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2009-06-19 / 04:30PM

Hi Benny, thankyou very much for answering my last question. I have another question that is related to my previous question.

First of all, you said that these are very very old terms, well, I s…

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2009-06-19 / 12:01PM

Hi Benny,

Can you please tell me what does “回天有术”, “回天之术”, and “回天无术” means and what is the difference among them?

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2009-06-16 / 05:27PM

Hi Benny,

What does “建设单位应当在物业销售前将其制定的《临时公约》向买房人明示并加以说明” means in the following paragraph:

《条例》规定建设单位与买房人签订的买卖合同中,应当包含前期物业服务合同约定的内容。例如房地产开发项目在规划、设计、施工即项目运作的初期阶段,就应该聘请前期物业管理企业,明确双方的权利和义务。前期物业管…

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2009-06-15 / 10:46PM

Hi Benny!

How would you translate “William Hutcheon Hall” into Chinese? He was a commander of Nemesis during the 1842 opium war with the Chinese.

I just want to have his name translated, "威廉….

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2009-06-15 / 10:21AM

Hi Benny, what kind of licence is 《商品房预售许可证》? What is it used for?

特别是《条例》中规定的“建设单位在取得《商品房预售许可证》前应先组织招投标选聘物业管理公司”

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2009-06-13 / 01:09PM

Hi Benny, I have a question.

What kind of 机构 are 营业性的机构?
Or what kind of organizations are 营业性的?

到今年的10月末,共有19个国家和地区的62家外资银行,在华设立了191家营业性的机构,这其中有84家已经获准从事人民币的业务。

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2009-06-06 / 08:54PM

Hi Benny,

Can you please translate the following sentence for me, I don’t understand it at all:

经国务院同意,银监会决定,将单个的外资机构入股中国银行业金融机构的比例由原来规定的15%提高到20%,如果外资投资的总量占比低于25%的,被入股的国内金融机构的性质和所有业务范围不发生改变,…

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2009-06-02 / 08:12PM

Hi Benny, a word 档 appears multiple times in the following sentence, what does it mean?

第三,为进一步推进开放加强监管、与时俱进,银监会决定将外国银行分行营运资金最高一档的要求,从6亿元人民币下降到5亿元人民币,将第五档原来的4亿元人民币下降到3亿元人民币,并且将在华注册的独资银行、合资银行的运营资…

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2009-05-28 / 12:24PM

Hi Benny,

What does 唱标 means in the following sentence?

开标一览表正本及其他投标声明或折扣声明(如有),除在标书正副本中封装外,需另外单独封装在一个信封内,并标明“开标一览表”字样,放在投标文件的正本资料袋中,以方便唱标时查找。

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2009-05-12 / 10:12PM

Hi Benny,

What does “争取按应收验照款项为批发商尽快审验许可证” means in the following sentence?

在采访的最后,王军主任承认收取批发商“基金”的做法确实不妥,并表示立即改正,争取按应收验照款项为批发商尽快审验许可证。

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2009-05-02 / 05:08PM

Hi Benny,

What does 体验价值构成了判断网络游戏作品优劣的核心标准 means in the following sentence?

金山软件公司张志宏说,网络游戏带有很强的文化色彩,体验价值构成了判断网络游戏作品优劣的核心标准,网络游戏中具有中国文化特色的武侠系列题材受到日本等亚洲国家游戏玩家的喜爱。

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2009-04-15 / 10:08PM

Benny, what does 爱心之旅 means?

奥迪“爱心之旅”一行人来到512地震爱灾小学甘肃省文县铁楼小学著名影星张曼玉接受采访

To see the context, please watch this video:
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XODIyNjAzODg=_rss.html

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2009-04-14 / 02:05AM

Benny, what does 爱心之旅 means?

