diff --git a/yomi_base/reader_util.py b/yomi_base/reader_util.py
index 4788d12..68ad7d1 100644
--- a/yomi_base/reader_util.py
+++ b/yomi_base/reader_util.py
@@ -78,20 +78,13 @@ def findSentence(content, position):
             quoteStack.pop()
         elif c in quotesFwd:
             quoteStack.insert(0, quotesFwd[c])
-    cend = len(content)
-    translation_start = 0
-    for i in xrange(end, cend):
-      if content[i] == '\t':
-          translation_start = i+1
-          break
-    translation_end = cend
-    for i in xrange(translation_start, cend):
-      if content[i] == '\n':
-          translation_end = i
-          break      
     translation = ''
-    if translation_start > 0:
-      translation = content[translation_start:translation_end].strip() 
+    translationStart = content.find('\t',end)
+    if translationStart >= 0:
+      translationEnd = content.find('\n',translationStart)
+      if translationEnd == -1:
+        translationEnd = len(content)
+      translation = content[translationStart+1:translationEnd].strip() 
     return content[start:end].strip(), translation  
 
 
@@ -121,6 +114,7 @@ def markupVocabExp(definition):
         'reading': definition['reading'] or unicode(),
         'glossary': definition['glossary'],
         'sentence': definition.get('sentence'),
+        'translation': definition.get('translation'),
         'summary': summary
     }
 
@@ -132,6 +126,7 @@ def markupVocabReading(definition):
             'reading': unicode(),
             'glossary': definition['glossary'],
             'sentence': definition.get('sentence'),
+            'translation': definition.get('translation'),
             'summary': definition['reading']
         }