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English to Indonesian: The Man Who Comes Knocking General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Poetry & Literature
Source text - English "Ah Sheng, let's do it now. You know what I mean, right?"
"No, no, no, no, we can't, he..."
"He's a blackhearted *sshole! I was only chosen because he wanted me to give birth to his child! Ah Sheng, let's not talk about him. I only wanted to, you know, do that with you. I'm yours..."
"Er Niu, no, don't... we can't afford to trifle with him."
"We need not be afraid of him anymore! Never again! Ah Sheng... he doesn't exist anymore."
Ah Sheng looked at her, puzzled.
"I... killed him."
Xiang Wan was reading what she had written and stopped when she saw her cousin, Fang Yuanyuan, staring hard at her with a straw between her lips. Xiang Wan frowned. "You didn't find this part full of suspense, didn't you?"
Fang Yuanyuan ruffled her hair in exasperation. "Sis, do you know the reason why each and every book you wrote failed?"
"Hm?"
"Weak dialogues and content, fuzzy logic, readers don't get what you're trying to say! Do you understand what young girls like me want to read? It's romance, romance, romance! Important things need to be said three times!"
"Isn't there romance in my book? Wait, what do you mean by young girls like you?"
"...What, do, you, think?"
Fang Yuanyuan pouted and looked at Xiang Wan sympathetically.
"Besides, you've never even dated before. Are you sure you're able to write a romantic love story? You even need to imagine a sex scene out of thin air, how are you able to write a pair of lovers who love each other deep into their soul? Hence, I hereby suggest you should get into a relationship, okay?"
"But I'm writing a murder mystery novel," said Xiang Wan with a smile.
"Girls don't like to read a murder mystery novel without romance. And if you're going after the male readers, your novel is still lacking in some areas..."
"Fang Yuanyuan!" Xiang Wan forced a smile again. "I do have a group of really loyal and unwavering readers as well..."
"Forget it! With the trashy stuff you wrote, if I'm not your editor, you won't even be able to become a VIP writer. You only have a handful of paying readers, and the royalties are not even enough to pay your rent! My dear cousin, just give up!"
Xiang Wan leaned on her chair slowly as she looked at her cousin intently with a faint smile.
"One day, I'm going to write the most popular novel on the internet. Do you believe me?!"
"You? Hoho!" Fang Yuanyuan put her coffee mug on the table and took her handbag. "Youngest aunt has arranged the blind date tomorrow night at eight o'clock, Ocean Sky Hotpot. Do as you see fit!"
Another matchmaking session!
Xiang Wan knocked on her own forehead.
After packing her laptop, she left the cafe. The weather outside was like an oven. She could hear the buzz of electrical fans on the streets near her house. A passing cool breeze was soon replaced by a hot gush of air. She felt as though she was going to be roasted alive.
She rented herself an apartment with just one living room and one bedroom to get away from her mom's constant nagging, despite not having a lot.
At the young age of 26, she was already facing the mayhem of a midlife crisis. She had never dated before and was never embarrassed by that, but with a pretty face like hers, her relatives thought that she had just been too arrogant and picky. As time went by, rumor has it that there might be something wrong with her.
Must she just get married off to a man and give up her dreams for the rest of her life?
Her fragile heart was crushed to smithereens once more by the sound of her mobile phone ringing when she arrived at the foot of the apartment building that she lived in.
"Oh mom! What's up again? You interrupted me while I was thinking about my novel plot!"
"Novel plot! It's always about your novel plot! Who reads your stuff anyway? Let me remind you, you're almost 30..."
"I'm 26!"
"Round up!"
"Are you really my mom?" Xiang Wan felt her head aching mildly. She felt it might be due to the free air-conditioning she enjoyed at the cafe. "I just haven't found a good man, alright?"
"What type of man do you like? Just tell mom and I'll find you one."
"A national grade rich and gorgeous guy with a height of 1.9 meters, 16-pack abs, lives in an 88-storey villa, and wakes up in a bed of 800 meters. Otherwise, it's a no."
"... Are you planning to marry a centipede?"
"Bye, mom!"
"Hey..."
Xiang Wan was chatting with her mom while she climbed up the stairs. Before she knew it, she was panting and had already reached the sixth floor.
That was actually the top floor. Under the hot summer sky, one would feel like a crab placed inside a cooking pot, wishing to be freed from all the heat. However, there was a man who was quietly leaning against the wall just outside her door. He looked so suave, so cool, and so fresh without any trace of perspiration—his appearance dazzled her eyes so much that she felt dizzy...
