2009年3月4日 星期三

Bonus translation exercise 2 - news


今年從春節假期迄今,到花蓮縣七星潭(Seven Star Pond)風景區及東海岸各景點的遊客,常可見「車頂帳」(car roof tent)露營,形成風景據點的休閒旅遊新模式。

家住台中的大自然玩家(a lover of the great outdoors)余東樺指出,花蓮地區每逢連續假期(long weekend)一房難求,他和愛好休閒旅遊的朋友們乾脆在轎車或休旅車架上「車頂帳」,絲毫不受假期訂不到房(overbooked hotel)的影響,這股風氣近年來也開始在各縣市流行。

「車頂帳」所有的裝備都在車頂的篷架中,一個人在十五分鐘內就完成收放作業,方便又省時、省事,只要將車子停在平地上即可。

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Mary Chang 提到...
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Group6/S4A/1094303009/Mary Chang/仉政仁

During Lunar New Year, travelers to Hualien County’s Seven Star Pond (Chihsingtan) Scenic Area and other scenic spots along the east coast may have noticed a new trend — car roof top camping. The roof top tents represent a new way of experiencing Taiwan’s tourist attractions.

Yu Tong-hua, a lover of the great outdoors from Taichung, says that he and his friends decided to attach roof tents to their cars and SUVs because it is impossible to find anywhere to stay in the Hualien area over extended holiday periods. With their car roof tents, they don’t have to worry about finding a place to stay during holidays. This convenience has spread across Taiwan in recent years.

All of the equipment for a car roof tent is kept in a rack on top of the car and one person can set the tent up or pull it down within 15 minutes. This convenience allows people to save a lot of time and trouble as long as the car is on a flat surface.

Jo Shen 提到...

F4A Jo Shen 1094301004 沈奕君


So far this year from the Chinese New Year vacation, tourists who go to Seven Star Lake Scenic Area, located in the suburbs of Hualien City, and the scenic spots of the east coast, can often see “ car roof tent” camping. It forms a new style of leisure travel on scenic spots.

A lover of the great outdoors, Mr. Yu, who lives in Taichung. He pointed out that when a long weekend is coming, we hardly find accommodations in Hualien. He and his friends simply erect a “car roof tent “on their cars or RV. They are not influenced by overbooked hotel. This trend has become popular in the counties and cities in recent years.

The equipment of car roof tent is all at the roof of the canopy frame. Each person can put it in order easily in 15 minutes. It is convenient and it saves the time and trouble. Just park your car on the ground.

Unknown 提到...
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F4A 1094301040

This year since the spring vacation to date,sightseers can often see camping with car roof tents at Seven Star Pond in Hualien and every scenic spots at East coast.They make a new travel style.

Yu Tong-Hua,a lover of the great outdoors who leave in Taichung said,"It won't be any unoccupied hostel when every long weekend in Hualien."He forms the car roof tents on the cars crisply with his friends who love travel.They are not influenced by overbooked hotel completely.The general mood become popular in every city in recent years.

All of the equipments for a car roof tent are kept in a rack on top of the car. A person can set the tent up or pull it down within 15 minutes only.Convenient and save time and trouble.Just park cars on the flats.

Carol S4A 1094303004 提到...

Carol S4A 1094303004

So far from this Chinese New Year vacation, visitors go to Seven Star Pond Scenic Area, which is located in Hualien County, and the scenic spots of the east coast, can observe of car roof tent camping very often. It becomes a new way of traveling with freedom on scenic spots.

A lover of the great outdoors from Taichung, Yu Tong-hua said that he and his friends who are the enthusiasts of traveling just set a “car roof tent “on their cars or RV during a long weekend that is hardly get accommodations in Hualien. They are not influenced by overbooked hotel. This trend becomes popular in the counties and cities in recent years.

All the equipments of car roof tent is put on the canopy frame of the roof and a person can finish the works in 15 minutes. It is convenient and saves time and trouble. You just need to park your car on the ground.

wonderwan 提到...

To Marry,

1. Pretty good translation!

2. "Ever since the Lunar New Year, tourists to... must have noticed..."

Above seems more truthful to the source text.

3. "decided to attach roof tents to their cars and SUVs because it is impossible to find anywhere to stay in the Hualien area"

since the hotels were usually overbooked in the Hualien area during extended holiday periods, he and other nature-lovers finally found a solution that they attached tents to the roofs of their cars or SUVs.

4. This ingenious tent is kept on a rack at the top of car, and you can set it up or tear it down in only about 15 minutes.

5. ... as long as the car is parked on a flat (level) surface.

May 提到...

