By name: translate-essay description: Translate the metaphor analysis essay to Spanish or Mandarin, using official quote translations. Use when translating analysis.md to another language.
/translate-essay
Translate the metaphor analysis essay to Spanish or Mandarin, inserting official quote translations.
Purpose
Produce a high-quality academic translation that:
- Maintains scholarly register and terminology
- Uses official Fitzgerald translations for all quotes (not AI-generated)
- 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 essaytranslations/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
- Load resources: Read source essay and quote translations JSON
- Section by section: Translate essay prose while preserving structure
- Quote insertion: For each Fitzgerald quote:
- Find corresponding entry in quote-translations.json
- Insert official translation
- Update citation format for target language
- Terminology consistency: Ensure CMT terms are translated consistently
- 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)