Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
有Ａ走進Ｂ
English translation:
there is A doing B
Added to glossary by
Roddy Stegemann
Oct 8, 2006 05:40
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有Ａ走進Ｂ (1/2)
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Grammatical Analysis
Sentence:昨晩有一個人偷偷的走進我家，我大叫：「有賊呀！有賊呀！」
First Attempt: Last night someone snuck into the house, and I called out, "Thief! Thief!"
Second Attempt: Last night there was someone sneaking into the house, and I called out, "Thief! Thief!"
Question One (1/2): I have provided two alternatives about which I would like you to comment. My second attempt, in particular, tries to capture the construction 有Ａ走進Ｂ. Please offer your own, if you think you can do better, but defend it with a good and proper explanation!
Question Two (2/2): What role does the character 走 play in the phrase 有Ａ走進Ｂ? Is it merely the first character of a dual character verb -- namely 走進? Is it some sort of dynamic helper as in the English constructions "get going", "get started", "get ready" ? Or, does it stand alone telling the method of entry -- namely, on foot? The word 走進 did not appear in my online dictionary!
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First Attempt: Last night someone snuck into the house, and I called out, "Thief! Thief!"
Second Attempt: Last night there was someone sneaking into the house, and I called out, "Thief! Thief!"
Question One (1/2): I have provided two alternatives about which I would like you to comment. My second attempt, in particular, tries to capture the construction 有Ａ走進Ｂ. Please offer your own, if you think you can do better, but defend it with a good and proper explanation!
Question Two (2/2): What role does the character 走 play in the phrase 有Ａ走進Ｂ? Is it merely the first character of a dual character verb -- namely 走進? Is it some sort of dynamic helper as in the English constructions "get going", "get started", "get ready" ? Or, does it stand alone telling the method of entry -- namely, on foot? The word 走進 did not appear in my online dictionary!
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | there was someone sneaking into my house/apartment |
wherestip
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Proposed translations
+2
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Selected
there was someone sneaking into my house/apartment
<<I have provided two alternatives about which I would like you to comment. My second attempt, in particular, tries to capture the construction 有Ａ走進Ｂ. Please offer your own, if you think you can do better, but defend it with a good and proper explanation!>>
I agree your second alternative more closely captures the structure of the original Chinese sentence.
The usage of "有" here is optional. But I think its presence in the sentence emphasizes the occurence of the incident, which you've properly translated into "there was".
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Note added at 9 hrs (2006-10-08 15:33:49 GMT)
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occurrence
I agree your second alternative more closely captures the structure of the original Chinese sentence.
The usage of "有" here is optional. But I think its presence in the sentence emphasizes the occurence of the incident, which you've properly translated into "there was".
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Note added at 9 hrs (2006-10-08 15:33:49 GMT)
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occurrence
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Comment: "Final Rendering: There was someone sneaking into the house last night, and I called out, "Thief! There's a thief!"
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Discussion: Please see http://homepage.mac.com/moogoonghwa/tsongkit/part3/III-2b-g.html#s18 for further discussion regarding the context of this question.
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