F4A 1094301013 May

From Chinese New Year until now, tourists who visit Seven Star Pond Scenic Area in Hualien and the scenic spots of the east coast, can often see camping with car roof tents. It becomes a new way of traveling for pleasure.

Yu Tong-Hua, a lover of the great outdoors who lives in Taichung, says that it is impossible to find a living place in Hualien when a long weekend is coming. He and his friend simply decide to set up the car roof tent on the car or SUVs, so they are not influenced by overbooked hotel. This tone becomes a trend in recent year.

All of the equipment for a car roof tent is in a rack on the car. It spends only 15 minutes for each person setting the tent up or pulling it down. It is convenient and it saves time and trouble. Just park cars on the ground.

wonderwan 提到...
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wonderwan 提到...

To Jo,

1. "So far this year from the Chinese New Year vacation,"

"So far from the Chinese New Year,"
seems better.

2. "...of the east coast,"

"...in the East Coast,"

3. "It forms a new style of leisure travel on scenic spots."

"It has become a new style of tourism in these scenic sights."

4. "when a long weekend is coming, we hardly find accommodations in Hualien."

"We could hardly find any accommodation in long weekends."

5. "...erect a “car roof tent “on their cars or RV."

" They couldn't help but set up a tent on top of their cars or RVs."

6. "They are not influenced by overbooked hotel."

"Therefore their travels would not be spoiled by the overbooked hotels."

7. "The equipment of car roof tent is all at the roof of the canopy frame."

"All the equipments of the car roof tent are stored at the top of the car."

8. "Each person can put it in order easily in 15 minutes."

"You can just set it up or tear it down in about 15 minutes."

9. "Just park your car on the ground."

"All you have to do is park your car on flat ground."

wonderwan 提到...

To Christy:

1. "This year since the spring vacation to date,"

Above sounds like Chinese English. And there is no such "spring vocation" in English.

2. "It made a new style of tourism."

Do not use "they make."

3. "It won't be any unoccupied hostel when every long weekend in Hualien."

"There is almost not (hardly) any unoccupied hotel in long weekends in Hualien."

4. "He forms the car roof tents on the cars crisply with his friends who love travel."

"He and his friends, who love travel too, then built tents on the tops of cars."

5. "They are not influenced by overbooked hotel completely.The general mood become popular in every city in recent years."

"This ingenuity could keep their vacation from being spoiled by overbooked hotel. And their move started to be mimicked all over Taiwan and to become a vogue.

Yu En 提到...

Group4. F4A . 1094301044 . Yu En

So far from the Chinese New Year, travelers to Hualien County’s Seven Star Pond Scenic Area ,and other areas along the east coast can often see a new camping way of car roof tent.It has become an up-to-date travling style in many scenic sights.

Tu Dong Hua,a lover of the great outdoors from Taichung,said it is impossible to make room reservations during long weekends in Hualien.Due to this,he and his friends just set up a tent on the top of their cars or RVs,and without worries of overbooked hotel.In recent years,camping with a car roof tent tends to be fashionable.

All equipments of the car roof tent are on the top of the car,and you can set it up in about fifteen minutes.It is convenient,simple and saves time.What you have to do is park the car on flat ground.

wonderwan 提到...
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wonderwan 提到...

To Carol:

1. "can observe of car roof tent camping very often. It becomes a new way of traveling with freedom on scenic spots."

There is no such a verb phrase - "observe of".

"traveling with freedom" 自由地旅遊 is not an appropriate translation here.

You might translate it into:
"may observe a new way of traveling with camping on the top of cars."

2. "A lover of the great outdoors from Taichung, Yu Tong-hua said that..."

"Yu Tong-hua, a lover of the great outdoors" said that..."

3. "she and his friends who are the enthusiasts of traveling just set a “car roof tent “on their cars or RV during a long weekend that is hardly get accommodations in Hualien."

"Since it is hard to get an accommodation, he and his friends, who are also enthusiastic about traveling, set up "car roof tents" to put up for the night during long weekends. And they will then not be affected by overbooked hotel. Car top camping has been becoming a trend in Taiwan recently."

Eva Tseng 提到...

F4B 1094301103 曾子芳


From this Lunar New Year til now, the tourists of Hualien county's Seven Star Pond science area and the scenic spots of east coast can see car for rent camping become a new way of leisure travel on scenic spots.

余東樺,A lover of the great outdoors,lives in Taichung point out that every long weekend, it's difficult to book a room in Hualien county. He and his friends who loves the leisure travel just pitch tents on the top of car and it seems you don't even worried about overbooked hotel. this trend have become popular in every counties and cities in recent years.

All the equipment of "Car of rent" are at the top of car. you can pitch or strike it within 15 minutes. It's convenient, save time and trouble. Only have to park the car.

wonderwan 提到...

