Activity: comparing translations with regard to grammar

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1. Take a short text from this website and have it translated by an online translator. 2. Compare this translation with the official translation of the text taken from the bilingual site. Focus only on grammar aspects when you do the analysis. ... Do you find different translations? Which relation exists between the two grammar systems? Where does the machine deliver wrong grammar translations? Could you tell why the machine fails? 3. Mark the differences between the two translations as far as grammar is concerned and describe them.

The original text:

A história do vinhedo do Alto Douro é muito antiga. Não faltam descobertas arqueológicas e referências documentais a testemunhar a persistência cultural do empenho vitivinícola de outras eras.

The text of the official translation:

The history of vineyards in the Upper Douro is a long and ancient one. There is no lack of archeological discoveries and documented references to witness the cultural persistence of viticulture from past eras.

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