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night owl - 22 Apr 2006 18:52 GMT

I am a student in interpretation and translation.

Please refer to the following article "Lifting the Screen" on cancer
screening.

http://www.disease-information.com/archive/index.php/t-3551.html

I have decided that the title is written as a metaphor, i.e. I would
interpret it as "Revealing the Screening Mystery" for translation into
Chinese. Would you agree with my interpretation? If not, would you suggest I
interpret it literally as "Lifting the Screening Standard" into the Chinese
equivalence?

Thanks for your help.

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Joseph Littleshoes - 22 Apr 2006 19:45 GMT

> I am a student in interpretation and translation.
>
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>
> Thanks for your help.

How about "Understanding" the Screening Standard? Comprehending? Explaining?

Im not sure if it could be translated into Chinese but maybe, De -
mystifying?

"The Tao of Screening Standards"? or some other less exalted word in
Chinese but still meaning 'way' or perhaps, practice as in the practice
of...

A layman's guide to...or explanation of screening standards?

What you need to know about...?

A different view of....?

Another opinion on...?

Debating the ....?

As i have no knowledge of the Chinese language i can completely
understand dismissing the above suggestions 'out of hand' and if so
there will be no 'laughing up my sleeve' for anyone choosing to do so.
---
JL

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Peter Duncanson - 22 Apr 2006 20:49 GMT

>I am a student in interpretation and translation.
>
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>interpret it literally as "Lifting the Screening Standard" into the Chinese
>equivalence?

I agree with you about the title being written as a sort of metaphor.

There is a standard phrase "Lift the Veil" or "Lifting the Veil". It
means to remove a cover from something so that it can be seen.

"Lifting the Screen" seems like a variation of that phrase. The idea is
that the facts about cancer screening are hidden under a screen, and
that the article will remove the screen to reveal the facts.

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Molly Mockford - 23 Apr 2006 00:28 GMT

At 20:49:46 on Sat, 22 Apr 2006, Peter Duncanson
<mail@peterduncanson.net> wrote in
<am1l42hic3r794cbf8i7bc1h1gfvlunfjv@4ax.com>:

>There is a standard phrase "Lift the Veil" or "Lifting the Veil". It
>means to remove a cover from something so that it can be seen.
>
>"Lifting the Screen" seems like a variation of that phrase. The idea is
>that the facts about cancer screening are hidden under a screen, and
>that the article will remove the screen to reveal the facts.

I think there may also be a pun there, referring to lifting (=raising)
the standards of screening.

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night owl - 23 Apr 2006 04:40 GMT

Gentlemen, thank you very much for your very prompt and helpful suggestions
particularly from Joseph Littleshoes and Peter Duncanson.. I was right, the
author, Alison McCook meant the title to be metaphorical. I just received an
email confirmation from her.

Have a nice day.

> At 20:49:46 on Sat, 22 Apr 2006, Peter Duncanson
> <mail@peterduncanson.net> wrote in
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> I think there may also be a pun there, referring to lifting (=raising)
> the standards of screening.

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Discussion Groups / British English / April 2006

Please help with title interpretation