Learn How to Translate Chinese to English - Part 7

Learn How to Translate Chinese to English - Part 7

Example 1:

今年10月，安倍Abe访问visited北京Beijing与中国国家主席president习近平Xi Jinping会晤meet，这是两位领导人leader各自each在2012年上任take office  以来since (a previous event)双方both parties最友好friendly的一次会晤meeting。

The English translation:

In October this year, Abe visited Beijing and met with China's President Xi Jinping, this was once the most friendly meeting between the two leaders since both of them took office in 2012.

Example 2:

印度India和澳大利亚Australia都是跟日本Japan一样same的民主democratic国家countries，也都是重要important的经济体economies，有可能may成为become支撑supporting这个广袤vast地区region两端both ends (of a stick etc)的支柱pillar。

The English translation:

Both India and Australia are the same democratic countries as Japan, and they are also important in economies. They may become the pillars supporting the two ends of this vast region.

Example 3:

因此Therefore，日本渴望to long for培养cultivate与美国以外outside其他国家的友谊friendship。

The English translation:

Therefore, Japan is eager to cultivate friendship with other countries outside the United States.

Learn How to Translate Chinese to English - Part 6

Learn How to Translate Chinese to English - Part 6

Example 1:

中国是日本最大的贸易伙伴trading partner，并且，就如一位日本Japanese外交官diplomat指出pointed out的："我们的企业company依然still极度extremely聚焦focused于中国的巨大huge市场market。"

The English translation:

China is Japan's largest trading partner, and as one Japanese diplomat pointed out: "Our company is still extremely focused on China's huge market."

 

Example 2:

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The English translation:

Copyright statement: The copyright of this entire article belongs to XYZ Network, any unit or individual may not reprint, copy or use this article in whole or in part in any other way without permission.

Example 3:

这里Here还是still要结合特定specific的阶段stage和背景background去判断judge。

Here it is still necessary to judge the combination of specific stage and background.

Example 4:

这样推算，从提出动议proposal到批准approve再到塑像statue完工complete a project，一年时间都不够。

The English translation:

This calculation, from the time the proposal is proposed to the approval and then to the completion of the statue, it’s not enough for one year.

 

Learn Mandarin Grammar: The Difference between 则 and 却

Here we will learn the difference between 则and 却 when both means 'but'.

Grammar: S1VP1，而S2则/却VP2.

This grammar pattern is usually used to describe two contrasting situations. 却 can replace 则, when 却 is used, it expresses stronger contrasting meaning than 则.

Example 1:

I like noodle, but he likes bread.

a.我喜欢面条,而他却喜欢面包。(stronger contrasting meaning than 则)

b.我喜欢面条,而他则喜欢面包。

Example 2:

Once he was very ill, he requested a leave from the company, but the company did not agree.

a) 一次他病得厉害，向公司请假，而公司却不同意。(stronger contrasting meaning than则)

b) 一次他病得厉害，向公司请假，而公司则不同意。

Example 3:

Last year, the cars output fell off by 30% year-on-year, but the Chinese market grew 20% against the market.

a) 去年汽车产量同比下降30%,而中国市场却逆市增长20%. (stronger contrasting meaning than则)

b) 去年汽车产量同比下降30%,而中国市场则逆市增长20%.

Learn Mandarin Grammar: The use of “正当......之际” or “正值......之际”

"正当(zhèng​dāng)......之际(zhī​jì)" or "正值(zhèng​zhí)......之际(zhī​jì)" indicates that it is in a certain period or stage (表示正处在某一时期或阶段). It means "正在......的时候 (At the time (of))". Generally it is used in written language.

