Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
香港很多道路車子都不能通過
English translation:
Hong Kong has many roads for which passage is simply not possible by car
Chinese term
香港很多道路車子
First Attempt: There are many roads and vehicles in Hong Kong, and it is difficult to get where you want to go. Hong Kong traffic is truly poor.
Question: I am very troubled by the construction 香港很多道路車子.
i) Does the phrase 很多refer to the 道路 or to the 車子 or both? Or, is 道路車子 some sort of special vehicle only found on roads?
ii) Why does the verb 有 not appear between 香港 and 很多? And, why is there no 在 before 香港? Is this sentence grammatically sound?
As always you are invited to comment on other aspects of the translation where you find something to be in error.
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4 +3 | In Hong Kong many roads cannot be accessed by cars | chinesetrans |
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