Chinese Conversation Questions

xiaophil
August 03, 2009, 03:22 AM posted in General Discussion

If you know something about Mandarin and you don't mind helping, please take a look at my translations below and tell me if they are okay.  These are questions that I'm going to use with my language partner.  I'm thinking about making a series of topics and posting them in a group.  That way, if people want they can print them out and practice like I am, or better yet, they can write a response in the comment section so everyone can learn and provide feedback.  If anybody has any thoughts, let me know.

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交流的问题:
广告

  • What is the most shocking advertisement you have seen?
    • 什么广告让你最大吃一惊?
  • What is the funniest advertisement you have seen? Describe it.
    • 你觉得什么你看过的广告最可笑?请描述。
  • What makes an ad memorable?
    • 什么因素让一个广告很难忘?
  • What are the different types of advertising? (Eg. TV)
    • 广告有什么种类?(比如,电视)
  • Do you buy products because of advertising?
    • 你因广告买过产品吗?
  • Do you find advertising persuasive?
    • 你发现广告有说服力吗?
  • Why do you buy one product over another?
    • 你买东西的时候,你为什么觉得一种产品比别的产品好?
  • Should advertisers be allowed to advertise to children?
    • 你觉得广告公司应该向孩子们推销吗?
  • Should alcohol or tobacco companies be allowed to advertise? Why or why not?
    • 你觉得酒和烟草公司应该允许推销吗?为什么?
  • What do you think of celebrity endorsements?
    • 你认为名人推荐怎么样?
  • Is there truth in advertising?
    • 广告有真理吗?
  • What kinds of advertisements attract your attention?
    • 那种广告吸引你?
  • Why is it necessary to advertise?
    • 你认为广告是需要的吗?

 

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xiaophil
August 04, 2009, 04:36 AM

Oh Phil, you made a boring one here... zzzzzz...

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changye
August 04, 2009, 05:25 AM

Hi xiaophi

Actually I spent all of my energy learning Chinese grammatical tense in your previous threads. I'm "idling" now, hehe.

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xiaophil
August 04, 2009, 05:29 AM

Haha.  Yeah, I know.  I don't expect much here, but I just thought I would bring it to people's attention one more time to see what happens.

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usr210709
August 04, 2009, 07:37 AM

It's summer time, everybody is at the beach, relaxing....

These question look like a home work.

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xiaophil
August 04, 2009, 07:59 AM

And as a matter of fact, it is homework.  (Self imposed homework.)  Hahaha.

But you are right, and I know that this might be a hopeless cause.

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helenshen_counselor
August 05, 2009, 07:57 AM

@xiaophil, I have some different opinions on the translation, you did a very good job, and the changes I made are really subtle ones. FYI,

1. What is the most shocking advertisement you have seen? 什么广告让你最大吃一惊?  让你最震惊的广告是什么?

2.What is the funniest advertisement you have seen? Describe it.

你觉得什么你看过的广告最可笑?请描述。

你见过的最有趣的广告是什么?请描述。

3.Why is it necessary to advertise?

你认为广告是需要的吗?为什么需要广告?

4.Do you find advertising persuasive?

你发现广告有说服力吗?

你觉得广告有说服力吗?

5. What kinds of advertisements attract your attention?

那种广告吸引你?哪种广告吸引你?(it must be a typo)

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xiaophil
August 05, 2009, 08:16 AM

shenyajin thanks!

I really didn't expect any help, but one again you really pulled through!

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imhere
October 05, 2009, 11:32 AM

1.你见过最雷人的广告是什么?