(WARNING: This is not a fanfiction, it is just me expressing how angry I was after I read the Chinese version of Heroes of Olympus. Yes, my first language is Chinese so please don't judge my English skills. This is not really the truth of what happened but it is based on our Chinese report, the report is not due yet but that is what I am going to do)
MY CHINESE TEACHER: This unit we are going to learn about different ancient tales, and each of you are going to choose a book to do a book report on. The book have to be in Chinese and based on mythology.
MY MIND: PerCY JaKsOn
ONE OF MY CLASSMATE: PerCY JaKsOn
ME: Than I will do the Chinese version of Heroes of Olympus.
MY CHINESE TEACHER: Can you guys have some diversity?
Marilyn: May I do the Chinese version of Magnus Chase?
MY CHINESE TEACHER: …
ME: oH mY GOD! Riordan is doing a SOLANGELO BoOk!
MY RAVENCLAW BESTIE WHO HAVEN'T READ PERCY JACKSON: (rolling her eyes) The Chinese report is due on Thursday, you better start writing about the book you choose then writing about solangelo.
ME: It's Thorsday, not Thursday and there are solangelo in the book I choose.
MY RAVENCLAW BESTIE WHO HAVEN'T READ PERCY JACKSON: You are doing your report on the translated version of Heroes of Olympus or Trials of Apollo? Have you read that like, 90 times?
ME: I haven't ever read the translated version, and what books should I do if I don't do that? I will kill myself if you make me read The Dream of the Red Chamber.
MY RAVENCLAW BESTIE WHO HAVEN'T READ PERCY JACKSON: The Dream of the Red Chamber is good!
(I started reading the Chinese version of Percy Jackson, flipped a few page before I saw Piper translated into 小笛, which is like 'little Pipe' in English, get so mad and slam the book shut. I'm angry because that totally ruined Jason's nickname for piper, pipes.)
MY CHINESE TEACHER: The report is due tomorrow, I expect you to have read the story by now and almost finish the essay.
ME: Oh man I haven't even read the book.
(After school me and my friends are hanging out in the library nearby)
MY RAVENCLAW BESTIE: I can't BeILievE you guys haven't even read the book that you are doing the report on!
Marilyn: I hate Chinese.
ME TRYING TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT: Can we go to watch the Secrets of Dumbledore?
MARILYN WHO DO NOT LIKE HARRY POTTER: Have you already watched it like five times?
MY RAVENCLAW BESTIE: Iris Wen you are not going to do anything until you get your Chinese homework done!
ME: Alright I am only going to read the Cupid scene, it's so good that it can't be translated anywhere close to bad.
("我恨自己,"尼克说,"我恨波西·杰克逊。
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波西·杰克逊奥林匹斯英雄系列(5册合集)
雷克·莱尔顿
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"I hated myself," Nico said, "I hated Percy Jackson.")
(I getting so excited for the big part.)
("我崇拜波西,我把他当成只属于我的英雄。"尼克骂道,"这就是事情的真相,这就是最大的秘密。"
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波西·杰克逊奥林匹斯英雄系列(5册合集)
雷克·莱尔顿
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{translation for the Chinese version of 奥林匹斯英雄 , not text from Heroes of Olympus The house of Hades}
"I adore Percy, and I see him as a hero who belongs only to me.' Nico scolded, "That's the truth of the matter, that's the biggest secret.")
({Original text from Heroes of Olympus the house of Hades}
"I had a crush on Percy," Nico spat. "That's the truth. That's the big secret." He glared at Cupid. "Happy now?"
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The Hero of Olympus
Riordan, Rick
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(Do you see the difference; can you understand how I felt now?)
(I am reading the book on my laptop, so I smash my laptop on the ground.)
LIBERIAN: KeEp iT DOwN, LaDieS!
My RAVENCLAW BESTIE (you know what, I will just call her Iris now, having the same name as your BFF does not help): What wrong, I thought you were reading Percy Jackson, not the cursed child script play.
ME: (moaning) How can the translators mess up the Cupid scene, the most romantic scene in the Riordan verse. That is more horrible than the Percy Jackson movie!
MARILYN: How could it be worse?
ME: They completely removed Nico's crush on Percy, which is like the best thing in this book!
MARILYN: (a lot of bad language that if I put it in this text, it will become a fiction MA)
(In Chinese class next day, the teacher let me read my report in front of the class)
ME: The translated version of heroes of Olympus is a huge disrespect to the great series, and cut part of the most dynamic scene in the book…
HOO FANS IN THE CLASSROOM: Yah!
MY CHINESE TEACHER: gives me a zero
