Re:Lab Leak Most Likely Origin of Covid-19 Pandemic, U.S. Ag...
by anuraaga on Monday February 27, 2023 @05:43AM
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FWIW the Japanese translation of the title is
新型コロナの起源、研究所から流出の可能性高い＝米エネルギー省
To retranslate back to English as a relatively direct translation
The cause of COVID, there is a high possibility it spread from a lab.
Notably missing are something like 一番, to mean most. This title is in absolute terms. The reason I found this in the first place was because a Japanese colleague was surprised that it did come from a lab! after an initial moment of doubt before accepting it because WSJ is reputable.
I sent the news deck an email pointing it out but do expect it's intentional. Reading as absolute rather than relative is likely "correct" and a great example of misinformation from the WSJ. Presumably reputable news sources just don't exist anymore, or perhaps they never did :(
新型コロナの起源、研究所から流出の可能性高い＝米エネルギー省
To retranslate back to English as a relatively direct translation
The cause of COVID, there is a high possibility it spread from a lab.
Notably missing are something like 一番, to mean most. This title is in absolute terms. The reason I found this in the first place was because a Japanese colleague was surprised that it did come from a lab! after an initial moment of doubt before accepting it because WSJ is reputable.
I sent the news deck an email pointing it out but do expect it's intentional. Reading as absolute rather than relative is likely "correct" and a great example of misinformation from the WSJ. Presumably reputable news sources just don't exist anymore, or perhaps they never did :(