short translation German/Englis to Chinese

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short translation German/Englis to Chinese

Postby jumichlo » 2012-07-03, 9:24

Dear friends,
could you please help me with a single phrase?
Its from an old Austrian cabaret-programm and concerning a strange guy who is travelling but hating everything "outlandish" and is just wishing to be at home...

The phrase would be:
"Wenn mich das Reisebüro nicht vermittelt hätte..."
(original in Austrian German: "Wann mi des Reisebüro net vermittelt hätt..").

>> "If the travel agency hadn't arranged my trip..." (In the further meaning: "then I wouldn't be here in this lousy place...")

Please help!
Thanks a lot.

azhong

Re: short translation German/Englis to Chinese

Postby azhong » 2012-07-05, 7:33

"要不是......": if not ... (which is more natural comparing to "如果不是......")
"travel agency": 旅行社"

"要不是 旅行-社 幫-我 安排-了 這-趟 旅行..."
(lit: if not travel-agency help-me arrange-(already) this-(counting unit for trips) trip..."
or
"要不是 旅行-社 安排-了 我 這-趟 旅行..."

Azhong's comment from Taiwan.

P.S.: later after my previous response, which is mainly based on your English translation, I saw in the English forum this English translation from linguoboy:
"If the travel agency hadn't arranged/booked it for me..."

to arrange (a plan, etc): 安排 (計畫)
to book (a hotel, etc) :訂(旅館)
for me: 為我

I try again, to meet better the translation version of linguo's where "the trip" is replaced by "it", this is my another version, to omit "旅行" too:
"要不是 旅行-社 為我 安排 這一趟 ..."

P.S. 2: just for fun then, I pushed myself to study with effort the German sphrase you've provided:

"Wenn mich das Reisebüro nicht vermittelt hätte..."
(if me.DAT the trip-bureau not arranged had.SUBJ)

So another version:
要不是 旅行社 給 的 安排...
(lit, if not the arrangement the traveling agency has given...)


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