def translate(*attributes)
      self._translatable ||= Hash.new { |h,k| h[k] = [] }
      self._translatable[base_name] = translatable.concat(attributes).uniq
    end
def translate(*attributes)
      self._translatable ||= Hash.new { |h,k| h[k] = [] }
      self._translatable[base_name] = translatable.concat(attributes).uniq
    end
Define attribute as translatable

   class Thing < ActiveRecord::Base
     translate :name
   end