tells Ding Yanhong... This thing only translates sounds and rhythms, not meanings, for the effect of cultivation. Let's not talk about whether the list can be continued. Teacher Ding has to care about his mental health.

Besides, as a staunch materialist, Liu Li doesn't believe that there are any strange powers and gods at all, and the methods of cultivation mostly exist in novels.

"Even if there is a real effect of cultivation, customers should find professional Taoist people to translate, instead of handing it over to a translation company and let them outsource to lay translators like us." Liu Li slandered: "Take what we translate to practice, it's not acceptable. Repair a serious illness."

Send the document to Manager Ding and ask her to get someone to review it before handing in the first draft. Liu Li stretched his waist. He has been sleeping and forgetting to translate until now. He only ate some snacks. Now he is very hungry and decided to go out to eat something delicious. Treat yourself.

Liu Li reached out to take off his glasses, but was suddenly taken aback.

Glasses are not on the bridge of his nose.

His neck is stiff, he spins like a puppet, his gaze is focused.

His glasses sit in the space in front of the mouse pad, and he doesn't put them on when he wakes up to translate.

……

In Xingcheng, a Shaxian snack at the gate of Zhonglou Community, Liu Li ordered a chicken chop rice and added an extra chicken leg to reward himself.

Eating the delicious rice dipped in sauce and nibbling on the chicken legs, Liu Li fell into deep thought.

He has been myopic since junior high school, and became severely myopic in high school. Even when working in front of the computer, he must wear it so that he can read clearly without being close to the screen.

But this kind of myopia can be cured just by reading a certain scripture?

Liu Li looked into the distance. His world was very clear. He didn't wear glasses, but he could still see a clear scene. He could see everyone and every car clearly.

A thought popped into his mind, if this Taoist scripture is published, will the glasses manufacturers all over the world have to go bankrupt?

Liu Li just thought about it, because he signed a contract with a translation company, and there was a non-disclosure agreement. If the client's original text was leaked, it would be considered a breach of contract, and there would be liquidated damages, and money would be deducted.

Besides, he himself didn't quite believe in such a thing.

"How can such a good thing happen? Not everyone can do it... Could it be that I am a legendary cultivation wizard?" Liu Li was thinking, and he was thinking about whether he should go to the Internet to check other Taoism scriptures to see if it would be effective.

In fact, Liu Li already knew that it might not be effective, because he had already searched many Taoist classics and corresponding translations on the Internet as reference materials in order to translate the remnants of the Unknown Daoist Sutra, but none of them were so miraculous.

"There is another very serious question." Liu Li thought: "This Unnamed Daoist Sutra is so miraculous, it must have some origins. If I just translate it to foreigners, will there be hidden dangers?"

Although Liu Li translated one piece, it is still unknown whether the original effect will still exist. It is estimated that even if there is, it will be [-]% to [-]% and there is still a small tail.

Liu Li struggled and hesitated in his heart, thinking whether to give up this list.

But Liu Li was very curious about what the other parts of the Unknown Taoism were like!

Just a complete "Xuan Dian" can cure him of myopia for many years. How miraculous are the other parts?
If it is a complete "boxing method", will it be possible to become a hero in martial arts novels after practicing it, smashing the steel plate with one punch?
Can the complete "elixir method" really be able to cultivate immortals?

Excited just thinking about it!
If he got them... Liu Li couldn't help being greedy in his heart.

Both eager and afraid of the risks involved.

In the end, Liu Li decided to go back and think about it.

After dinner, on the way back, Liu Li received a message from Ding Yanhong.

"Ms. Liu, the proofreading has been completed, can you see if there is any problem?"

Liu Li immediately said: "Okay, I'll read it right away, it may be changed, I found that some places are not translated well."

He now regrets that he was too serious when translating, trying to keep the cultivation effect as much as possible, although it will definitely be lost after being interpreted, but there are still too many, and he wants to change it himself.

This scripture...

His myopia was really cured. This is an objective fact that Liu Li cannot ignore. It is very likely that it is some secret inheritance. If it is fully translated, someone may cause trouble for him afterwards.

He chose to try his best to translate the meaning, but tried to change the rhythm of the original text so that it lost the effect of cultivation.

For a moment, Liu Li even thought that the client had a problem!

He suspects that the client obtained the Taoist scriptures in the wrong way, and it may be illegal. Otherwise, such supreme scriptures can be translated by experts in the academic world instead of low-level translators like them.

But after thinking about it, if he reported the current situation to the police, he would most likely be sent to the hospital as a mental patient. Even Liu Li himself couldn't believe that his eyesight recovered just because of reciting Taoism scriptures.

And if all of this is an oolong, then don't even think about messing around in the circle of translators.

Liu Li received Ding Yanhong's revised version, sent it back to the computer, and returned to the rental house.

At the door, Liu Li met his roommate "Guan Feihan".

Guan Feihan is as strong as a bear. In ancient times, he might have been a great general like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.He is a courier, before saying hello, Guan Feihan approached mysteriously, and said to Liu Li:

"Brother, I can't smoke."

As soon as he heard the word "Brother", Liu Li knew something bad was going on, and he must have something to ask of himself.

"Don't you know that I don't smoke, tell me something." Liu Li rolled his eyes at him.

"Then I'll just say it." Guan Feihan rubbed his hands together: "My girlfriend is coming over today, um, can you stay out for a night?"

Liu Li was taken aback.

He had heard a long time ago that Guan Feihan had a girlfriend who was still studying at Star City University. She was aloof and aloof. He never thought that he would rent out a house with him!

"Then I congratulate you." Liu Li said, "I'll go inside to get a computer and leave."

"Thank you bro, thank you bro." Guan Feihan nodded quickly and said, "I'll send you a red envelope, thank you very much."

Liu Li entered the door with a smile, envious and jealous in his heart, and silently blessed the other party.

Carrying a computer bag, Liu Li found a fast food restaurant, ordered fried chicken and Coke, then sat in a corner with the computer plugged in, and started working.

Based on the proofreading version Ding Yanhong sent to himself, he made fine-tuning and revisions, interrupting some of the continuous "rhythms" by changing vocabulary, grammar, and turning them into long and difficult sentences.

If the entire translation is compared to a song, only a few notes of this song are still rhyming.

After sending the revised translation to Ding Yanhong, Liu Li finished his work, stretched himself, turned on his mobile phone and browsed social software and video sites.

It just so happened that the website accurately pushed him a topic of "how to maintain a long-distance relationship". Liu Li started to study hard with the attitude of at least being able to refer to it.

"Why is it all about breaking up and spreading dog food? It's boring."

Liu Li was about to put down his phone to play games, when suddenly the phone rang.

The caller is Guan Feihan.

(End of this chapter)