Watchmojo

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Information on Content
DOMAINS: Culture---- Pop culture ---- detective comedies
American TV series
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 8 Episode 1 & 2
TEXT TYPE: video script----Top 5 Best Moments

SOURCE AUTHOR: Watchmojo

AUDIENCE: Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) General public

This video is produced for youths who are interested in detective comedies. Through this five best
moments, viewers can have a glimpse of what this TV series is about and choose their favourite one
Audience demographics: to watch.
CONTENT FUNCTION: Introduction to detective comedies
transcript of the video

Literal or Transcreation? Literal Transcreation

Processes that resulted in the creation of the source content:

This video serves as a recommendation for viewers who are fond of watching light comedy with detective elements.
Processes that will result from the creation of the target content:

Translated content will be published into simplified Chinese.

Publication type For information purposes only For public dissemination

Stylistic Guidelines
REGISTER: Formal Informal
Literal or Transcreation? Literal Transcreation
Stylistic Instructions

This transcript is served as a complement to the video, so we need to tranlsated it in a communicative and free style. The translation should sound
colloquial and convey the meaning and the tongue of the source text. Try to maintain the style of the original script. Simplify and reduce the words as
much as possible.
Other notes on style

Matain a simple sentence structure so that the text is comprehensible and flows naturally to the target audience.

Mechanical Guidelines
PROPER NOUNS: Handle document,
Capitalize all majorjob, andinorganization
words titles as follows:
the title._x000D_
International Organization for Standardization

As a general rule, please handle acronyms as follows:

Use the official acronym in the target if one exists following the manner of presentation of the acronym
ACRONYMS: of the source (i.e. in running text, in parentheses).
If no official
section acronym
use the exists,
English please
acronym use the following conventions:
only.
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
ACCENTS & DIACRITICS: Handle accents and diacritics as follows:
Use accents and diacritics on CAPITAL letters.
PUNCTUATION: follow the target lanauge punctuation rules and system
ADDRESSES: As a general rule, please leave addresses as is in the target.

For phone numbers, please add the international dialing code +1, unless a toll‐free number is listed.
For toll‐free numbers (800, 888), leave as is in target without international dialing code. (Adding an
international dialing code prior to a toll‐free number implies that customer service is available in the
PHONE NUMBERS: language of the target locale.)
DATES: Format
Use dates as follows:
dashes.
MM-DD-YYYY or YYYY-MM-DD
Follow the Target Language Format Year | Month
Express year |inDay
4 digits
2020
Express as a number
12
Express as number
1
MEASUREMENTS: Follow these conventions for measurements:
Convert all measurements to the metric system.
CURRENCIES: Chinese RMB ￥

Other instructions?
ACRONYMS
Please use the English acronym followed by a translation of the English
acronym in parentheses for the first instance of an acronym in the section.
For all subsequent instances of an acronym in the section use the English
acronym only.
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
Please translate the acronym into full words and indicate the English
acronym in parentheses for the first instance of an acronym in the section.
For all subsequent instances of an acronym in the section use the English
acronym only.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

MEASUREMENTS
Convert all measurements to the metric system.
Convert all measurements to the imperial system.
Treat measurements as metric (imperial).
Treat measurements as imperial (metric).
PROPER NOUNS

Capitalize all major words in the title.

International Organization for Standardization

Capitalize only the first word in the title.

International organization for standardization

STYLISTIC INSTRUCTIONS
Use plain language. Keep sentences to around 12 words, and keep paragraphs to around 5 sentences.
Use academic/scientific language.
ACCENTS & DIACRITICS:

Use accents and diacritics on CAPITAL letters.

Do not use accents and diacritics on CAPITAL letters.

DATES - PUNCTUATION DATES - ORDER DATES YEAR

Use dashes. Express year in 4 digits

MM-DD-YYYY or YYYY-MM-DD Year | Month | Day 2020

Use slashes. Express year in 2 digits

MM/DD/YYYY
Use comma. or YYYY/MM/DD Month | Day | Year 20
Month day, year Day | Month | Year
DATES MONTH DATES - DAY

Express in full form Express as number

December 1

Express as an abbreviation. Express as ordinal

Dec.
Express as a number 1st
12