Translation has not been available in China since about one day ago #9574

2-translator-http-override.lua

-- To be used if a DNS lookup for translate.googleapis.com would fail

local Translator = require("ui/translator")
local http = require("socket.http")

Translator.getTransServer = function()
    -- Change this with a usable/working IP address (that would work if added to a HOSTS file)
    return "https://180.163.151.162/"
end

local orig_http_request = http.request
local hacked_http_request = function(reqt)
    -- Keep this unchanged
    reqt["host"] = "translate.googleapis.com"
    return orig_http_request(reqt)
end

local orig_translator_loadPage = Translator.loadPage
Translator.loadPage = function(self, text, target_lang, source_lang)
    http.request = hacked_http_request
    local result = orig_translator_loadPage(self, text, target_lang, source_lang)
    http.request = orig_http_request
    return result
end