水肺潜水 shuǐfèi qiánshuǐ

calkins
January 16, 2009, 10:03 AM posted in General Discussion


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shuǐfèi qiánshuǐ

 

T : 水肺潛水

 

S : 水肺潜水

 


 


Example Sentence
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T 水肺潛水者從青島海底世界在中國青島,星期四表演了,為未來的中國新年祝願了人們福。

S 水肺潜水者从青岛海底世界在中国青岛,星期四表演了,为未来的中国新年祝愿了人们福。

shuǐfèi qiánshuǐzhě cóng Qīngdǎo Hǎidǐ Shìjiè zài Zhōngguó Qīngdǎo ,xīngqīsì biǎoyǎn le ,wèi wèilái de Zhōngguó xīnnián zhùyuàn le rénmen fú.

SCUBA divers from Qingdao Underwater World performed in Qingdao, China, Thursday, wished people good luck for the upcoming Chinese New Year.

 

T 配帶水肺潛水已經成為了一項受歡迎的運動。

S 配带水肺潜水已经成为了一项受欢迎的运动。

pèi dài shuǐfèi qiánshuǐ yǐjīng chéngwéi le yíxiàng shòuhuānyíng de yùndòng.

SCUBA diving has become a popular sport.

 

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calkins
January 16, 2009, 10:04 AM

I think I have some major grammatical errors in the first example sentence.  Any help would be appreciated!

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bababardwan
January 16, 2009, 10:21 AM

Interesting photo.

The breakdown is also interesting:

shui ..water

fei ...lung

shui fei ...is thus the translation of scuba [interesting that it is not the exact equivalent of self contained underwater breathing apparatus]

qian...dive [can also mean hidden...which you are from the surface]

shui..once again water

我很喜欢水肺潜水

From memory,there was supposedly good diving to be had around Kenting,but I never got the chance when I was there,and it is of course at the opposite end of the island to where you are Calkins.

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calkins
January 16, 2009, 10:37 AM

I also liked the breakdown of SCUBA diving...very symmetrical with 水 acting as bookends.

I also like 水肺...aqualung.  It's the name of a pretty decent British musician.

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bababardwan
January 16, 2009, 10:52 AM

...ah,of course; aqualung was the original name of scuba diving equipment that Jacques Cousteau used.Still a major brand too.

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changye
January 17, 2009, 01:52 AM

Hi calkins,

Let me try to (freely) translate the first English sentence into Chinese.

星期四,青岛海底世界的潜水表演者们提前祝全中国人民春节快乐,幸福安康。

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calkins
January 17, 2009, 05:03 AM

Thanks changye.  Wow, that proves that I need some serious help with grammar!

I had never seen this construction before:

表演者们 (performers)

Interesting.

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microsofttcl
January 17, 2009, 10:14 AM

水肺潜水者从青岛海底世界在中国青岛,星期四表演了,为未来的中国新年祝愿了人们福。

 

 RE:青岛海底世界位于中国的青岛,潜水者们在星期四进行了潜水表演,对新年表示了最美好的祝愿!