feat(baoyu-translate): add figurative language & emotional fidelity checks to refined workflow and quick mode

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Jim Liu 宝玉 2026-03-06 00:01:07 -06:00
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#### Quick Mode
Translate directly → save to `translation.md`.
Translate directly → save to `translation.md`. No analysis file, but still apply all translation principles above — especially: interpret figurative language by meaning (not word-for-word), preserve emotional connotations, and restructure sentences for natural target-language flow.
#### Normal Mode

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- **Over-nominalization**: Abstract nouns where verbs or adjectives would be more natural (e.g., "进行了讨论" → "讨论了")
- **Awkward pronouns**: Overuse of 他/她/它/我们/你 where they can be omitted
### 4.3 Strategy Execution
### 4.3 Figurative Language & Emotional Fidelity
- Cross-check against the metaphor mapping in `01-analysis.md`: were all flagged metaphors/idioms handled per the recommended approach (interpret/substitute/retain)?
- Flag any metaphors or figurative expressions that were translated literally and sound unnatural or lose the intended meaning in the target language
- Check emotional connotations: do words that carry subjective feelings in the source (e.g., "alarming", "haunting", "striking") evoke the same response in the translation, or were they flattened into neutral/objective descriptions?
- Flag implied meanings that were lost: sentences where the author's deeper intent was not conveyed because the translator stayed too close to the surface meaning
### 4.4 Strategy Execution
- Were the translation strategies from `02-prompt.md` actually followed?
- Did the translator apply the tone and register identified in analysis?
- Were comprehension challenges from `01-analysis.md` addressed with appropriate notes?
- Were glossary terms used consistently?
### 4.4 Expression & Logic
### 4.5 Expression & Logic
- Flag sentences that read like "translationese" — unnatural word order, calques, stiff phrasing
- Check logical flow between sentences and paragraphs
- Identify where sentence restructuring would improve readability
- Note where the target language idiom was missed (e.g., English metaphor translated literally instead of finding a target-language equivalent)
- Note where the target language idiom was missed
### 4.5 Translator's Notes Quality
### 4.6 Translator's Notes Quality
- Are notes accurate, concise, and genuinely helpful?
- Identify missed comprehension challenges that need notes
- Flag over-annotations on terms obvious to the target audience
- Check that cultural references are explained where needed
### 4.6 Cultural Adaptation
### 4.7 Cultural Adaptation
- Do metaphors and idioms work in the target language?
- Are any references potentially confusing or offensive in the target culture?
- Could any passage be misinterpreted due to cultural context differences?
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- [issue type]: [example from draft] → [suggested fix]
- ...
## Figurative Language & Emotional Fidelity
- [literal metaphor]: [original] → [draft rendering] → [suggested interpretation]
- [flattened emotion]: [original word/phrase] → [draft rendering] → [how to restore emotional effect]
- ...
## Strategy Execution
- [strategy]: [followed/missed] — [details]
- ...
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- Fix all accuracy issues identified in the critique
- Rewrite Europeanized expressions into natural target-language patterns
- Re-interpret literally translated metaphors and figurative expressions per the metaphor mapping; replace with natural target-language renderings that convey the intended meaning and emotional effect
- Restore flattened emotional connotations: ensure words carrying subjective feelings evoke the same response as the source
- Apply missed translation strategies
- Restructure stiff or awkward sentences for fluency
- Add, remove, or revise translator's notes per critique recommendations
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- Smooth any remaining rough transitions between paragraphs
- Ensure the narrative voice is consistent throughout
- For storytelling-style content: ensure the narrative flow draws readers in
- Final scan for surviving literal metaphors or flattened emotions: any figurative expression that still reads as "translated" rather than "written" should be recast into natural target-language expression
- Final consistency check on terminology across the full text
- Verify formatting is preserved correctly (headings, bold, links, code blocks)
- Remove any remaining traces of translationese