(500) Machine Translation

  Machine translation is very convenient these days. I found today that Google translation can translate a little bit strange English sentences to more natural and correct Japanese. When the Japanese sentences are translated into English reversely, the English sentences don’t return to original ones, but they are changed into grammatically correct ones.

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  I got a small paper napkin on which several articles about sweets were printed as design.

(Some articles of “International Sweets Weekly”are printed on the paper napkin)

  It just looked easy English to read, so I started reading but I got stuck at several phrases and words.

One of them is here.
This is about “BrandNew RollCake.”

[1] The cloth3) which kneaded4) a fresh flour full of maple syrup of California, and was crowded5) is elastic, and very delicious.

(3) cloth ？？？→dough
(4) kneaded　こねる
(5) crowded　詰め込まれた

  I spent much time to search for the meaning of “cloth”. I could imagine the meaning of this sentence. But I really wanted to know wheather “cloth” has a meaning of “dough” or not. Unfortunately I failed to get a good result. Finally an idea popped in mind.
Google translation! A Machine Translation!
The result is here. Very natural Japanese!

カリフォルニアのメープルシロップたっぷりの新鮮な小麦粉を練り込んだ生地は伸縮性があり、とても美味しいです。

Wow, Google translation is much smarter than I! But still I’m doubtful about the original English sentence!

Then I reversed the translation, from Japanese to English.
Its result is next.

The dough kneaded with fresh flour with plenty of California maple syrup is elastic and very delicious.

Now I can understand this English sentence. “Dough” is suitable here for 生地!

The other strange sentence for me is next in “THE OTHER SIDE”.

[2] a child is also eaten11) with good appetite,

(11) eaten ？？？

Again Google translation put this into Japanese for me.

子供も食欲が旺盛です

Google translation can accept this grammatically wrong sentence? Or my knowledge is wrong? I let Google translation put this Japanese to English again. The result is next.

Children also have a strong appetite.

Good translation! I agree this sentence is grammatically right.

 

Another strange sentence on the paper napkin is next in “Holiday season”.

[3] It is drilling24). A rule is easy. A ball is rolled and as ten pins are pushed down.

(24) drilling　？？？？→bowling

Now I’m quite sure. This English is wrongly translated from Japanese to English.
From ボウリング bouringu  to Boring, then changed into Drilling.
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(495) Collin Street Bakery cake

(495) Collin Street Bakery cake

Dear Preferred Customer,

When you buy a world-famous Collin Street Bakery cake, you’re getting a big, tasty piece of Texas! These delicious cakes have been eagerly anticipated1) Christmas gifts since 1896 by foodies2) throughout Texas, and around the world!

(1)  anticipate: look forward to
(2)  foodie:a person keenly interested in food, especially in eating or cooking.

Choose among any of these delicious Collin Street Bakery products:
Original Deluxe Fruitcake – Our world famous of Texas pecans3), pineapple and papaya4) handpicked from our own farms in tropical Costa Rica5), plump6) red cherries, and golden Sultana7) raisins, all bound together by our proprietary8) clover honey batter9). Beautifully decorated for the holidays.

(3) pecan: hickory tree bearing a smooth-shelled nut or the nut
(4) papaya: tropical tree with large edible fruit
(5) Costa Rica: country in central America

(6) plump: having a full rounded form
(7) Sultana: a pale yellow seedless grape grown for raisins and wine
(8) proprietary: (of a brand name, product, service, formula, etc.) protected by a patent, copyright, or trademark:
(9) batter: mixture of flour and liquid


pic. Original Deluxe Fruitcake

Sliced Deluxe Fruitcake – Try our world famous Deluxe Fruitcake pre-sliced into easy-to-serve portions for your net holiday party.

Texas Blonde Pecan Cake – Almost 1/3 Texas pecans, pineapple and papaya handpicked in tropical Costa Rica, ripe red cherries and golden Sultana raisins. Handsomely10) decorated with two concentric11) rows of pecan halves for a sophisticated12) presentation.

(10) handsomely: beautifully
(11) concentric: having a common center
(12) sophisticated: cultivated


pic. Texas Blonde Pecan Cake

Apricot Pecan Cake  - A delightfully tangy13) blend of Australian apricots14) and crunchy Texas pecans. A customer favorite!

(13) tangy: having a strong taste or flavor
(14) apricot: peach-like fruit


pic. Apricot Pecan Cake

Pineapple Pecan Cake – Sweet and succulent pineapple from Costa Rica, combined with rich, crunchy, Texas pecans.


Pic. Pineapple Pecan Cake

Miniature Native Texas Pecan Cakes – The gift set includes one of our classic Mini Texas Deluxe Fruitcake, a Mini Apricot Pecan Cake, a Mini Pineapple Pecan Cake and a Mini Texas Blonde Pecan Cake. Each cake is delivered in our charming collector’s tins, measuring about 5” (12 cm) across. That’s four gifts in one! A true gift-giver’s delight!
Every Native Texas Pecan Cake we bake is loaded with rich, crunchy Texas pecans and exotic gla·céed15) fruit. These cakes are only available by mail order, or in one of our five Texas Bakeshops.

(15) gla·cée: to cook in heavy syrup until transparent, as fruit, fruit peel, or ginger.  

Enjoyed by Millions of People Worldwide Every Year!
    We delivered over 1 million Texas Pecan Cake and other Collin Street Bakery desserts every year. We are proud of our reputation as one of the finest bakeries in the world, and offer our products with an unconditional guarantee of satisfaction.

The Secret is in the Texas Native Pecans…and our Delicious Clover Honey Batter.
    You and your gift recipients16) will enjoy full flavored native pecans in every bite. Native pecans, Nature’s finest, grow wild across Texas and the Deep South and comprise17) almost 30 percent of the cake. Our world renowned recipe comes from our founding baker, Gus Weidmann, who immigrated to Texas from Germany, founding his bakery in 1896.

(16) recipient: [rɪsípiənt] one that receives
(17) comprise: be made up of

Unconditional Guarantee
    Every cake we bake is guaranteed to be the best you and your gift recipients have ever tasted. If you disagree in any way, just tell us and we will immediately replace you cake or refund18) the purchaser. Also, every cake sent to recipients on your list will include your name and person greeting.

(18) refund: give or put back (money)

    We accept orders by web, phone, mail, or fax. Go to our website anytime at WWW.collinstreet.com. Call us at [phone], fax your order to [phone], or mail your order form to: P.O. Box 79, Corsicana, TX 75151, USA. We will take care of the rest!

Sincerely,
John Crawford
Executive V.P.& Director
Collin Street Bakery

P.S. Share the rich heritage of this world class Fruitcake and our world famous Texas bakery with family and friends. Our book, A Slice of Life, celebrates family, home and hearth with personal stories from Collin Street Bakery customers from around the world. Details at www.collinstree.com.
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