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1Japan: Marriage Hunting!Japana: Fitadiavam-bady!
2Since autumn of last year, in Japan, a new term has been floating in the air.Nanomboka tamin'ny fararanon'ny taona lasa teo, tany Japana, nisy fiteny vaovao indray mandehandeha eny.
3It is konkatsu 婚活 (an abbreviation of kekkon katsudô 結婚活動), based on the popular phrase shûkatsu (就活 job hunting), it may be roughly translated as ‘marriage hunting'.Tsy inona izany fa ny konkatsu 婚活 (fanafohezana ny kekkon katsudô 結婚活動), nosintonina tamin'ilay fehezanteny malaza shûkatsu (就活 fitadiavan-kasa), afaka adika tsotsotra hoe ‘fitadiavam-bady'.
4Konkatsu is not merely a new word, it is a social phenomenon that has emerged lately to the point that Japanese have felt the need to ‘name' and recognize it, also representing it in many TV series [ja] and shows [ja].Tsy teny vaovao monja ihany ny Konkatsu Konkatsu fa trangam-piarahamonina nipoitra tsikelikely ka nahatonga ny Japone ‘hanome anarana' sy hanaiky azy, ary koa haneho azy anatina tantara an-tsary mitohy [ja] sy fandaharana amin'ny fahitalavitra [ja].
5By Flickr user KalandrakasSary avy ao amin'ny Flickr-n'i Kalandrakas
6Fantatra amin'ny maha-iray amin'ireo firenena ahitàna taham-piterahana kely indrindra eran-tany, miatrika olana hafa ihany koa i Japana, mety ho noho ny farim-piainana ambony kokoa: ny fisondrotrin'ny isan'ny olona tokan-tena, izay tsy manana eritreritra hamotsotra ny faniriany momba ny asa sy ny fahaleovantenan'izy ireo mba hanangana ankohonana.
7During a ‘job hunting' period, it's not only important to have contacts with the company you want to work for participating to its ‘company explanatory meeting' and interviews. Other preliminary activities such as gaining a qualification, understanding your own strong and weak points, collecting information, and preparing for the standard written exam are also important.Araka ny fanadihadiana ao amin'ny ‘Ny zava-misy eto amin'ny firenena' [ja] nataon'ny National Institute of Population sy ny Social Security Research, nandritra ny 30 taona teo anelanelan'ny taona 1970 sy ny taona 2000, nisondrotra avo telo heny ny tahan'ny vehivavy tsy manam-bady (20-30 taona) raha 18% dia lasa 54% ary ny tahan'ny lehilahy tsy manam-bady (30-40 taona) koa dia nisondrotra ho 43% raha 12 % teo aloha.
8In the same way, ‘marriage hunting' consists of many different activities. Men will ‘train their body', ‘improve their taste in choosing clothes', ‘increase the number of subjects to talk about' and ‘go to aesthetic salons'.Noho izany, toa tsy dia mifanaraka amin'ny lamaody ny fitadiavam-bady, nefa, mety ho noho ny olana ara-toekarena na mety noho ny tsindry ara-tsosialy zakain'ireo tokan-tena ankehitriny, indrindra ny vehivavy, maro ireo vehivavy sy lehilahy azo lazaina ho efa matotra no nanapa-kevitra ny hamoritra tanan'akanjo ary hitady vady.
9Also women will ‘have aesthetic treatments for body and nails' and ‘learn how to cook'.Konkatsu@net, vohikala natokana ho an'ny konkatsu dia manome toro-hevitra mba hahombiazana amin'ny ‘fitadiavam-bady'.
10Nandritra ny fotoan'ny ‘fitadiavan-kasa', tsy dia ny manana fifandraisana amin'ilay orinasa tianao iasàna fotsiny ihany no ilaina mba hahafahana manatrika ireo fikarakarana fihaonana ho fampahafantarana omaniny sy hahazoana dinidinika fandraisana mpiasa.
11All these measures are considered necessary to konkatsu. However, the most important thing is ‘increasing the number of opportunities to meet people'.Misy savaranonando tena manan-danja koa, toy ny fahazoana fahaiza-manao manokana, ny fahafantaranao izay tena hery mampiavaka anao sy izay fahalemenao, ny fitrandraham-baovao ary ny fiomanana amin'ny fanadinana an-tsoratra mahazatra.
12Chii, a 37 y.o. office lady tells on her website of her experience as marriage hunter subscribed to a ‘marriage counseling agency'.Ny lehilahy dia ‘hanazatra ny tenany, ‘hanatsara ny fitiavany eo amin'ny fifidianana akanjo', ‘hampitombo ny karazan-javatra horesahana' ary ‘hakany amin'ny trano fikarakarana hatsaran-tarehy'.
13In her introductory lines she explains why she decided to enroll in a konkatsu programme.Toy izany koa ny vehivavy dia ‘hikarakara ny vatany sy ny hohony' ary ‘hianatra nahandro'. Noheverina ho nilaina daholo ireny fepetra ireny ho an'ny konkatsu.
