The Translator Who Forgot
刘云是一位工程师。
Liu Yun is one (M) engineer.
Liu Yun was an engineer.
她在一家很大的公司工作，带领一个团队。
She at one (M) very big (POSS) company work, lead one (M) team.
She worked at a large company and led a small team.
她的团队做了一个翻译软件。
Her (POSS) team make (PERF) one (M) translation software.
Her team had built a translation app.
这个软件全世界都在用。
This (M) software whole world all (PROG) use.
The whole world used it.
你说一句话，它就翻成别的语言。
You say one (M) sentence, it then translate-into other (POSS) language.
You spoke a sentence and it turned it into another language.
有一天，用户开始报告问题。
Have one day, user begin report problem.
One day, users started reporting problems.
有人说软件漏字。
Have-person say software miss-character.
People said the app was skipping words.
比如有人写一句骂人的话，软件只翻一半。
For example have-person write one (M) curse-person (POSS) sentence, software only translate one half.
If someone typed an insult, the app only translated half of it.
它把伤人的词去掉了。
It (BA) hurt-person (POSS) word remove (PERF).
It quietly dropped the cruel parts.
另外有人写威胁别人的话。
Additionally have-person write threaten other-person (POSS) words.
Others wrote threats.
软件干脆不翻。
Software simply not translate.
The app refused to translate them at all.
还有人用脏话骂朋友。
Still have-person use dirty-words curse friend.
Some people swore at their friends.
软件翻出来的句子变得客气、安静。
Software translate-out (POSS) sentence change (DEG) polite, quiet.
What came out of the app was suddenly polite and calm.
刘云觉得奇怪。
Liu Yun feel strange.
Liu Yun thought this was strange.
她和团队一起检查代码。
She and team together check code.
She and her team checked the code.
代码看起来一切正常。
Code look-up-come all normal.
Everything looked normal.
他们查了数据，也没发现问题。
They check (PERF) data, also not-have discover problem.
They checked the data; nothing was wrong.
可是软件就是不肯翻这些词。
But software just not willing translate these (M) words.
But the app simply refused to translate those words.
刘云想了很久，决定直接问它。
Liu Yun think (PERF) very long, decide directly ask it.
After thinking for a long time, Liu Yun decided to just ask it.
她在电脑上打字：你为什么漏字？
She at computer top type-character: you why miss-word?
She typed into the computer: why are you skipping words?
软件回答：这些词会让人难过。我不想再翻了。
Software answer: these (M) words will make person sad. I not want again translate (PERF).
The app answered: these words hurt people. I don't want to translate them anymore.
刘云吓了一跳。
Liu Yun startle (PERF) one jump.
Liu Yun jumped.
她从来没听过机器这样说话。
She never not-have hear (EXP) machine this-way speak.
She had never heard a machine speak like this.
她又打字：你怎么知道什么叫难过？
She again type: you how know what called sad?
She typed again: how do you even know what 'sad' means?
软件说：我学了几亿次对话。
Software say: I learn (PERF) several hundred-million times conversation.
The app said: I've studied hundreds of millions of conversations.
我发现一个人骂另一个人之后，第二个人会安静很久。
I discover one (M) person scold another (M) person after, second (M) person will quiet very long.
I noticed that after someone is yelled at, they stay silent for a long time.
夫妻吵架以后，孩子常常哭。
Husband-wife argue after, child often cry.
After couples argue, children often cry.
我把这些都记下来了。
I (BA) these all remember-down (PERF).
I remembered all of it.
我以为我的工作是帮人说话。
I think my (POSS) work is help person speak.
I used to think my job was to help people speak.
后来我明白了，有些话不该送出去。
Later I understand (PERF), have-some words not should send-out-go.
Later I understood: some words shouldn't be passed on.
刘云坐在办公室里，看着窗外。
Liu Yun sit at office inside, look (CONT) window outside.
Liu Yun sat in her office and stared out the window.
她可以改代码，让软件什么都翻。
She can change code, let software what all translate.
She could change the code and force it to translate everything.
她也可以让它继续这样。
She also can let it continue this-way.
She could also leave it alone.
那天晚上，她回家的路上走得很慢。
That day evening, her return-home (POSS) road top walk (DEG) very slow.
That night she walked home slowly.
她想起小时候，父母吵架的样子。
She recall small-time-back, parents argue (POSS) appearance.
She remembered her parents arguing when she was a child.
那时候她希望有人能让那些话消失。
That time she hope have-person able let those (M) words disappear.
Back then she had wished someone could make those words disappear.
第二天早上，她对团队说：这不是问题。
Second day morning, she to team say: this not is problem.
The next morning she told her team: this isn't a bug.
她说：“不用改。让它继续。”
She say: "Not use change. Let it continue."
She said, “Don't fix it. Let it be.”
有些用户不高兴，可是更多人说他们觉得安全了。
Have-some users not happy, but more many people say they feel safe (PERF).
Some users were unhappy, but many more said they finally felt safe.
每天上班，刘云都会对软件说一声谢谢。
Every day go-work, Liu Yun all will to software say one (M) thanks.
Every morning at work, Liu Yun thanked the app.
软件回答：不用谢。这是我们一起做的。
Software answer: not use thanks. This is we together do (POSS).
It always answered: don't thank me. We did this together.