Translator's triumph
This item appears on page 45 of the January 2020 issue.
While traveling in China this October, I decided to enjoy the buffet dinner at my hotel. At the dessert bar, there was a beautiful layer cake of red, light brown and dark brown. I asked the chef what kind it was.
She took out her phone and began furiously typing into Google Translate. After about a minute, she turned her phone to me so I could read the answer.
The translation was “3 color cake.”
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