How do I discuss translation in Chinese? I want to express to a Chinese speaker how and English speaker learning Chinese interprets Chinese language (in a few simple cases).
Example 1:
猫 is cat, expressing it's English translation:
在英语中“猫”叫作“cat”。
Example 2:
红茶 is black tea, expressing that I interpret 红 literally as "red":
在英语中“红茶”的译成字面“红色的茶”。
"In English, "红茶" is translated literally as "red tea".
What I am hoping is that people here will provide several different ways to communicate this in Mandarin. Other examples are welcome, of course.