Nov 17, 2008 03:04
15 yrs ago
Chinese term
China
一片灵秀、宜人与和谐的热土
Chinese to English
Other
Tourism & Travel
城市介绍
这是一篇城市宣传文章的标题，该怎么翻译好呢，请教大家了，非常感谢！
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | A green, pleasant and harmonious land |
Nigel Jones
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| 4 | An attractive, pleasant, harmonious and enchanting location |
Eric Monarque
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Proposed translations
23 mins
Nigel Jones
China
China
Native in English
China
If not the best. One of the best!!!
Native in: English 
Works in: Chinese to English, English
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A green, pleasant and harmonious land
I always think that for English translations of Chinese advertising phrases the English should be kept simple. If you try to convey the full meaning of the Chinese it simply sounds over-embellished
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Note added at 39 mins (2008-11-17 03:43:55 GMT)
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by the way! "a green and pleasant land" is quite a famous phrase in English, so an adaptation of it sounds more meaningful than many other choices
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Note added at 39 mins (2008-11-17 03:43:55 GMT)
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by the way! "a green and pleasant land" is quite a famous phrase in English, so an adaptation of it sounds more meaningful than many other choices
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you so much"
5 hrs
Eric Monarque
China
China
Works in field
China
On the dot and spot on
Native in: French 
Works in: French to English, English to French, Chinese to French, and 1 more.
An attractive, pleasant, harmonious and enchanting location
热土 means loved (place). There is also the element of attractiveness (灵秀) that shouldn't be missed out in the target language.
An attractive, pleasant, harmonious and enchanting location (or land/place)
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Note added at 5 heures (2008-11-17 09:02:42 GMT) Post-grading
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Could eventually be shortened to:
An attractive, pleasant and enchanting location
Since 'pleasant' suppose an underlying sense of harmony
An attractive, pleasant, harmonious and enchanting location (or land/place)
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Note added at 5 heures (2008-11-17 09:02:42 GMT) Post-grading
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Could eventually be shortened to:
An attractive, pleasant and enchanting location
Since 'pleasant' suppose an underlying sense of harmony
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