英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1109 - 让RT主持人蒙圈的神翻译

Topic 1-Profit-led private schools banned from compulsory¹ education system

 

The Chinese legislature has banned profit-led private schools from the nine-year compulsory education system.

 

Some people argued that it was a setback² of Chinese education policies. Why is that?

 

Topic 2-Female-only lanes at airports spur debate

 

A few Chinese airports have set up female-only checkpoints as a way to promote efficiency and ensure privacy of female passengers. And to make it fair for guys, there are male only checkpoints too.

 

Are the gender-specific lanes protecting privacy or limiting choice?

 

Topic 3-Weird³ English translation of core socialist⁴ values

 

Walls in China serve multiple purposes. It could be a tool for advertising⁵ and publicity⁶.

 

Recently, pictures plastered on the walls of a construction site in Luzhou, Sichuan province have been gone viral. As the text of its English translation has been called weird and substandard.  

1 compulsory   

n.强制的，必修的；规定的，义务的

参考例句：

• Is English a compulsory subject?英语是必修课吗？
• Compulsory schooling ends at sixteen.义务教育至16岁为止。

2 setback   

n.退步，挫折，挫败

参考例句：

• Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
• She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

3 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

4 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
• His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

5 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

6 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。