志愿者二三事/中英对照（1）

[闪亮的日子]

Chiang Kai-shek，这个是个什么东东？
用 Google Image 查一下，显示的是一个人的图像，这个人我认识。
撒大师的校友王奇教授如果会用能用 Google Image 就不会闹出 常凯申 的笑话了。

 

[霜岳]

这么好的文章，还有英文版。我下次有机会会转帖宣传的。
不知楼主需不需版权。

谢谢。转载注明作者是霜岳就行啦。

 

[霜岳]

In a typical morning, we will do the moving job for six times – three from the house to the truck, three from the truck to the furniture shop. Or vice versa.

感觉最后一个标点符号用逗号好一点

I have never thought an English course can be taught like this, but here I am, readying to work with the team for fifteen Mondays.

I would suggest’Ready” instead of readying

厉害。
是的，逗号好些。
ready用的时候觉得不太对劲。没去查字典。你说得正确。

老师好。

 

[bloodwolfmoon]

我也不确定是不是指正了，等娃娃来给我们说说。呼唤一下小月 @bloodwolfmoon

闪亮姐姐，晚上好。
我刚刚到家。
先给叔叔阿姨全部点赞
一会儿看楼主叔叔的文章

 

[bloodwolfmoon]

老年队


“我老了，”克利夫宣布。“我看你就是个小屁孩。”

他眼睁睁地瞪着我，假装忘记了我已年过四张。然后他就大笑起来。

当然，他完全有资格这么怼我。他和他的老伙计们，布鲁斯和理查德，三个都71了，跟我爹妈一个年纪。这里我说老伙计，不是说门球队友或者桥牌搭档。我们四个组的队，是搬砖队。

具体来说，我们搬家具。各式各样----沙发，餐桌，梳妆台（旧式的是真特么沉啊），五斗橱。有时候在平地上移动家具们，比如在人行道上，我们会借助一个小四轮平板车（dolly）。不过大多数时候，我们需要把家具们从地下室搬到地面层，从屋子里搬到卡车后厢，这时候唯一能依靠的就是一把子力气。通常情况下，一个上午我们要搬六次----三次从房子到卡车里，三次从卡车到家具店。或者相反。

那是2017年年初的一个周一早上，我第一次遇见这三位老伙计。我在学校里选了一门英文课，上课内容就是做志愿者。是的，三位老头子都是志愿者。我从来没想过英语课还可以这么上，所以选课时在看见的一瞬间就注册了。可是见到这三位搭档的那一刻，我不禁有点怀疑人生。

当然，你们都能猜到，我肯定被啪啪打脸了。


利润


一间二手家具店能有多少利润？

作为业余半瓶醋经济学爱好者，我对这个问题很感兴趣。老头子们带我到店里，说，你先熟悉熟悉，随便看。我就跟个刚出道的小贼一样，鬼鬼祟祟地开始看价签了。除了前面我提到的沙发餐桌梳妆台（带大镜子）五斗橱，还有书架，衣柜，壁挂画，等等等等。没看见床和床垫，估计不卖此类物品。价格从15刀到1500刀不等，大多数是两三百刀。

以我自己有限几次从别人家里买二手家具的经验，这价格贵，相当贵，非常贵。我很怀疑这店能有多少利润----如果它真的能卖出去任何东西的话。

然而，我又被啪啪打脸了。墙上贴着一张醒目的表格，那么大一张，你简直不可能忽视它。数据显示，NOVA（本地一个慈善机构）旗下的三家二手家具店（包括这一家）和一个小书店，每年为慈善事业获款50万刀。这家15分钟我就逛完的二手店，每个月收入是15000刀到20000刀。

成本是很低的，只有场租和电费。所有店员都是志愿者，所有家具都是捐的。

利润，全部被慈善机构用来帮助本地居民，主要是帮助老年人。带他们去购物逛街。送他们去社区中心玩bingo。上门陪聊天帮做饭。打电话聊天。送餐上门。组织活动。等等。

“不错。”我对自己说。


===英文版分割线，不尽相同，非逐字逐句翻译===
英文版肯定有错和不地道的地方。敬请斧正。多谢。
@风雪夜

An aged team

“I am old,” Cliff always said. “And you’re a baby.” He said it with his bright eyes staring at me, pretending he has forgotten that I am actually forty years old, and then he began to laugh.

