<p><code>四十分钟后会被火烤</code> (it) will be roasted (by fire) in forty minutes</p>

<p><code>没有半个人在</code> there's not even half-a-person here!</p>

<p><code>咚卡咚</code> onomatopoeia (maybe like 'den den den' or whatever)</p>

<p>the only correction I would make is on your <code>好可怕！ (Awful!)</code> I would translate this as <code>how scary!</code> instead...</p>

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2014-08-21T17:51:49.550Z
2014-08-21T17:51:49.550Z
Mou某
<p>Here is the work that I have done so far. Thank you for any help finding the missing characters (I don't need the translations, per se but just seeing a clear copy of the character would be helpful).</p>

<p>I have some problems with seeing some characters in this older copy of a book (the Chinese character is sometimes too dark to distinguish strokes and scanning doesn't help). </p>

<p>There are multiple questions because I want to show the work in context. I could break these up into smaller questions but that would not be helpful to other learners (learning conversation) and would unnecessarily clog the website.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><strong>四十分鐘後會 (？) 火 (？)</strong></p>
  
  <p><strong>。。。。(？) 有半個人在</strong> </p>
  
  <p><strong>Also not sure how to interpret the characters on the last panel</strong> </p>
</blockquote>

<p>Here is what I have so far:
<em>(Please let me know if anything is wrong)</em></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>是誰在說話？
  (Who is talking?)</p>
  
  <p>快出來！
  (Come out!)</p>
  
  <p>好可怕！
  (<del>Awful!</del> How Scary!)</p>
</blockquote>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/QaSlb.png" alt="doraemon-1-3"></p>

<h2>UPDATE</h2>

<p>(Based on answers, please note the updates. Thanks for the help.)</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><strong>四十分鐘後會 (？) 火 (？)</strong> ➾ 四十分钟后会被火烤 </p>
  
  <p><strong>。。。。(？) 有半個人在</strong>  ➾ 没有半个人在</p>
  
  <p><strong>Also not sure how to interpret the characters on the last panel</strong>  ➾ 咚卡咚 (appears to be sounds)</p>
</blockquote>

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2014-08-28T15:12:49.483Z
Voting to reopen this question. Translations are off-topic unless prior research effort is clearly indicated. I do clearly show prior research. Everyone who has learned has at times been unable to recognize a character and has been helped by a person. In this example, I did not recognize some characters so I show the entire conversation in context. I provide the characters that I do recognize to show prior effort.
Tommie C.
<character-identification><traditional-characters>
Character Gaps On Comic Conversation : 3
# Character Gaps On Comic Conversation : 3

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-08-21)

Here is the work that I have done so far. Thank you for any help finding the missing characters (I don't need the translations, per se but just seeing a clear copy of the character would be helpful).

I have some problems with seeing some characters in this older copy of a book (the Chinese character is sometimes too dark to distinguish strokes and scanning doesn't help).

There are multiple questions because I want to show the work in context. I could break these up into smaller questions but that would not be helpful to other learners (learning conversation) and would unnecessarily clog the website.

> **四十分鐘後會 (？) 火 (？)**
>
> **。。。。(？) 有半個人在**
>
> **Also not sure how to interpret the characters on the last panel**

Here is what I have so far:
*(Please let me know if anything is wrong)*

> 是誰在說話？
> (Who is talking?)
>
> 快出來！
> (Come out!)
>
> 好可怕！
> (~~Awful!~~ How Scary!)

![doraemon-1-3](https://i.sstatic.net/QaSlb.png)

## UPDATE

(Based on answers, please note the updates. Thanks for the help.)

> **四十分鐘後會 (？) 火 (？)** ➾ 四十分钟后会被火烤
>
> **。。。。(？) 有半個人在** ➾ 没有半个人在
>
> **Also not sure how to interpret the characters on the last panel** ➾ 咚卡咚 (appears to be sounds)

**Tags:** character-identification, traditional-characters
> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Voting to reopen this question. Translations are off-topic unless prior research effort is clearly indicated. I do clearly show prior research. Everyone who has learned has at times been unable to recognize a character and has been helped by a person. In this example, I did not recognize some characters so I show the entire conversation in context. I provide the characters that I do recognize to show prior effort.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-08-21. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

`四十分钟后会被火烤` (it) will be roasted (by fire) in forty minutes

`没有半个人在` there's not even half-a-person here!

`咚卡咚` onomatopoeia (maybe like 'den den den' or whatever)

the only correction I would make is on your `好可怕！ (Awful!)` I would translate this as `how scary!` instead...


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