{"product_id":"exegesis-of-the-three-word-primer-translations-chinese-edition-a-comparative-study-of-english-renderings-of-the-three-character-classic","title":"Exegesis of the Three Word Primer Translations (Chinese Edition): A Comparative Study of English Renderings of the Three Character Classic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/1357bb3f678470ac2cb65b2762b559b96017fedd5533ef0b86e30668731640ae.jpg?v=1793436042\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhat is the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThree Character Classic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eIt is one of China‘s most widely known primers — the first book a child in imperial China would memorize. For nearly a thousand years, generations began their education with its opening line: “At birth, man is naturally good.” In under two thousand characters, it packs history, ethics, geography, and myth into a rhythmic, chantable form\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/product.dangdang.com\/12348885298.html?point=comment_point#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhat makes this edition different?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eMany English translations of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThree Character Classic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexist. Most convey the meaning, but few try to keep the music. Professor Zhao Yanchun‘s version attempts something harder:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ethree English words for every three Chinese characters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, matching rhyme and syllable count wherever the language allows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/product.dangdang.com\/12348885298.html?point=comment_point#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. The result is a translation that lets English readers hear a faint echo of the Chinese original’s cadence — the steady three-beat pulse that made it so memorable to generations of learners.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWho is it for?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eReaders curious about Chinese culture who don‘t read Chinese;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eChinese language learners who want rhythm as a memory aid;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAnyone interested in translation as craft — especially the puzzle of preserving sound and sense together;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eParents looking to introduce a classic text without a heavy language barrier.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/cb62da8ec0e2bf00b63e31caa4ea0d922b50f79badd054344c1d6e798f92c11a.jpg?v=1793436047\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/57106a0c0ad6922ae7ef84e44455bf448b92cafe26e6d1ac040116a4257ccaac.jpg?v=1793436051\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/3e542500a64caad5f6a9e9ad691a2deb958608d324177500ed2aeedf5e28850f.jpg?v=1793436055\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"orientalbookworm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61462417342798,"sku":"978-7-5112-7173-0-1521261-0-0-0-0-0-0","price":19.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/d31c416b0fc920e06a0135ff524307bed06e60e39a4a4e7d5eb7ea53dfce73ec.jpg?v=1793416876","url":"https:\/\/orientalbookworm.com\/products\/exegesis-of-the-three-word-primer-translations-chinese-edition-a-comparative-study-of-english-renderings-of-the-three-character-classic","provider":"orientalbookworm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}