To May:

1. "...of the east coast, can often see camping with car roof tents. It becomes a new way of traveling for pleasure."

"...IN THE EAST COAST OF TAIWAN CAN EASILY NOTICE CAMPING WITH CAR ROOF TENT. IT HAS BECOME A NEW WAY OF HOLIDAY TRAVEL.

2. "...a living place in Hualien when a long weekend is coming."

"...A PLACE TO SPEND NIGHT IN HUALIEN DURING LONG WEEKENDS."

"IS COMING" MEANS "WILL COME SOON."


3. "He and his friend simply decide to set up the car roof tent on the car or SUVs, so they are not influenced by overbooked hotel."

"HE AND HIS FRIENDS FINALLY DECIDED SET UP A TENT ON THE TOP OF CARs OR SUVs, THEN THEIR TRAVELS WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY OVERBOOKED HOTELS.


4. "This tone becomes a trend in recent year."

"THIS HAS GRADUALLY BECOME A TREND IN RECENT YEARS.


5. "...spends only 15 minutes for each person setting the tent up or pulling it down."

"...SPENDS ONLY 15 MINUTES SETTING A TENT UP OR TEARING IT DOWN."


6. "Just park cars on the ground."

"...ON LEVEL GROUND."

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G4A 1094302015 Lianne Li


From Lunar New Year, the tourists who go to Seven Star Pond and scenic spots along east seashore can see “car roof tent ” camping. It's a new style leisure travel.

余東樺 living in Taichung is a lover of the great outdoors says that making room reservation is difficult when it's a long weekend in Hualien. Therefore, he and his friends enjoying traveling set tents on the top of cars or RVs and they won’t be influenced because of overbooked hotel. In recent year this fad is getting popular in other countries.

All equipment of “car roof tent” is on the top of cars. Everyone can install it in 15 minutes. It’s convenient and time- saving. You just need to park your car on flat ground.

wonderwan 提到...

To Yu:

NOT BAD!

1. "...travelers to Hualien County’s Seven Star Pond Scenic Area ,and other areas along the east coast"

"...TRAVELERS TO SEVEN STAR POND IN HUALIEN OR OTHER SCENIC AREAS IN EAST COAST OF TAIWAN..."


2. "can often see a new camping way of car roof tent."

"...CAN OFTEN SPOT A NEW WAY OF CAMPING WITH CAR ROOF TENT."

3. "...and without worries of overbooked hotel."

"...WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT HOTEL OVERBOOKING.


4. "All equipments of the car roof tent are on the top of the car,"

"ALL THE EQUIPMENT OF THE CAR ROOF TENT CAN BE FIXED TO A FRAME ON THE CAR..."

蒙其‧D‧為鈞 提到...

From this Chinese New Year vacation till now, tourists going to Seven Star Pond scenic area, Hualien County, and east coast see car roof tent camping, a new mode of leisure travel very often.
余東樺, a lover of the great outdoors who lives in Taichung, pointed out that every long weekend in Hualien is hard to reserve one room. So he and his leisure travel-loving friends put a tent on the roof of car straightforward. It won’t be annoyed by any overbooked hotel. This trend is becoming popular in cities and countries recently.
All the equipments you need of the “car roof tent” are in the roof tent of the car. Each person can make it in 15 minutes. Convenient, and easy, all you need just a plane ground.

wonderwan 提到...

To Lianne:

1. "From Lunar New Year,..."

"EVER SINCE LUNAR NEW YEAR, the tourists who VISITED Seven Star Pond and OTHER scenic spots along EAST COAST OF TAIWAN HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE “car roof tent ” camping. It's a new style OF TOUR (TRAVEL).

2. "making room reservation is difficult when it's a long weekend in Hualien."

"RESERVING A ROOM WITH HOTEL IS DIFFICULT DURING LONG WEEKENDS IN HUALIEN."

3. "they won’t be influenced because of overbooked hotel."

"THEIR PLEASURE WON'T BE SPOILED BECAUSE OF OVERBOOKED HOTELS."

4. "In recent year this fad is getting popular in other countries."

"IN RECENT YEARS, THIS STYLE OF TRAVEL HAS BEEN BEEN MORE AND MORE POPULAR EVEN IN OTHER COUNTIES.

4. "All equipment of “car roof tent” is on the top of cars."

"ALL THE EQUIPMENTS OF CAR TOP TENT CAN BE FITTED INTO A CAR TOP FRAME. AND YOU CAN INSTALL OR TEAR DOWN THE TENT IN ONLY ABOUT 15 MINUTES."

wonderwan 提到...

This bonus translation exercise is closed!