I am an international student at CMU. I hate translaating one language to another.. I know it is darn hard to translate.. Okay.. what I think the problem why no translation is nearly perfect is that people (mostly the readers) don't fully understand other cultures where the languages are used.. The problem I had when I first came to th States was to understand the american culture.. Understanding English literally wasn't too hard comparing to understanding the true nuances lied on the words.. I hated the Star Trek TV series when I was in Korea.. I thought it was the dumbiest TV show I could ever watch.. But after start watching them in English, I became a great fan of Star Trek. I think people have to understand the culture before they understand the language. And that's what translators can't do. Well. it's just my $.02.. thanks.. Young Park PS: since when did this bboard become an Ad. bboard for language institutes? sshong, I have posted some funny jokes in English on"Fun" board.. you might wanna check them.. I still have about 20 more Jokes on my account.. if you want any, let me know..