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「據悉，起初英國出版社的編輯人員表示小說的思路非常明確，但可能會降低讀者的興趣，於是提議將“燒酒”翻譯成“韓式伏特加vodka”，將“漫畫”翻譯成日本式單詞“manga”。但史密斯介紹稱，“我覺得這樣翻譯會讓讀者感覺燒酒和漫畫是模仿其她文化的派生物，表示反對，最終編輯人員改變了想法”。」

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vodka 

Pronunciation: /ˈvɒdkə/ 

NOUN

[MASS NOUN]

An alcoholic spirit of Russian origin made by distillation of rye, wheat, or potatoes:we stayed up all night drinking vodka[COUNT NOUN]: he knocked back a vodka and collapsed into the chair

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Origin

Russian, diminutive of voda 'water'.

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• The name of the clear, strong alcoholic spirit claims that it is just ‘water’—it is a diminutive form of Russian voda ‘water’. Travellers to Russia brought the word back to Britain in the early 19th century.See also water, whisky

manga 

Pronunciation: /ˈmaŋɡə/ 

NOUN

[MASS NOUN]

A style of Japanese comic books and graphic novels, typically aimed at adults as well as children. Compare with anime.

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Origin

1950s: Japanese, from man 'indiscriminate' + ga 'picture'.