The man was tall and had well-defined and chiseled features, as if he had walked out directly from an idol drama.
He looked at Xiang Wan without much emotion. His eyes were amazingly bright under the sun, but at the same time, he looked exceptionally distant, cold and arrogant. Yet, contradictorily, his pair of brooding eyes emanated an irresistible, piercing charm that could stir up feelings in any girl just with his physical appearance and eye contact. He was a typical set-up of most male leading characters in romance fiction.
Oh my, what have you done to my maiden heart!
Xiang Wan puffed a sigh inside her head as she took out her keys.
"Who are you looking for?"
She composed herself, suppressing the emotions that stirred within her.
As the man threw a glance at her, he said, "You're Xiang Wan."
That glance was attractively subtle, and that voice was too sexy.
Xiang Wan had never thought that her name could sound so good in her ears. Her cheeks started to feel hot.
"Yes, is there any problem?"
The corners of his mouth turned upward. Xiang Wan's gaze almost melted completely under his inscrutable smile. He fished out his police officer badge and showed it to her.
"You're being suspected of murder. Please kindly cooperate with the investigation!"
Translation - Indonesian “Ah Sheng, ayo lakukan sekarang. Kamu tahu maksudku, kan?”
“Tidak, tidak, tidak, tidak, kita tidak bisa melakukannya, dia….”
“Dia kepar*t tak berperasaan! Aku dipilih hanya karena dia menginginkan anak dariku! Ah Sheng, jangan membicarakannya. Kamu tahu, aku hanya ingin melakukannya denganmu. Aku milikmu…”
“Tidak Er Niu, jangan lakukan itu… kita tidak bisa mempermaikannya.”
“Kita tidak perlu takut sama sekali! Tidak akan lagi! Ah Sheng…. dia sudah tidak ada lagi di dunia ini.”
Ah Sheng memandangnya, bingung.
“Aku… membunuhnya.”
Xiang Wan membaca apa yang telah ditulisnya dan berhenti ketika dia melihat sepupunya, Fang Yuanyuan, yang menatapnya tajam dengan sedotan di antara bibirnya. Xiang Wan mengerutkan kening. “Kamu tidak merasa bagian ini penuh ketegangan, bukan?
“Hm?”
“Dialog dan kontennya lemah, logikanya tidak jelas, pembaca tidak akan mengerti apa yang kamu sampaikan! Apa kamu mengerti bacaan apa yang diinginkan gadis muda sepertiku? Romantis, romantis, romantis! Hal penting harus diucapkan tiga kali!
“Adakah buku romantis di antara koleksiku? Tunggu, apa yang kamu maksud dengan gadis sepertimu?”
“…Apa maksudmu?”
Fang Yuanyuan mencebik dan memandang Xiang Wan dengan simpati.
“Selain itu, kamu bahkan tidak pernah berkencan sebelumnya. Kamu yakin kamu mampu menulis cerita cinta romantis? Kamu bahkan perlu membayangkan adegan seks Out of thin air, bagaimana kamu mampu menulis pasangan kekasih yang saling mencintai begitu dalam hingga cinta itu merasuk ke dalam jiwa mereka? Jadi, aku disini menyarankan kamu harus menjalin hubungan percintaan, ya?”
“Tapi aku menulis novel misteri pembunuhan,” kata Xiang Wan tersenyum.
“Para gadis tidak suka membaca novel misteri pembunuhan tanpa cerita percintaan. Dan jika kamu menargetkan pembaca laki-laki, masih terdapat kekurangan di beberapa bagian dalam novelmu….”
“Fang Yuanyuan!” Xiang Wan memaksakan diri untuk tersenyum lagi. “Aku sungguh memiliki grup yang sangat loyal dan juga pembaca tetap…”
“Lupakan! Dengan tulisan tidak bermutu itu, jika aku bukan editormu, kamu bahkan tidak mampu menjadi penulis VIP. Kamu hanya punya segelintir pembaca yang membayar karyamu, dan royaltinya bahkan tidak cukup untuk membayar sewa apartemenmu! Sepupuku sayang, menyerahlah!”
Xiang Wan menyadarkan tubuhnya ke kursi secara perlahan sambil menatap sungguh-sungguh sepupunya dengan senyum tipis.
“Suatu hari, aku akan menulis novel paling popular di internet. Apakah kamu percaya padaku?!”
“Kamu? Hoho!” Fang Yuanyuan menaruh kopinya di atas meja dan mengambil tas tangan. “Tante telah mengatur kencan buta besok malam jam 8, Ocean Sky Hotpot. Lakukan sesuai keinginanmu!”
