Re: Sev Trek-translation
Marketa J Zvelebil 
Tue, 07 Apr 1998 09:16:02 -0700

Rob Zook wrote:

> At 12:07 PM 4/4/98 -0500, MDriest wrote:
> <snicker-snack>
> >[The Voyager - sickbay]
> >
> >Kes: Doctor, how can you always get irritated or have romantic feelings
> >         if you're just a piece of software?
> >
> >Holodoc: Shut up and kiss me!
> >------------
> >It is evident that this cannot be translated with the information I (we?)
> >have now. no words for: irritation, romantic feelings, software, piece?,
> >kissing. Shut up! could be "Do not speak!" or "Cease to speak!", which
> >can be handled well right now.
> >With Kes' sentence I am totally lost.
> >
> >Anyone cares to translate?
>
> Unfortunately you have it right. For now, we do not have the vocab, or
> grammar rules necessary to translate the above quote. We are working on
> it.
>

We first have to translate it into Vulcan-like phrasiology.
e,g. Vulcan has a word for emotion, anger, negative emotions (=irritation)
positive emotions (=include romantic feelings).

As you say: Holodoc: could say Cease to speak, Vulcans naturally have a word
for
kiss. Mastering emotins doesn't mean they do not have them and considerring
that they were highly emotional before Surak - they will have all the words.
It would be illogical to get rid of old literature. They may just not use
them, or
only use emotional words in mind-link with their partners.
Marketa

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