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low seas

Chinese translation: 浅海区

07:54 Sep 17, 2013
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / 动画作品
English term or phrase: low seas
Sharky is the most fearless and smallest pirate on the high seas (and the low seas too.)


这里的high seas 是公海？low seas 又是什么？
Shepherdyu
China
Local time: 21:46
Chinese translation:浅海区
Explanation:
"high-sea fishery" = 深海渔业

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Note added at 5 hrs (2013-09-17 13:41:31 GMT)
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http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/鲨鱼

According to Wikipedia information, sharks are found in both deep and shallow waters.
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Wallace Gu
China
Local time: 21:46
Grading comment
thanks！
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2浅海区
Wallace Gu
5小海
Lincoln Hui
4非公海区
Sheldon Fu
4浅海，或者修饰翻译为 浅流
Meixia Jordan


Discussion entries: 3





  

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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
小海


Explanation:
常用句而已。因為中文常用「大海」, 所以high seas翻成大海, low seas順理成章翻成小海即可。

Lincoln Hui
Hong Kong
Local time: 21:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  clearwater: high seas通常是指“公海”。
14 hrs
  -> It's called a figure of speech
agree  Preston Decker: Agree with Lincoln. High seas is always used to describe the large, dangerous '大海‘ travelled by pirates. I've never seen "low seas" before; this is a play on words, and the Chinese should reflect this 小海 sounds good to me unless u can think of sth wittier
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
非公海区


Explanation:

FYI

Sheldon Fu
China
Local time: 21:46
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 12
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
浅海区


Explanation:
"high-sea fishery" = 深海渔业

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Note added at 5 hrs (2013-09-17 13:41:31 GMT)
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http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/鲨鱼

According to Wikipedia information, sharks are found in both deep and shallow waters.

Wallace Gu
China
Local time: 21:46
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
thanks！

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Teplocteur: 浅海
1 hr
agree  clearwater
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
浅海，或者修饰翻译为 浅流


Explanation:
Sharky is the most fearless and smallest pirate on the high seas (and the low seas too.)
本意是浅海，不过我觉得用浅流好像更优美些。
不论是深海还是浅流，Sharky是最小又最勇敢的海盗。

Meixia Jordan
Germany
Local time: 15:46
Native speaker of: Chinese
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