Simplify the following text for a Grade 3 native English-speaking person.
Original: Later United States soft influences gave rise to è æ -- ç ` ( dÃ sÄ `` kÃ `` disco '' ) , å ä ï 1\/4 å æ ( kÄ lÃ `` cola '' ) and è ä 1\/2 ( mÃ nÇ `` mini ( skirt ) '' ) . Contemporary colloquial Cantonese has distinct loanwords from English like cartoon å é ( cartoon ) , å ä 1\/2 ( gay people ) , ç å # `` ( taxi ) , å å # `` ( bus ) .
Simplified: = ä 1\/2 å `` ä '' ä å å -- ï 1\/4 = ä 1\/2 å `` ä '' é 1\/2 å å -- ï 1\/4