奥迪“爱心之旅”一行人来到512地震爱灾小学甘肃省文县铁楼小学著名影星张曼玉接受采访

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2009-04-04 / 06:30PM

Hi Benny,

What does the following sentence means:

在对美国短期利率未来走向的反应上,新兴资本市场的债券甚至要比美国国债更敏感一些。

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2009-04-05 / 07:35PM

Hi Benny, take a look at the following piece of dialogue that I picked from a Chinese TV drama:

我和尹丹从小就生活在同一个大杂院里
从我懂事起
又一块上小学 中学
我们都很清楚
对于一个没有背景
父母都是工人的家庭
想要有良好的前途
唯一的希望就是考上大学
八年前 …

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2009-03-27 / 12:16AM

Hi Benny,

What does 光 means in 拔光?

Here’s the context:
爸爸说:"从今以后,如果你一天都没有发脾气,就可以在这天拔掉一根钉子." 日子一天一天过去,最后,钉子全被拔光了。

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2009-03-25 / 05:45PM

Hi Benny,

What does 股权 means in the following sentence?

据这位人士乐观估计,摩托罗拉和华为双方在合资公司的股权比例应该接近于1∶1。

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2009-03-23 / 06:58PM

Hi Benny,

What does “真的是失远迎啊” and “少来啦” means in the following conversation:

A: 上级领导突然光临
真的是失远迎啊

B: 少来啦

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2009-03-17 / 11:19AM

Hi Benny,

What does 3G这团火烧得人实在有点难耐 means in the context below:

  一个是在华投资最大的外资企业,一个是中国本土最大的通信设备厂商。
  两个中外巨头的联手将令人震惊,尤其在即将降临中国的3G时代。
  3G这团火烧得人实在有点难耐,在电信业寒冬中,没有比借这团火取暖活血更好的事情。

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2009-03-06 / 11:11AM

你好Benny!

用中文怎么说:
An ancient Chinese mural depicts some golfers with their caddies, one is clearly lining up a putt.

谢谢!

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2009-03-06 / 09:28PM

Benny, the junk messages on this site seriously needs to be controlled. It’s all getting very messy here.

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2009-03-04 / 12:28AM

Hi Benny,

This question is related to the previous question:

What’s the difference between the following two sentences:
中国的古人用一个皮制充气的球来踢足球
and
中国的古人用一个皮制充气的球踢足球

Why do we put 来 here, wh…

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2009-03-03 / 02:33PM

你好,Benny!

用中文怎么说“Ancient Chinese people played football with an inflated leather ball”

谢谢!

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2009-02-26 / 09:26PM

Hi Benny, another question.

第三,他们被空降到了距离伊军防线太接近的地方,而且在被困沙漠之后,救援人员迟迟未至!

What does 救援人员迟迟未至 means in the above sentence?

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2009-02-26 / 09:24PM

Benny, what does 所以 and 难辞其咎 means in the following sentence:

在书中,他指责这次行动之所以失败,英军高层难辞其咎。

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2009-02-26 / 09:24PM

Hi Benny!

Can you tell me what do the terms 老掉了牙 and 老不掉牙 mean?

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2009-02-24 / 01:35AM

Hi Benny, another question.

第三,他们被空降到了距离伊军防线太接近的地方,而且在被困沙漠之后,救援人员迟迟未至!

What does 救援人员迟迟未至 means in teh above sentence?

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2009-02-24 / 12:42AM

Benny, what does 所以 and 难辞其咎 means in the following sentence:

在书中,他指责这次行动之所以失败,英军高层难辞其咎。

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2009-02-23 / 10:45PM

Hi Benny!

Can you tell me what do the terms 老掉了牙 and 老不掉牙 mean?

Thanks!

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2009-02-22 / 03:46PM

Hi Benny!

What does 数天前的格鲁吉亚议会选举成了最终的导火线 means in the following paragraph?

他们埋怨他失去了年轻时的果敢,无力整治格政府内部的贪污腐败现象,以致美国给经济援助时也不再大方;他们埋怨他经历过两次暗杀事件后,开始把手中的权力握得越来越紧,不再想到为人民做些实事了;他们埋怨他有些老了,只知道维持现状,不懂得适应国…

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