royal icing, first coloured

       7 To finish the dragonflies, paint the bodies with brown and green food colourings, including green heads and dark eyes. Cut out

       8 more fondant, about the size of an egg, with green food colouring and reserve, tightly wrapped, for the space creatures

       9 on the cake drum. 5 Colour the remaining fondant with green food colouring and roll out to a triangle, about 32•5cm (

       10 on top of the cake. Brightly paint the towel using blue and green food colourings and a fine paint brush. Leave the fondant to

       11 the toadstool roof. Colour the desiccated coconut with a little green food colouring and scatter on the cake drum around the toadstool,

       12 yeah twenty P yeah, peppermint flavouring, artificial cochineal, green food colouring cochineal, er that comes from beetles I know,

       (Source: BNC)

       1 [/h] [p] 300ml 1/2pt) water • 450g (1lb) Tate & Lyle granulated sugar 125g 1/4lb) liquid glucose • green food colour powder (available at sugarcraft shops) mixed with a few drops of water. [p] Put the water and sugar into a

       2 5oz butter, 2oz sugar, 10oz digestive biscuits. Green layer: 2fl oz lime juice, 7oz can sweet condensed milk, 2 eggs, dash green food colour. Orange layer: lime and orange juice to make 2fl oz, 7oz can sweet condensed milk, 2 eggs, dash red food

       3 it around the elf's neck. [p] Christmas Wreath Cookies [p] 1 teaspoon vanilla [p] 3 cups corn flakes cereal [p] green food coloring [p] red cinnamon candies [p] frac12; cup butter [p] 30 large marshmallows [p] a saucepan [p] waxed paper

       4 to help you melt the vanilla, butter, and marshmallows together in a pan on low heat. Once the mixture is creamy, stir in green food coloring until it is the shade you want. Remove the pan from the heat and add cornflakes. Mix well. Wait for the

       (Source: Collins)

       From these concordance lines, we can be certain that the first reaction of English speakers is that green food is the green leafy food or food treated with some kind of green food colouring, for green food, in many cases collocates with colouring(s), such as in concordance lines 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 from BNC, and all the concordance lines from Collins. If we take green food as the translation for lüse shipin, it may violate the terminological principle that the term and the concept should have the unique correspondence because we intend to use green food to refer to some unpolluted food adhering to the standards of lüse shipin. Therefore, in translating such a term, the translator must be very careful; otherwise the translated term may not refer to the concept in the SL and bring misunderstanding towards the TT readers.

       5. The translator's linguistic choice in translating lüse shipin

       After the above careful analyses, the translator can propose some translations for the terms in question. This, of course, involves the consideration of different registers, for different registers may require different translation strategies. In our study, we attempt to propose the following strategies for the translation of lüse shipin:

       (1) In non-academic discourse, we could use quotation marks to deal with this term, that is, to use 'Green Food' to indicate it is not a common phrase (not leafy or artificially colored food). If a careful reader encounters it, s/he may surf the Internet and try to find more information about it from Chinese governmental websites (English Version). Moreover, if the space of the text permits, we could use an explanation to provide foreign readers with an easier understanding. For example, "Green food, similar to organic food in western countries, has already shown great potential in the market". Because people in western countries are familiar with organic food, the connection of lüse shipin with organic food, a semi-term in their daily life, will certainly help them get a rough idea about this concept. This strategy is suitable for the public.

       (2) In more academic discourse, we should be more accurate, and use notes to supply more information about this term, such as "The requirements for the Chinese 'Green Food' of Standard AA are stricter than th

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