Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 15, 2011 04:03
13 yrs ago
English term
Along with
English to Chinese
Bus/Financial
Tourism & Travel
Tourism Australia research indicates Australia is the 14th ranked destination along with Hong Kong, Macau, Korea, Singapore and Japan — the top five ranked destinations.
I find this sentence a bit confusing. Are the five other places (Hong Kong, Macau, Korea, Singapore and Japan) ranked 14th or from 1st to 5th? Why are the five places connected to Australia with the word "along with"?
I find this sentence a bit confusing. Are the five other places (Hong Kong, Macau, Korea, Singapore and Japan) ranked 14th or from 1st to 5th? Why are the five places connected to Australia with the word "along with"?
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
4 +1 | 同时位列(榜上的) | Carlis Hsu |
4 | 并且 | Oliver Zhang |
Proposed translations
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同时位列(榜上的)
澳大利亚在榜上排名第 14,该榜上前五名为香港⋯⋯(恕略)
Australia is listed on the ranking along with the other five destinations, but they are ranked separately.
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Note added at 45 mins (2011-06-15 04:48:58 GMT)
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It's a bit confusing, but... writing style varies, doesn't it
Australia is listed on the ranking along with the other five destinations, but they are ranked separately.
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Note added at 45 mins (2011-06-15 04:48:58 GMT)
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It's a bit confusing, but... writing style varies, doesn't it
Note from asker:
Do you agree this is an awkwardly structured sentence? |
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并且
澳大利亚旅游业研究机构研究出一个旅游目的地排行榜,澳大利亚是排名第十四位的旅游目的地,这个榜上排名前五的旅游目的地是香港、澳门、韩国、新加坡及日本。应此“along with”在这里起说明作用,可译为“并且”,这样可以告诉读者更多的信息。
Discussion
Basically, I think Oliver's and Carlis's suggestions are very practical.
Here, "along with" is another way to say "besides."
Maybe you could ask this question also in the English-English KudoZ.