Nov 5, 2016 13:54
7 yrs ago
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31 years experience with thanks.
Native in: Japanese (Variant: Standard-Japan) 
Works in: Japanese to English, English to Japanese
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This stone monument was erected by the students with donations that they collected to convey lessons from the tsunami to people living 1,000 years into the future.
"What is Onagawa like now? (Or, What do we wish for Onagawa?)
We wish for fewer people who shed tears of sadness,
and believe that it will be a town filled with smiling faces"
In the above, Line 3,
"What is Onagawa like now?
Or,
What do we wish for Onagawa?
Which is better?
Thanks!!!!!
"What is Onagawa like now? (Or, What do we wish for Onagawa?)
We wish for fewer people who shed tears of sadness,
and believe that it will be a town filled with smiling faces"
In the above, Line 3,
"What is Onagawa like now?
Or,
What do we wish for Onagawa?
Which is better?
Thanks!!!!!
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| 5 +4 | What do we wish for Onagawa |
Victoria Britten
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Victoria Britten
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What do we wish for Onagawa
The following lines talk about their hopes for the future, not what the place is like now.
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