Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 30, 2006 13:29
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Chinese term
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千萬不要
Chinese to English
Social Sciences
Education / Pedagogy
Grammatikalische Analyse (Grammatical Analysis)
Sentence: 小孩子千萬不要玩火，因為這是很危險的。
1st Attempt: Playing with fire is very dangerous, and small children should never do it.
Question: I have translated 千萬不要 as "one should never". Is this a proper rendering?
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Reference: http://homepage.mac.com/moogoonghwa/tsongkit/contents.html#p...
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1st Attempt: Playing with fire is very dangerous, and small children should never do it.
Question: I have translated 千萬不要 as "one should never". Is this a proper rendering?
As always you are welcome to comment on any part of my translation or offer one of your own. Please do not forget to answer the designated question for the entry, however.
Reference: http://homepage.mac.com/moogoonghwa/tsongkit/contents.html#p...
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | must never |
Yi Yuan (X)
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| 4 +1 | One Must Never |
Philip Tang
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| 4 +1 | FYI |
pkchan
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Proposed translations
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Selected
must never
Children must never play with fire as it is extremely dangerous to do so.
Your first try is OK, but it seems to have lost the emphasis the source text places on the danger of children's playing with fire.
Your first try is OK, but it seems to have lost the emphasis the source text places on the danger of children's playing with fire.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Final Rendering: Playing with fire is very dangerous, and small children must never do it.
Acknowledgment: I would like to thank everyone for their very helpful responses. As Chinoise appears to have noted all of them were good and each offered a different aspect of what might have been a top rate response. Communease was first, Yi Yuan captured the emphasis of my error, and pkchan provided the supporting evidence.
So, who should receive the points? The one whose pea is under the nutshell. The award goes to Yi Yuan.
Discussion: Please see http://homepage.mac.com/moogoonghwa/tsongkit/part3/III-2-g.html#s6 for further discussion regarding the context of this question.
My very best from the land of no mountains surrounded by sea on many sides."
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35 mins
Philip Tang
China
China
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English
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China
Seasoned US hi-tech/management executive
Native in: English , Chinese
Works in: Chinese, Chinese to English, English to Chinese
Related KudoZ points
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30
One Must Never
Your rendering sounds OK!
I prefer "One Must Never" because ""
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Note added at 37 mins (2006-08-30 14:07:05 GMT)
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Continue my explanation -
Because ""
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Note added at 41 mins (2006-08-30 14:10:40 GMT)
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Sorry, I kept clicking the wrong button before I can finish my explanation - one more try
Because "千萬" basically imply "under no circumstance" with a sense of warning!
I prefer "One Must Never" because ""
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Note added at 37 mins (2006-08-30 14:07:05 GMT)
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Continue my explanation -
Because ""
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Note added at 41 mins (2006-08-30 14:10:40 GMT)
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Sorry, I kept clicking the wrong button before I can finish my explanation - one more try
Because "千萬" basically imply "under no circumstance" with a sense of warning!
+1
4 hrs
FYI
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