14(In particular, she displays a sense of humour in the page where she analyses and draws a picture of some of the odd characters that the marriage counseling agency introduced her to, and who all disappointed her hopes of finding ‘the one'.Na izany aza, ny tena zava-dehibe dia ‘ny fampitomboana ny isan'ny fotoana ahafahana mifanena amin'olona maro'. Chii, vehivavy 37 taona mpiasa am-birao, dia mitantara ao amin'ny vohikalany ny zavatra niainany amin'ny maha-mpitady vady azy nisoratra anarana tamina ‘orinasa mpanampy amin'ny fanambadiana'.
15From the age of 27 to 32 I had a boyfriend.Nanazava ny antony nandraisany anjara tamina fandaharan'asa konkatsu izy ao amin'ny teny fampidirany.
16But since he told me that he wanted to break up with me I've continued my life as single thinking that somehow things would take a turn for the better.Ny tena niavaka dia ny nanehoany tamin'ny fomba mampihomehy kely ao amin'ny pejy anaovany fandalinana sy anaovany kisarisary ireo olona hafahafa naroson'ny masoivoho mpanampy amin'ny fitadiavam-bady taminy ka nandiso ny fanantenany hahita ny ‘silam-panahiny'.
17I've been working in an office for more than 10 years and in a certain sense I am THE office lady but mine is only a ‘petit career' compared to that of all the other people who are the leading figures of my company.Niasa birao efa ho 10 taona mahery aho ary amin'ny lafiny iray, izaho NO vehivavy mitana toerana ambony nefa ny ahy dia ‘asa kely' ihany raha mitaha amin'ny an'ireo olon-kafa izay lehibe ato amin'ny orinasa misy ahy.
18So in order to avoid the risk of outstaying those people (I would never surpass them…) I made up my mind to join the ‘marriage counseling agency'. […]Ka mba hisorohana ny fijanonana ela eto miaraka amin'ireo olona ireo (tsy ho voasongoko na oviana na oviana ry zareo…), nanapa-kevitra aho hisoratra aminà ‘orinasa mpanampy amin'ny fanambadiana'. […]
19They introduce me every day a different guy who meets the conditions stipulated.Lehilahy hafa isan'andro mahafeno ireo fepetra napetraka no ampihaonin-dry zareo amiko.
20But…still something seems wrong.Nefa…toa mbola misy zavatra tsy mety foana.
21Looking at their numbers (age, income, physique) they are OK.Raha mijery ny momba azy ireo (taona, fidiram-bola, toe-batana ivelany) dia ao tsara ry zareo.
22But, but…there is something wrong.Nefa, nefa…mbola misy zavatra tsy mety.
23I don't have particularly high expectations.Izaho tsy miandry zavatra manokana.
24I want a normal person.Olona tsotra no ilaiko.
25Yes … a normal person.Eny … olona tsotra.
26Nowadays, advertisements of marriage counseling agencies appear also in the public offices, as Bon lets us know.Ankehitriny, hita eny amin'ny biraom-bahoaka koa ireo dokam-barotra momba ny masoivoho mpanampy amin'ny fitadiavam-bady, araka ny tenenin'i Bon amintika.
27I was at the ward office and an advertisement of marriage counseling caught my attention Few days ago, after a month since I first saw that advertisement and whilst they were preparing a copy of the family register, without thinking too much, I took a copy of that ad. Then I called them Next week I'll go to registerTao amin'ny biraon'ny distrika aho ary nisy dokambarotra iray momba ny orinasa mpanampy amin'ny fitadiavam-bady nisarika ny saiko Andro vitsivity teo aloha, iray volana taorian'ny nahitako voalohany ilay dokambarotra ary nandritry ny fikarakaran'izy ireo dika mitovin'ny bokim-pianakaviana, tsy tamim-pieritreretana loatra no nandikako iray tamin'ireny dokambarotra ireny. Avy eo aho niantso azy ireo Hisoratra anarana aho afaka herinandro
28But regarding to those kinds of agencies and the phenomenon in general, criticizing words come from a Japanese mother writing in English:Nefa momba ireny karazana masoivoho ireny sy ny tranga toy ireny amin'ny ankapobeny, tonga avy any amina renim-pianakaviana Japone nanoratra tamin'ny teny anglisy ny tsikera vitsivitsy:
29They have got to take interviews and exams to meet their partner?Mila manao fanadihadiana sy fanadinana ve ry zareo mba hifankahitany amin'ny olona hiarahany?
30They have to dress up to pretend like good person?Mila manao akanjo tsara mba ho toy ny olom-banona ve?
31The people who make up these new words must have a plot.Tsy maintsy manana fisainana ambadika ny olona namorona ireo teny vaovao ireo.
32They try young people to feel rushed to get married and persuade to join the marriage agencies [ja]!Mitsara ireo tanora izy mba hahatonga azy ireny ho maika hanambady sy ho resy lahatra ho any amin'ny masoivoho mpanampy amin'ny fitadiavam-bady [ja]!
33Don't be deceived, ladies and gentlemen!Aza dondrona, tompokolahy sy tompokovavy!
34Don't be rushed and don't fake yourself!Aza maimaika ary aza mamita-tena!