Example 1:

At the time I was in trouble, he came to help me solve this problem.

a)正当我为难之际，他来帮我解决了这个问题。(written language)

b) 正值我为难之际，他来帮我解决了这个问题。(written language)

c)正在我为难时，他来帮我解决了这个问题。

d)正在我为难的时候，他来帮我解决了这个问题。

Example 2:

At the time of the Olympics, at most one day there are more than 200 tourists using the elevator.

a) 正当奥运会之际，至多的一天有超越200名游人运用电梯。(written language)

b) 正值奥运会之际，至多的一天有超越200名游人运用电梯。(written language)

c) 正在奥运会时，至多的一天有超越200名游人运用电梯。

d) 正在奥运会的时候，至多的一天有超越200名游人运用电梯。

Example 3:

At the time the national market is developing, after had a national spirit then we should strive our hardest.

a) 国家之市场正当发展之际，我们有了民族魂，就应该尽自己一份力。

b) 国家之市场正值发展之际，我们有了民族魂，就应该尽自己一份力。

c) 国家之市场正在发展时，我们有了民族魂，就应该尽自己一份力。

d) 国家之市场正在发展的时候，我们有了民族魂，就应该尽自己一份力。

Learn How to Translate Chinese to English - Part 5

Learn How to Translate Chinese to English - Part 5

Examples:

1) 目前At present，女性female劳动力labor force的平均average学历educational background高于higher男性male劳动力labor force，"性别gender红利dividend "将会will通过through成为become下一时期next period经济economic增长growth的重要important助力boost。

The English translation:

At present, the educational background of average female labor force is higher than the male labor force, and the "gender dividend" will become an important boost to economic growth in the next period. 

2) 总之In a word，除了in addition to民营private经济economy不得不受has to到重视 taken seriously外，总体overall改革reform不会有太大突破breakthrough。

The English translation:

In a word, in addition to the private economy has to be taken seriously, the overall reform will not have much breakthrough.
Grammar: 除了...外 in addition to

3)此次this time亚太经合组织APEC峰会summit meeting正值at a time澳大利亚Australia和美国United States宣布announced计划plans在巴布亚新几内亚Papua New Guinea的马努斯Manus共同jointly开发develop海军naval基地base之际at the time of ——这显然apparently是为了遏制curb中国China在南太平洋South Pacific Ocean日益increasingly上升growing的影响力influence。

The English translation:

The APEC summit is at a time when Australia and the United States announced plans to jointly develop a naval base in Manus, Papua New Guinea – apparently to curb China’s increasingly growing influence in the South Pacific.

Grammar:

“正值……之际，……” indicates that this is exactly the period of a certain event or time.

 

Learn How to Translate Chinese to English - Part 4

This is the Part 4 of Learn How to Translate Chinese to English.

Examples:

1) 本文This paper与现有currently existing的研究research结果results有较大quite区别different，大多most数学者scholars认为believe子女children数量number对女性women劳动labor供给supply的影响effect只是only简单simple地负向negative影响effect，本文this paper发现discover，城镇urban女性women和农村rural女性women的劳动labor供给supply与子女children数量number之间呈 U 型关系relationship。

The English translation:

This paper is quite different from the existing research results, most scholars believe that the effect of the number of children on women's labor supply is only a simple negative effect, this paper discovered, that among the labor supply of urban women and rural women with the number of children has U-shaped relationship.

2) 农村rural女性women的劳动labor供给supply 37%远低much lower于城镇urban女性women，同时At the same time平均average农村rural女性women劳动labor供给supply最低lowest时的子女children数量number为 3 个多于城镇urban女性women的 2 个，也就是说in other words农村rural女性women样本samples的阈值threshold value相对relatively于at城镇rural女性samples向turned右平移the right translation，因此therefore农村rural具有there are大量large number闲置idle女性劳动力women's labor forces

The English translation:

The rural women's labor supply is 37%, which is much lower than the urban women. At the same time, the average rural women's labor supply in the lowest number of children is 3, which is more than 2 in the urban women, in other words that the threshold of rural women samples is relatively turned to the right at the urban women, therefore there are a large number of idle women's labor forces in the rural area.