Apr 30, 2004 02:00
20 yrs ago
English term
China
Genius, Temper, Disposition and Number
English to Chinese
Science
History
Indeed, the importance of these first encounters was lost on no one at the time, least of all Cook. The admiralty gave him explicit instructions "to observe the Genius, Temper, Disposition and Number of the Natives," with the aim of expanding British trade with them.
这些分别是指当地人的？？？？
------------------------------------------------------------文章讲的是大探险家：James Cook。
这些分别是指当地人的？？？？
------------------------------------------------------------文章讲的是大探险家：James Cook。
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 3 +1 | 才智、性情、习性（惯）和人数 |
Edward LIU
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| 3 | FYI disposition (towards the foreigners) eg little inclined to trade |
chica nueva
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Proposed translations
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16 mins
Edward LIU
Canada
Canada
Native in Chinese
Canada
Conference interpreter, MBA, ATIO, ATA
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese, Russian to Chinese, and 8 more.
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才智、性情、习性（惯）和人数
才智、性情、习性（惯）和人数
Peer comment(s):
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Terry Thatcher Waltz, Ph.D.
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thank you
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chica nueva
: Mostly seems good. My feeling is knowledge, temperament, attitude 态度(towards the foreigners - were they 'well-disposed') and number. But since this is archaic 18th C English, suggest post in English-mono Kudoz?
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Comment: "谢谢！
我把observe看成是“遵守”了：（"
2 days 6 hrs
chica nueva
Native in English
Specializes in field
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Native in: English (Variants: New Zealand, British)
Works in: Chinese to English
Related KudoZ points
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FYI disposition (towards the foreigners) eg little inclined to trade
sunflowerlodge.co.nz/travellers_info4.htm
With reference to Cook's assessment of the New Zealand Maori:
Cook and his crew found Maori a sophisticated people with a highly formalized social structure and an impressive ability to turn stone and wood into fabulously carved canoes, weapons and meeting houses - and yet they were tied to Stone Age technology, with no wheels, roads, metalwork, pottery or animal husbandry.
Cook found them aggressive, surly and little inclined to trade, but after an initial unfortunate encounter near Gisborne and another off Cape Kidnappers, near Napier , he managed to strike up friendly and constructive relations with the "Indians".
I suggest genius => a sophisticated people with a highly formalized social structure and an impressive ability to turn stone and wood into fabulously carved canoes, weapons and meeting houses - and yet they were tied to Stone Age technology, with no wheels, roads, metalwork, pottery or animal husbandry
temper => aggressive, surly
disposition => little inclined to trade
With reference to Cook's assessment of the New Zealand Maori:
Cook and his crew found Maori a sophisticated people with a highly formalized social structure and an impressive ability to turn stone and wood into fabulously carved canoes, weapons and meeting houses - and yet they were tied to Stone Age technology, with no wheels, roads, metalwork, pottery or animal husbandry.
Cook found them aggressive, surly and little inclined to trade, but after an initial unfortunate encounter near Gisborne and another off Cape Kidnappers, near Napier , he managed to strike up friendly and constructive relations with the "Indians".
I suggest genius => a sophisticated people with a highly formalized social structure and an impressive ability to turn stone and wood into fabulously carved canoes, weapons and meeting houses - and yet they were tied to Stone Age technology, with no wheels, roads, metalwork, pottery or animal husbandry
temper => aggressive, surly
disposition => little inclined to trade
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