at the design table

Chinese translation: 在工作台上

15:07 Jul 21, 2014
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Floral design
English term or phrase: at the design table
In an arrangement, at the design table, cut and place the flowers in shorter than usual, as they will continue to grow and lengthen

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Haoting Chang
Taiwan
Local time: 01:29
Chinese translation:在工作台上
Explanation:
这句话是这样的:
在工作台上排列好花后,将它们截得比平时短一些,因为它们仍会增长、变长。

单拿出at the design table来说是在工作台上。

这句话是讲花的,所以不应该翻译成"摆好花,在工作台前,把它们截得比平时短一些...",因为这样主语就变成了人了。同理,如果翻译成"排列好,在工作台前,...“的话,就好象把"人”在工作台上排列好一样。
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meemsi
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Local time: 13:29
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4在工作台上
meemsi
3工作台,设计台
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工作台,设计台


Explanation:
Having not seen the context, my guess is the desk/table where the flowers are cut and arranged.

Z-Kong
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:29
Native speaker of: Chinese
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在工作台上


Explanation:
这句话是这样的:
在工作台上排列好花后,将它们截得比平时短一些,因为它们仍会增长、变长。

单拿出at the design table来说是在工作台上。

这句话是讲花的,所以不应该翻译成"摆好花,在工作台前,把它们截得比平时短一些...",因为这样主语就变成了人了。同理,如果翻译成"排列好,在工作台前,...“的话,就好象把"人”在工作台上排列好一样。

meemsi
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