08:04 Jul 7, 2020 |
Chinese to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Tourism & Travel | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Kiet Bach United States Local time: 23:24 | ||||||
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4 +1 | popular with children |
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4 +1 | amiable big brother figure |
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4 | kid magnet |
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3 | Teacher at a primary school/kindergarten |
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Discussion entries: 2 | |
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popular with children Explanation: Hi Frank, I reckon this noun is best translated as a description in English. The first part of the sentence could be: "I am / the author is an affable bloke popular with children...” I've translated “叔叔” as “bloke”, but if you want to translate it as “uncle” then make sure to retain the quotation marks, and add a section somewhere in the document explaining to English-speaking readers that “uncle” in Chinese can be a term used by children for young adult men. |
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amiable big brother figure Explanation: 笔者是居住小区的“孩子王”和可亲的叔叔 The author is an amiable big brother figure in the residential community (不用翻译 “叔叔”,美国人不叫没有亲戚关系的人 “叔叔”。 big brother: a man who assumes the role of an older brother, as by providing guidance or protection. https://www.thefreedictionary.com/big brother |
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Teacher at a primary school/kindergarten Explanation: It's possible and we are used to calling a teacher at a primary school or kindergarten as 孩子王. The writer can be the teacher. |
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kid magnet Explanation: Building on Sam Lee-Potter's answer, I agree that "popular with children" is what would sound most natural in English but I would like to add to the sentence to give it the "flavour" from the source that I feel is somehow missing from the translation. This author is an affable middle-aged man who's a bit of a "kid magnet", popular among children in the small neighbourhood he resides in...... |
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