He has all the right to say so. He is seventy-one, the same age as our other two partners, Bruce and Richard. He is also the same age as my parents. Nevertheless, when I am saying ‘partner’, I do not mean the partners in a Gate ball team or a Bridge game team. We are in a team moving heavy staffs. Specifically, we move and delivery furniture – all kinds of it: sofas, tables, dressers (many are old style and extremely heavy), china cabinets, etc. Sometimes when we move them on a flat surface such as sidewalk, we use a four wheel dolly. However, in most time, when we move the furniture between the house and the truck, or from the basement to the ground, the only thing we can rely is our muscles. In a typical morning, we will do the moving job for six times – three from the house to the truck, three from the truck to the furniture shop. Or vice versa.

This is Monday XXX, 2017, the first day I met my three aged partners. The reason I am being here is that I registered an English class in College XXX, VOLUNTEERING: Community and Communication. Yes, Bruce, Cliff and Richard do the work voluntarily. I have never thought an English course can be taught like this, but here I am, readying to work with the team for fifteen Mondays. At first glance, I certainly doubted how this aged team can move any heavy staffs. However, in the days afterwards, they proved that I was totally wrong.

The Profit

How much profit can a second-hand furniture shop make? Since I am a former amateur economist, I am interesting in the question. When I took the tour in the shop, I studied all the price tags. There are sofas, dinner tables and chairs, dressers with mirror, bookshelves, cabinets, and paintings, etc. The price varies from $15 to $1500, but most of them are two or three hundreds. I did not see beds or mattress so I supposed that the shop does not deal this kind of stuff. I have bought several second-hand furniture from other people’s house before. In my opinion, most of the furniture in the shop does not worth the price on its tag. Therefore, after I wandered around the whole place in fifteen minutes, I was wondering how much profit it can make – I mean, if it can make any.

After a while, the reality hit me in my face. I found a schedule on the wall which is so obviously that cannot be ignored. The graph on it announces that every two years the three furniture shops and a book shop belong to NOVA can collect one million dollars for the charities. The shop I work for, can get an income of $15,000 to $20,000 per month. The cost is low, which only includes the rent of the place and electronic fees. All the employees are volunteers and all the furniture is donated, which also help to keep the cost in a low level.

These profits are used to help those people need help in the area. I think the donators and the volunteers are great people and I am very happy to be a part of the work.

我英语也不好
闪亮姐姐点我名了，我就大着胆儿发一下言
大家一起互相学习英语吧

 

[bloodwolfmoon]

He has all the right to say so. He is seventy-one, the same age as our other two partners, Bruce and Richard. He is also the same age as my parents. Nevertheless, when I am saying ‘partner’, I do not mean the partners in a Gate ball team or a Bridge game team. We are in a team moving heavy staffs. Specifically, we move and delivery furniture – all kinds of it: sofas, tables, dressers (many are old style and extremely heavy), china cabinets, etc. Sometimes when we move them on a flat surface such as sidewalk, we use a four wheel dolly. However, in most time, when we move the furniture between the house and the truck, or from the basement to the ground, the only thing we can rely is our muscles. In a typical morning, we will do the moving job for six times – three from the house to the truck, three from the truck to the furniture shop. Or vice versa.

First of all, what do you mean with “heavy staffs”?
“However in most time “ should be ‘most of the time’
‘Basement to the ground floor’ sounds better
Should be ‘the only thing that we rely ON” is our muscles “
Don’t really need ‘for’ before six times.

 

[顾楚]

首先要查 Wikipedia.
名词的话，先 google image 看看究竟是什么东东，一图顶100句。

我经常用Wikipedia查资料
今天上去查
被问要不要捐款
捐了款
又收到感谢邮件
感觉挺有趣的

 

[bloodwolfmoon]

This is Monday XXX, 2017, the first day I met my three aged partners. The reason I am being here is that I registered an English class in College XXX, VOLUNTEERING: Community and Communication. Yes, Bruce, