The Sketch of how Karakhan translated the invitati

The Sketch of how Karakhan translated the invitation from the Council of Europe


Lev Mikhailovich Karakhan was very busy. "A new era began!" "Asia has awakened!".

The mail arrives. "The letter offer from the secretary general of PACE?!".

Very interestingly!

"How the words "The letter offer from the secretary general of PACE" will look if to translate them into Chinese?" "What hieroglyphs to use?"

Lev Mikhailovich thought deeply.

Firstly, in Chinese there are different dialects.

Secondly, in Chinese there are a lot of rules.

Thirdly, a number of rules dictate the direction of a thought, but not the exact decision.

Comrade Karakhan thought very deeply.

Suddenly – the telegram. Heart missed a bit. "The invitation to the …" "Chinese language, maybe, more and not will to be necessary …"

Just in case he put in a bag a casket with a game Mahjong, and went to an exit.


January 15, 2019 13:16


Translation from Russian into English: January 15, 2019 13:39.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский «Скетч о том, как Карахан переводил приглашение из Совета Европы».