1、客户生日贺辞翻译询价

Please provide cost of translation of attached document. This is a sea shell picture with award for the period I served in Taiwan as a Military Advisor. I realize the complexity of the language and that a person would have to be familiar with specific military terms not in common use in daily language. Sincerely, The picture is a series of shells and drawings depicting the South East end of Taiwan that was the geographical District of the Chinese Second Field Army area of responsibility. XXXX Bowles

请提供附加文件的翻译费用。这是我在台湾担任军事顾问时期获得的一个镶嵌有海贝壳的奖状。我意识到语言的复杂性，一个人必须熟悉特定的军事术语，而不是日常语言中常见的语言。其实，这幅图的寓意是一排炮弹和军事图纸，描绘的是台湾的东南部，是中国第二战区。XXXX鲍尔斯

 

2、客户请我们翻译ding wha这个词汇

在 2015年12月27日，下午11:36， 写道：

One question. What is your translation of ding wha? This would give me an idea of your capability on translating terms, such as military terms that I am looking for on my document. I do not see any military term expertise in your interpreter credentials.

我提一个问题。请告诉ding wha应该如何翻译？你翻译一下便于我了解你们的翻译能力，尤其是在军事领域的文件翻译方面。我在你的简历里看不到任何军事术语的专业知识背景。

From: XXXX [mailto:]

Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2015 9:57 PM

To: ':bjctn@vip.sina.com'

Subject: Translation

3、我们认为翻译这个词汇没有任何意义

From: bjctn [mailto:bjctn@vip.sina.com]

Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 11:15 AM

To: XXXX

Subject: Re: 回复：RE: 回复：RE: Sample of the credit payment link 回复：RE: Quotation 回复：FW: Translation

 

Please see the resumes of the relative translators in the major:

/Chinese-English-Translators/Military.shtml

 

发自我的 iPhone

在 2015年12月28日，下午2:41， 写道：

Did not answer question about Ding Wha

 

Your question is very strange to me. ding wha is not an English expression and also is not a Chinese expression.

你的问题对我来说很奇怪。ding wha既不是英语短语，也不是中文词汇。

 

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4、客户认为ding wha可以直译为电话

 

在 2015年12月28日，下午3:49， 写道：

 

If you check I believe you will find that ding wha is literally translated as telephone. Strict translation is ring and talk.

如果你搜索一下我相信你会发现ding wha可以直译为电话。严格的翻译是拨打电话和在电话里谈话。

Bowles

 

From: bjctn [mailto:bjctn@vip.sina.com]

Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 4:40 PM

To: XXXX

Subject: Re: 回复：RE: 回复：RE: Sample of the credit payment link 回复：RE: Quotation 回复：FW: Translation

 

在中国我们是这样讲的： dian hua电话

发自我的 iPhone

 

5、客户讲述他学习中文的过程，并介绍吉尔斯系统。

在 2015年12月28日，下午6:05， 写道：

In Chinese the translation spelling would be determined by the translation authority used. When I studied Chinese I used the Wade Giles System. All of these use a phonetic system that will most closely sound like the Chinese word. For example in English, Hua would be Wha, Hua, or Hwa. Another example is that in English, Creek, a small stream, according to region, would be pronounced crick, or creek. The same is true in the translation of military terms. The Chinese word for a large group of military men, as a unit, would not necessarily translate into a US Military equivalent, such as Battalion, Group, Detachment, Brigade, depending on the actual equivalent parallel U. S. Force structure.

 

当我学中文时，我用的是吉尔斯系统。所有这些使用一个音译系统，其译文的发音最接近中文的发音。例如，在英语中，Hua是Wha，Hua，或者Hwa。另一个例子是，在英语中，小Creek,小溪，根据区域的不同，翻译为crick, 或 creek。在军事术语翻译中同样如此。中国军队单位名称也是用音译，而不一定要根据意思翻译为美国军事领域的同等单位，如营，团，支队，大队等与美国部队等效的单位。

 

2015年12月29日(星期二) 上午09:53

For example, one unit I advised was the 2nd Field Army, Logistical Command, 42nd Transportation Truck Group. I have no idea how that would look in Chinese and then be translated to English. I was involved in this when Chinese was all transmitted in numbers because there was no way to transmit characters by telegraph. Basically it was done using a very large dictionary and each Chinese character was assigned a number, requiring each end to have the same reference book transmit and to translate to specific language. I do have a list in Chinese and English of the main people I was in contact with and their specific title.

例如，我所咨询服务的一个部队单位是第二陆军，后勤司令部，第四十二个运输卡车集团。我不知道中文是如何表达整个意思的，也不知道如何翻译成英文。当时中文字都是转化为数字来传输的，因为没有办法通过电报传送中文字符。基本上，当时是使用一个非常大的字典，每个汉字被分配了一个数字，要求每头都具有相同的参考书传输体系，并翻译到特定的语言。我有一个名单，上面列有我负责联系的中国人的中文名字和英语名字，以及其头衔。

 

6、我们告诉他吉尔斯系统在中国早已过时了，看来客户是不了解中文的发展情况。

 

2015年12月29日(星期二) 下午13:33
After 1958, Romanization Wade-Giles has been abolished in China.

1958后，罗马韦德吉尔斯系统在中国早已废止不用了。

Devin