Sesi perjodohan lain!
Xiang Wan mengetuk dahinya.
Setelah mengemas laptopnya, dia meninggalkan kafe. Cuaca di luar seperti oven. Dia dapat mendengar dengungan kipas angin elektronik di jalan dekat rumahnya. Angin sejuk yang lewat cepat tergantikan dengan semburan udara panas. Dia merasa seperti akan terpanggang hidup-hidup.
Dia menyewa apartemen untuk dirinya sendiri, sebuah apartemen yang hanya terdiri dari satu ruang keluarga dan satu tempat tidur, untuk menghindari omelan ibunya yang tidak ada hentinya, meskipun dia tidak punya banyak uang.
Pada usia mudanya, 26 tahun, dia telah menghadapi ketakutan akan krisis setengah baya. Dia tidak pernah berkencan sebelumnya dan tidak pernah malu akan hal itu, tapi dengan wajah cantik yang dimilikinya, keluarganya berpikir bahwa dia terlalu arogan dan pemilih. Seiring berjalannya waktu, rumor berhembus bahwa ada yang salah dengannya.
Haruskah dia menikahi seorang lelaki dan menyerah dengan mimpinya untuk sisa hidupnya?
Sekali lagi hati rapuhnya hancur berkeping-keping karena suara handphone yang bordering saat dia tiba di bagian bawah gedung apartemen tempat tinggalnya.
“Oh Ma! Apa lagi? Mama mengganguku saat aku sedang memikirkan alur novel!”
“Alur novel! Selalu saja tentang alur novel! Siapa juga yang membaca tulisanmu itu? Biar Mama ingatkan, usiamu hampir 30…
“Aku 26!”
“Jika dibulatkan ya 30!”
“Apa Mama benar-benar Mamaku?” Xiang Wan merasa kepalanya sedikit sakit. Dia merasa itu mungkin gara-gara AC gratis yang dinikmatinya di kafe. “Aku hanya belum menemukan lelaki yang baik, oke?”
“Tipe lelaki seperti apa yang kamu sukai? Katakan saja dan Mama akan menemukannya untukmu.”
“Lelaki kaya dan berkelas dengan tinggi 1,9 meter, 16 pak abs, tinggal di vila dengan 88 lantai, dan bagun di kasur 800 meter. Atau, aku tidak mau.”
“…apakah kamu berencana menikahi lipan?”
“Dah, Ma!”
“Hey…”
Xiang Wan berbincang dengan ibunya sambil menaiki tangga. Sebelum dia menyadarinya, dia terengah-engah dan telah mencapai lantai enam.
Itu merupakan lantai paling atas. Di bawah langit musim panas, seseorang akan merasa seperti kepiting yang ditempatkan di dalam panci, berharap bisa terbebas dari semua udara panas ini. Namun, ada seorang lelaki yang menyandar ke dinding dengan tenang tepat di luar pintu kamarnya. Dia terlihat sangat lembut, cool, dan segar tanpa jejak keringat sedikitpun – penampilannya sangat memesona matanya dan membuatnya merasa pusing…
Lelaki itu tinggi dan memiliki ciri-ciri yang terdefinisikan dengan baik dan terpahat dengan indah, seakan dia keluar dari drama idola.
Dia menatap Xiang Wan tanpa emosi. Matanya luar biasa cerah dibawah sinar matahari, tapi pada saat bersamaan, dia terlihat sangat jauh, dingin dan arogan. Sekalipun begitu, sepasang matanya yang tampak merenung mengeluarkan pesona yang sangat menarik dan tajam yang dapat menghasut perasaan setiap wanita dengan penampilan fisik dan kontak matanya. Dia merupakan karakter lelaki yang biasa digambarkan dalam fiksi romantis.
Oh my, apa yang telah kamu lakukan terhadap hati perawanku!
Xiang Wan menghembuskan helaan nafas dalam pikirannya saat dia mengambil kunci apartememnya.
“Anda cari siapa?”
Dia menenangkan diri, menyembunyikan emosi yang bergejolak dalam dirinya.
Ketika lelaki itu melemparkan pandangan sekilas, dia berkata, “Anda Xiang Wan.”
Xiang Wan tidak pernah berpikir bahwa namanya bisa terdengar semerdu itu di telinganya. Pipinya mulai terasa panas.
“Ya, apa ada?”
Sisi mulutnya memutar ke atas. Tatapan Xiang Wan hampir meleleh sepenuhnya dalam senyuman lelaki yang tak dapat dimengerti itu. Dia merogoh lencana polisi dan memperlihatkannya kepada Xiang Wan.
