The Harvard Library motto nonsense.

I bet if you were to stop any native English speaker on the street, anywhere in the world, and ask he/she what "Halazi mobility" is, he/she would be completely dumbfounded. Obviously, these were originally written in Chinese. They were then translated into English by software. I was told that version 1 was the handiwork of Yahoo's babelfish software translator.

I have also come across a third and forth version. Version 3 is slightly better, obviously of human origin. Version 4 was by Mr.Wang at New Oriental School, while Version 5, the best so far, was a "group-effort translation for fun exercise" at the Rainlane BBS. Authors of versions 4 and 5 flatly refuse to believe this mess comes from Harvard.

Academic institutions such as Harvard are called "Ivory Towers" because of their aloof attitude towards education. Talking about levels of income, or ranking of successes, is defintely not their mindset. Have a look at Harvard's motto and you will see what I mean:" “Amicus Plato, Amicus Aristotle, sed Magis Amicus Veritas.” (Make friends with Plato and Aristotle, but above all, make friends with Truth).

So please tell your friends, and ask them to tell their friends, this ”哈佛图书馆自习室墙上的训言”is a complete fabrication. 网上有不少人看不出这是不通英语越传越多, 以讹传讹 传千千万万。请大家把这消息传出去，免有更多人闹笑话。

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Originally written for netat.net with the penname of "forgotoldname".
I have been going to numerous websites, blogs, BBSes, tutorial school sites in the last 2 or 3 years trying to convince people that the whole thing is fabricated. For that I have been chastised, my ID banned, and even my IP banned, from many places, including many Learn-English tutorial school sites such as 东方网站 Koolearn. The teachers, professors, head of law dept, school principals, moderators and administrators in those places steadfastly hled onto the believe that the 哈佛图书馆墙上的训言 is real.

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The most popular Broken-English version of the fabricated Harvard Library Study Room Wall Inscription

不清不楚不知所云软件译的捏造的英文哈佛图书馆墙上的训言

1. This moment will nap, you will have a dream; But this moment study,you will interpret a dream.

2. I leave uncultivated today, was precisely yesterday perishes tomorrow which person of the body implored.

3. Thought is already is late, exactly is the earliest time.

4. Not matter of the today will drag tomorrow.

5. Time the study pain is temporary, has not learned the pain islife-long.

6. Studies this matter, lacks the time, but is lacks diligently.

7. Perhaps happiness does not arrange the position, but succeeds must arrange the position.

8. The study certainly is not the life complete. But, since continually life part of - studies also is unable to conquer, what but also can make?

9. Please enjoy the pain which is unable to avoid.

10. Only has compared to the others early, diligently diligently, can feel the successful taste.

11. Nobody can casually succeed, it comes from the thorough self-control and the will.

12. The time is passing.

13. Now drips the saliva, will become tomorrow the tear.

14. The dog equally study, the gentleman equally plays.

15. Today does not walk, will have to run tomorrow.

16. The investment future person will be, will be loyal to the realityperson.

17. The education level represents the income.

18. One day, has not been able again to come.

19. Even if the present, the match does not stop changes the page.

20. Has not been difficult, then does not have attains.

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The worst Broken-English version of the fabricated Harvard Library Study Room Wall Inscriptiom

超烂英语版无中生有瞎扯的 哈佛图书馆墙上的训言

1. Nodding at the moment, you will dream; While studying at the moment, you will come true. "You will come true"哈!哈!哈!

　　2. I deserted today, is the person who failed yesterday to pray for tomorrow.

　　3. That too late when it is the first time.

　　4. Do not wait until tomorrow to recover.

　　5. The study, the pain is temporary, not a lot of pain is lifelong.

　　6. Learning this, and not lack of time, but lack of effort.

　　7. Happiness may not be ranked, but success will at the top.

　　8. Learning is not all of life. However, since even a part of life - learning can conquer, what can be done?

　　9. Please enjoy the unavoidable suffering.

　　10. Only earlier than others, more diligent efforts to taste the taste of success.

　　11. No one should be casual successful, it comes from a thorough self-management and perseverance.

　　12. Time passes.

　　13. Now the Halazi mobility will become tomorrow's tears. "Halazi mobility"是什么英语？ What the heck is "Halazi mobility"?

　　14. Dogs like to learn, as a gentleman to play.

　　15. This does not leave tomorrow He walked.

　　16. Invest in the future of the people, loyal to the people in reality.

　　17. Representatives income level of education.

　18. End the day will not come again.

　　19. Even now, opponents also kept banging on the page.

　　20. Not difficult, it nil. 是什么英语(What kind of English is this)？

Update 30th Jan, 2010.
1. In respond to an inquiry from Mr. Chan, 上海市田园高级中学英语教研组组长, Deborah Kelley-Milburn, Research Librarian & Virtual Reference Coordinator at Harvard University, said unequivcoally that such "sayings" do not exist.

2. Danny Fung, the author of the book "ALLOCUTIONS ON THE WALL OF THE HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY" has admitted it was all fabricated.

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