How would you translate this?

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I’m translating a narrative piece that describes an outdoor, bazaar-style market and have hit a creative block. How would you translate this?

當地人稱作

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Hi Tomas,
Sounds pretty good to me. I think you’ve captured what you want to given the paucity of the original. Are you just being too hard on yourself, or are you tired, maybe??

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Thanks. Yes, I was tired, and yes, the original was written by someone who obviously has not yet been through Narrative Writing 101.

I ended up going with it.

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Funny, I get a lot of his stuff on my desk these days, too… :smiley: I particularly like the “random comment” function evidently much in vogue among young Chinese newspaper writers these days, particularly those writing feature stories about culturally-related stuff and local festivals. NOT! :fume:

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[quote=“Tomas”]I’m translating a narrative piece that describes an outdoor, bazaar-style market and have hit a creative block. How would you translate this?

當地人稱作