“Anda dituduh atas pembunuhan. Mohon bekerja sama dalam penyelidikan!”
English to Indonesian: Autism General field: Medical Detailed field: Psychology
Source text - English Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder of unknown aetiology. It is suggested to involve both genetic susceptibility and environmental factors including in the latter environmental toxins. Human exposure to the environmental toxin aluminium has been linked, if tentatively, to autism spectrum disorder. Herein we have used transversely heated graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry to measure, for the first time, the aluminium content of brain tissue from donors with a diagnosis of autism. We have also used an aluminium-selective fluor to identify aluminium in brain tissue using fluorescence microscopy. The aluminium content of brain tissue in autism was consistently high. The mean (standard deviation) aluminium content across all 5 individuals for each lobe were 3.82(5.42), 2.30(2.00), 2.79(4.05) and 3.82(5.17) μg/g dry wt. for the occipital, frontal, temporal and parietal lobes respectively. These are some of the highest values for aluminium in human brain tissue yet recorded and one has to question why, for example, the aluminium content of the occipital lobe of a 15 year old boy would be 8.74 (11.59) μg/g dry wt.? Aluminium-selective fluorescence microscopy was used to identify aluminium in brain tissue in 10 donors. While aluminium was imaged associated with neurones it appeared to be present intracellularly in microglia-like cells and other inflammatory non-neuronal cells in the meninges, vasculature, grey and white matter. The pre-eminence of intracellular aluminium associated with non-neuronal cells was a standout observation in autism brain tissue and may offer clues as to both the origin of the brain aluminium as well as a putative role in autism spectrum disorder.
Translation - Indonesian Gangguan Spektrum Autisme merupakan gangguan perkembangan syaraf yang belum diketahui penyebabnya. Dinyatakan bahwa GSA melibatkan faktor kerentanan genetik dan lingkungan yang belakangan toksin-toksin lingkungan termasuk di dalamnya. Paparan manusia ke alumunium yang berasal dari toksin lingkungan, secara tentatif, telah dihubungkan dengan ganggungan spektrum autisme. Dalam artikel ini, kami telah menggunakan menggunakan graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry yang telah dipanaskan secara melintang untuk pertamakalinya mengukur kandungan alumunium dari jaringan otak pendonor dengan diagnosis autis.Kami juga telah menggunakan flour alumunium selektif untuk mengidentifikasi aluminium dalam jaringan otak menggunakan mikroskop fluoresensi. Kandungan alumunium dari jaringan otak penderita autis secara konsisten menunjukkan angka yang tinggi. Rata-rata (standar deviasi) kandungan alumunium pada kelima individu untuk setiap lobusnya adalah 3,82(5,42), 2,30(2,00), 2,79(4,05) dan 3,82(5.17) μg/g berat kering yang secara berturut-turut terdapat pada lobus oksipital, frontal, temporal dan pariental. Angka tersebut merupakan beberapa nilai tertinggi alumunium dalam jaringan otak manusia yang belum tercatat dan satu hal yang perlu dipertanyakan adalah, misalnya, mengapa kandungan alumunium dari lobus oksipital anak laki-laki berumur 15 tahun mencapai 8,74 (11,59) μg/g berat kering? Mikroskop fluoresensi alumunium selektif telah digunakan untuk mengidentifikasi alumunium pada jaringan otak 10 pendonor. Walaupun alumunium cenderung berkaitan dengan neuron, alumunium tampaknya muncul secara intraseluler dalam sel-sel seperti mikroglia dan sel-sel non-neuron lainnya yang mengalami inflamasi dalam meninges, pembuluh darah, grey matter dan white matter. Keunggulan alumunium intraseluler terkait sel-sel non-neuron merupakan pengamatan terkemuka dan dapat memberikan petunjuk mengenai kemunculan alumunium dalam otak serta peran terduga dalam gangguan spektrum autisme.
Indonesian to English: Turbine General field: Tech/Engineering Detailed field: Mechanics / Mech Engineering
Source text - Indonesian Steam Turbin Generator 31-PT-13 merupakan salah satu peralatan yang berperan penting dalam menjaga ketersediaan pasokan energi listrik untuk menunjang aktivitas di Plant PT Badak NGL. Turbin Generator 31-PT-13 dapat menghasilkan daya berkisar 12,5 KW. Selama beroperasi kurang lebih 17 tahun, rotor 31-PT-13 selalu menunjukkan performance yang baik. Akan tetapi, pada bulan Agustus 2017 turbin generator 31-PT-13 mengalami trip secara tiba-tiba. Setelah dilakukan pemerikasaan menyeluruh pada rotor 31-PT-13, ditemukan kikisan dan deposit pada area labyrinth seal baffle oil.
