1) the word with pronunciation and part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb).

2) other word forms, if any

3) definition

4) give the sentence form the chapter using the word.

5) a sample sentence that you write yourself about your own life using a common collocation, if any exists

1) Like the Murakami sample from class, choose a sentence or sentences IN ITALIAN and show us the different English translations.

2) examine and analyze why these choices might be made by each translator.

Mirai 

Google Translate

Jay Rubin (American translator)

Alfred Birnhaum (American translator)

ChatGPT4

       Mirai   Google  Rubin   Birnhaum   GPT4

            ↘           ↓          ↓           ↙          ↙

She had little / small /  tiny /  small /  small cold hands, fair / clean / black / sleek / -- hair that was smooth / smooth / smooth / silky / smooth and straight, soft / soft / soft / full-fleshed / soft and a round  little / small / microscopic / tiny / tiny mole on her earlobe and just below it, the elegant camel coat she used to wear in the winter, the habit of always looking into the other person’s eyes when asking questions, and the occasional tremulous / tremble / trembling / tremble / quivering voice (as if she were talking on a windy hill), and so on, ans as [such images] piled / piled / joined / built up / layered up one after another her face began to rise spontaneously. [Her] profile first appeared. This is probably because I and Naoko always walked side by side. Then she turned to me, smiled, turned / shook / tilts / tilts / tilts her head slightly to one side, talked to me, and looked into my eyes, as if she were looking for / looking for / trying to catch / gazing after / seeking the shadow of little / small / -- / tiny / small fish which flitted / glanced / darted / darted / flickering across the bottom of a clear / clear / limpid / crystal clear / clear spring.

Analysis: see class Google doc for the analysis we discussed.

Next, using AI translators or your own, translate the English into your own language. If you have a common language than others in your group, do it individually to see if there are any differences.

Finally, show us the translations and analyze the differences.

-analyze the different English translation choices in #3 (before you give them your analysis)

-ask them to guess if a word has any temporal differences in #2a (before you show them the ngram)

-etc.

Sample: we did this in class when we tried to guess the meaning of certain idioms.