02:20 Dec 30, 2012 |
Chinese to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / Virtual experience | |||||||
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time freedom Explanation: 时间自主(安排) 不仅可以安排在何时购物,而且购物时间的长短,次数更加灵活,使网友可以自由随心安排。即time同时包含point of time, duration,occasion等多个概念。 |
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autonomous time Explanation: Or "self-available time" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2012-12-30 03:48:48 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Corrction: Self-availed time |
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. Explanation: 自主 means autonomy in the sense of not being tied up in the mechanics of buying. The meaning is "how much time the buyer must spend making the purchase <before he can go about his normal business away from and independent of the sales website>", with less time being better. In English we would just say "how quickly the purchase can be made". I would telescope the Chinese into "ease of search, the user interface, and how quickly the transaction can be completed". If my explanation is correct, I wonder why the writer chose such a confusing way of putting it, confusing even to the asker who is a native Chinese speaker. |
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with no any time contraints or restraints Explanation: 原本時間自主就是time flexibility,但不能硬套。 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 hrs (2012-12-30 18:54:53 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 應是with no time contraints or restraints |
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freedom to shop when they want Explanation: There's a couple of things this could mean freedom to shop when they want no time pressure when shopping/ample time to browse -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day18 mins (2012-12-31 02:39:23 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- That's interesting. Yeah, on the mainland it's very common. I think it will change now that Amazon is here, but a lot of online commerce goes through Taobao, and on Taobao it's normal to have a quick chat with the person you're buying from. |
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