Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
把AB好
English translation:
achieve a goal with regard to A by performing B
Chinese term
把AB好 2/2
1st Attempt: Mr. Bau said, "After arriving in England I will make good use of every opportunity to improve my English".
Question 1/2: I have rendered 利用 as "make good use of", but I also considered the expression "take advantage of". Which would you prefer in this context and why? Perhaps you would prefer another? Please explain.
Question 2/2: The expression 學好 is somewhat disturbing. Does it fit a more general pattern such as 把AB好 where A and Bare a noun and verb, respectively? If so, could you provide examples? If not, how might you explain its use?
As always you are welcome to comment on other parts of the sentence, as well.
http://homepage.mac.com/moogoonghwa/tsongkit/contents.html#p...
Warning: In order to provide ProZ.com users with the best glossary entries possible, more than one question for the same entry will be asked from time to time. Please keep in mind when responding that you will be graded on your responses to ALL questions asked.
3 +1 | To accomplish something |
wherestip
![]() |
4 +2 | improve my English |
chinesetrans
![]() |
4 | FYI |
xuhuanyu
![]() |
4 | brush up/ polish up |
Zhuoqi Mills (X)
![]() |
Jul 11, 2006 14:28: wherestip changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (3): Zhuoqi Mills (X), chinesetrans, wherestip
When entering new questions, KudoZ askers are given an opportunity* to classify the difficulty of their questions as 'easy' or 'pro'. If you feel a question marked 'easy' should actually be marked 'pro', and if you have earned more than 20 KudoZ points, you can click the "Vote PRO" button to recommend that change.
How to tell the difference between "easy" and "pro" questions:
An easy question is one that any bilingual person would be able to answer correctly. (Or in the case of monolingual questions, an easy question is one that any native speaker of the language would be able to answer correctly.)
A pro question is anything else... in other words, any question that requires knowledge or skills that are specialized (even slightly).
Another way to think of the difficulty levels is this: an easy question is one that deals with everyday conversation. A pro question is anything else.
When deciding between easy and pro, err on the side of pro. Most questions will be pro.
* Note: non-member askers are not given the option of entering 'pro' questions; the only way for their questions to be classified as 'pro' is for a ProZ.com member or members to re-classify it.
Proposed translations
To accomplish something
把AB好 is a pattern often used to express the meaning of getting something done/accomplished. Some examples:
把作业做好 to finish ones homework
把身体养好 to get healthier
把病养好 to recuperate from illness
把孩子教好 to educate(bring up) ones child/children well
FYI
把AB好 is to get somthing done or to get somthing well done.
brush up/ polish up
I would use every opportunity to improve my English and brush up my Maths as well.
Something went wrong...