Deposit tersebut dicurigai menjadi penyebab gerusan yang cukup dalam pada area tersebut, dimana hal serupa tidak pernah terjadi sebelumnya. Untuk mengetahui penyebab kerusakan dilakukan analisa pada deposit yang terbentuk. Analisa dilakukan dengan menggunakan beberapa metode seperti SEM, XRD dan FTIR. Metode ini dilakukan untuk membantu mengetahui komposisi dan penyusun deposit sehingga penyebab kerusakan pada shaft rotor 31-PT-13 dapat diketahui.
Berdasarkan hasil analisa, deposit terbentuk dari senyawa C16FeO15 (Penta Carbonyl Iron) diduga terjadi akibat pertemuan antara lube oil pada labirin seal yang merembes kedalam stray pada labirin seal saat tekanan steam pada keluaran labirin bernilai positif. Dengan hasil analisa penyebab kerusakan ini, diharapkan kejadian serupa dapat dihindari terutama pada equipment serupa di PT Badak NGL. Adapun hal yang dapat dilakukan untuk menghindari hal serupa terjadi adalah dengan melakukan injeksi N2 setelah perbaikan dilakukan, hal ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui jika ada bagian yang terhalang oleh pengotor atau kemungkinan deposit.
Translation - English 31-PT-13 steam turbine generator is one of tools which has an important role in maintaining the availability of electrical energy supply to support activity in Plant of PT Badak NGL. It can produce power of 12.5 KW. During it has been being operated more than 17 years, 31-PT-13 rotor always shows a good performance. However, in August 2017, 31-PT-13 turbine generator suddenly got trip. After a thorough inspection of 31-PT-13 rotor, it is found that there is erosion and deposition on labyrinth seal baffle oil area.
Deposits arguably become a reason for a deep distortion in that area, which has never hapened before. To know the cause, the analysis on deposits is conducted. The analysis employed some methods including SEM, XRD and FTIR. Those methods were utilized to know composition of deposits, so the cause on 31-PT-13 shaft rotor distortion will reveal.
Based on the analysis, deposits are formed from C16FeO15 compound (Penta Carbonyl Iron), which arguably result from lube oil assembly on labyrinth seal leaking into labyrinth seal stray when strem pressure on labyrinth output of positive value. By the analysis result, the same problem expectedly can be avoided, especially in the same equipment in PT Badak NGL. Besides, N2 injection should be given after reparation to know if the deposits or dirties
English to Indonesian: APE MOTHER ATE HER OWN BABY General field: Other Detailed field: Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Source text - English At two separate sites in the Democratic Republic of Congo, wild bonobo mothers have been observed eating their dead infants. It was a meal they shared with other bonobos, with the dominant female deciding who get access to the meat.
The behaviour has only been observed once before, which suggests it extremely rare. You can see the unexpected behaviour in the video above.
One of the study’s authors, Nahoko Tokuyama of Kyoto University Japan, says she does not know why the behaviour occured. “It may be explained by nutritional benefit. However, the number of cases is too small to find biological reasons.”
She was shocked when she saw Vidoe (pictured below), an older brother of one the dead babies appearing to look “happy when he was eating his dead younger sibling”. She says they treated the dead infants as they would say any other meat.
Translation - Indonesian Di dua tempat terpisah di Republik Demokrasi Kongo, induk kera liar telah terobservasi memakan bangkai anaknya. Makanan itu mereka bagi dengan kera lain, yang pembagiannya diatur oleh kera betina.
Perilaku ini telah diobservasi sebelumnya, yang menyatakan bahwa hal tersebut sangat jarang terjadi. Kalian dapat melihat perilaku tak terduga dalam video di atas.
Salah satu peneliti, Nahoko Takuyama dari Universitas Kyoto Jepang, menyatakan tidak tahu kenapa perilaku tersebut muncul. “Dijelaskan bahwa manfaat nutrisi yang terdapat dalam bangkai tersebut sebagai alasan kenapa perilaku tersebut muncul, namun kemungkinan ini sangat kecil.”
Nohoko shok ketika melihat Video (gambar dibawah), seekor kera yang merupakan salah satu saudara dari bayi-bayi kera yang mati terlihat “bahagia ketika memkakan bangkai saudaranya”. Nohoko menyatakan mereka memperlakukan bayi-bayi kera yang mati tersebut seperti bangkai pada umumnya.
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