/translate-essay

Translate the metaphor analysis essay to Spanish or Mandarin, inserting official quote translations.

Purpose

Produce a high-quality academic translation that:

1. •Maintains scholarly register and terminology
2. •Uses official Fitzgerald translations for all quotes (not AI-generated)
3. •Preserves citation format appropriate to target language

Usage

/translate-essay <language>

Where <language> is either spanish or mandarin.

Input

• •mip-analysis/essay/analysis.md — Source essay
• •translations/quote-translations.json — Official quote translations from /translate-lookup

Output

• •translations/spanish/analysis-es.md (for spanish)
• •translations/mandarin/analysis-zh.md (for mandarin)

Translation Guidelines

Spanish

Register: Academic Spanish, formal "usted" implied, passive constructions Key terms:

• •Conceptual Metaphor Theory → Teoría de la Metáfora Conceptual
• •American Dream → el Sueño Americano
• •Valley of Ashes → el Valle de las Cenizas
• •green light → la luz verde

Citation format: (Fitzgerald, Cap. X)

Structure:

• •Maintain markdown headers and formatting
• •Keep Works Cited section with original English titles

Mandarin

Register: Academic Simplified Chinese, formal written style Key terms:

• •Conceptual Metaphor Theory → 概念隐喻理论
• •American Dream → 美国梦
• •Valley of Ashes → 灰烬之谷
• •green light → 绿灯

Citation format: （菲茨杰拉德，第X章）

Structure:

• •Maintain markdown headers (in Chinese)
• •Keep Works Cited with original English titles plus Chinese annotations

Translation Process

1. •Load resources: Read source essay and quote translations JSON
2. •Section by section: Translate essay prose while preserving structure
3. •Quote insertion: For each Fitzgerald quote:
   • •Find corresponding entry in quote-translations.json
   • •Insert official translation
   • •Update citation format for target language
4. •Terminology consistency: Ensure CMT terms are translated consistently
5. •Final review: Check flow and academic register

Quote Handling

When encountering a Fitzgerald quote in the source:

Original: "boats against the current" (Fitzgerald, Ch. 9)

Spanish: "botes contra la corriente" (Fitzgerald, Cap. 9)

Mandarin: "逆水行舟" （菲茨杰拉德，第九章）

Do NOT

• •Generate your own translations of Fitzgerald quotes
• •Omit quotes if official translation not found (use English + note instead)
• •Change the analytical content or arguments
• •Add commentary not in the original

Verification

After translation, confirm:

• •All quotes use official translations from lookup
• •Citation format is correct for target language
• •Section headers are fully translated
• •Word count is within 20% of original (translations may expand)