Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 26, 2006 00:10
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Chinese term
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我們B吧 (3/3)
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Chinese to English
Social Sciences
Education / Pedagogy
Grammatikalische Analyse (Grammatical Analysis)
Sentence:今天的陽光真好，我們到城外玩玩吧。
1st Attempt: The sun is brilliant today, so let's go to the country and play.
Question One (1/3): Is the verb 玩玩 colloquial language for 玩? Or, is it a common expression also used in more formal contexts?
Question Two (2/3): The construction 到城外玩玩 appears to fit the more general pattern 到Ａ去 where Ａis an intended destination and where 去 can be replaced by any verb expressing an activity that will take place at that destination. Is this a correct interpretation of this construction.
Question Three (3/3): Does the construction 我們B吧 mean "Let's do Ｂ"?
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1st Attempt: The sun is brilliant today, so let's go to the country and play.
Question One (1/3): Is the verb 玩玩 colloquial language for 玩? Or, is it a common expression also used in more formal contexts?
Question Two (2/3): The construction 到城外玩玩 appears to fit the more general pattern 到Ａ去 where Ａis an intended destination and where 去 can be replaced by any verb expressing an activity that will take place at that destination. Is this a correct interpretation of this construction.
Question Three (3/3): Does the construction 我們B吧 mean "Let's do Ｂ"?
As always you are welcome to comment on any part of my translation or offer one of your own. Please do not forget to answer the designated question for the entry, however.
Reference: 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.
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Question One (1/3): Is the verb 玩玩 colloquial language for 玩?
玩玩， 玩一玩， 玩都一样 。 THE 3 ARE EQUALLY colloquial。 This term doesn't seem to have a "formal" version.
Question Two (2/3): "where Ａis an intended destination and where 去 can be replaced by any verb expressing an activity that will take place at that destination" is not an accurate statement.
去 is not REPLACED BY ANY VERB.去can be followed by any verb and meanwhile 去can be omitted if it is followed by a verb.
Question Three (3/3): Does the construction 我們B吧 mean "Let's do Ｂ"?
That is correct.
玩玩， 玩一玩， 玩都一样 。 THE 3 ARE EQUALLY colloquial。 This term doesn't seem to have a "formal" version.
Question Two (2/3): "where Ａis an intended destination and where 去 can be replaced by any verb expressing an activity that will take place at that destination" is not an accurate statement.
去 is not REPLACED BY ANY VERB.去can be followed by any verb and meanwhile 去can be omitted if it is followed by a verb.
Question Three (3/3): Does the construction 我們B吧 mean "Let's do Ｂ"?
That is correct.
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Comment: "Final Rendering: The sun is brilliant today, so let's go to the country and have fun.
Acknowledgment: Thank you, jyuan_us for your very clear and direct answers to my three questions. I found all of them very helpful -- especially your answers to questions one and two.
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