Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese汉语 term or phrase:
台灣籃球界/籃壇
English英语 translation:
Taiwanese basketball
Added to glossary by
Gloria (Shufen) Huang (X)
Nov 20, 2011 08:31
12 yrs ago
Chinese汉语 term
籃球界/籃壇
Chinese汉语译成English英语
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Suppose I want to talk about 台灣的籃球界 or 美國的籃球界, what is the best equivalent in English?
I've thought of "basketball world", but it seems too big a word for Taiwan's 籃球界.
I've also thought of "basketball circle" and found "basketball community".
Which is better to describe Taiwan's 籃球界?
I've thought of "basketball world", but it seems too big a word for Taiwan's 籃球界.
I've also thought of "basketball circle" and found "basketball community".
Which is better to describe Taiwan's 籃球界?
Proposed translations
(English英语)
| 3 +2 | Taiwanese basketball |
Phil Hand
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| 3 | arena of basketball |
Jun Ng
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Proposed translations
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Taiwanese basketball
And American basketball.
e.g. He's a well known figure in Taiwanese basketball.
But remember that you can often skip these words. The reason it's difficult to think of an exact equivalent in English, is because English is built differently. We don't like to put the topic up there at the beginning of the sentence.
To make up an example:
在國內籃球界，球迷與運動員的互動比其他國家多一些。
Taiwanese basketball fans have more interaction with the players than in other countries./There's more interaction between players and fans in Taiwan than in other countries.
Don't be limited by the Chinese grammar!
e.g. He's a well known figure in Taiwanese basketball.
But remember that you can often skip these words. The reason it's difficult to think of an exact equivalent in English, is because English is built differently. We don't like to put the topic up there at the beginning of the sentence.
To make up an example:
在國內籃球界，球迷與運動員的互動比其他國家多一些。
Taiwanese basketball fans have more interaction with the players than in other countries./There's more interaction between players and fans in Taiwan than in other countries.
Don't be limited by the Chinese grammar!
Note from asker:
| I see what you mean. In that case, can this sentence "我夢想能重整職業籃壇" be translated into "I dream of restoring Taiwan's professional basketball"? |
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Comment: "Thank you very much for your explanation."
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arena of basketball
Another way to translate the term ("台灣/美國的籃球界") BY ITSELF is "the arena of basketball in Taiwan/US". I think "basketball community" works too.
e.g. "Sydney City Comets is another team in the arena of basketball in Sydney."
For "重整", you can also consider "revamp", which means remake, revise, renovate, reconstruct, etc. If the person simply means putting it into its original state, "rebuild" is fine. But if he/she also suggested making it better than before, "revamp" is probably more appropriate. e.g. "The company has revamped the design of its best-selling car."
However, in the given source sentence, I think your version is very good already!
e.g. "Sydney City Comets is another team in the arena of basketball in Sydney."
For "重整", you can also consider "revamp", which means remake, revise, renovate, reconstruct, etc. If the person simply means putting it into its original state, "rebuild" is fine. But if he/she also suggested making it better than before, "revamp" is probably more appropriate. e.g. "The company has revamped the design of its best-selling car."
However, in the given source sentence, I think your version is very good already!
Note from asker:
| Thank you very much for your explanation and encouragement. |
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