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千萬不要

English translation: must never

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Chinese term or phrase:千萬不要
English translation:must never
Entered by: Roddy Stegemann

13:29 Aug 30, 2006
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / Grammatikalische Analyse (Grammatical Analysis)
Chinese term or phrase: 千萬不要
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?

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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Roddy Stegemann
United States
Local time: 19:26
must never
Explanation:
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.
Selected response from:

Yi Yuan (X)
United States
Local time: 22:26
Grading 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.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1One Must Never
Philip Tang
4 +1must never
Yi Yuan (X)
4 +1FYI
pkchan


  

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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
One Must Never


Explanation:
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!

Philip Tang
China
Local time: 10:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 30

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chinoise
1 day 11 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
must never


Explanation:
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.

Yi Yuan (X)
United States
Local time: 22:26
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading 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.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chinoise
1 day 9 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
FYI


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pkchan
United States
Local time: 22:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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1 day 7 hrs
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