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Inspired by poetry: "Ploughing mountainsides" » English to Chinese

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Source text in English

The Beginning

All in a moment, years ago,
The boy I was became a man:
Suddenly my life began!
I saw the world before me— So
That ploughman by his horses stands
Sweating on the first hill's brow,
Having left the riverlands
Furrowed in the vale below,
And sees a mountainside to plough,
Barren rock to blunt his share,
Thunder hanging in the air,
And the black peak above him, bare,
Waiting now.
—Let him plough it if he dare!

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There were 10 entries submitted in this pair during the submission phase, 7 of which were selected by peers to advance to the finals round. Not enough votes were submitted by peers for a winning entry to be determined.

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Entry #29413 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Simplified
Jingwu Xing
Jingwu Xing
Չինաստան
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409 x42 x20
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Entry3.543.77 (13 ratings)3.31 (13 ratings)
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初涉人世
Flows well
Emily Tang
Entry #29836 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Mandarin
XIN CHEN
XIN CHEN
Մեծ Բրիտանիա
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162 x43 x22 x1
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Entry3.283.44 (9 ratings)3.11 (9 ratings)
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Entry #30430 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Mandarin
Judy Zhu (X)
Judy Zhu (X)
Միացյալ Նահանգներ
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143 x41 x20
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Entry3.003.00 (6 ratings)3.00 (6 ratings)
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Entry #30308 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Randy Wong
Randy Wong
Չինաստան
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Voting points1st2nd3rd
81 x42 x20
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Entry3.193.38 (8 ratings)3.00 (8 ratings)
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Entry #30449 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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71 x41 x21 x1
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Entry3.753.75 (8 ratings)3.75 (8 ratings)
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Entry #30446 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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401 x22 x1
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Entry2.922.67 (6 ratings)3.17 (6 ratings)
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Entry #29815 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Pan YaNan
Pan YaNan
Չինաստան
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Voting points1st2nd3rd
2002 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.832.83 (6 ratings)2.83 (6 ratings)
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The following entries were not selected by peers to advance to finals-round voting.

Entry #30236 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Simplified
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Entry2.652.43 (7 ratings)2.86 (7 ratings)
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Entry #30179 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Yuemin Chen
Yuemin Chen
Չինաստան
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Entry2.602.00 (5 ratings)3.20 (5 ratings)
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Entry #29333 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry2.582.33 (6 ratings)2.83 (6 ratings)
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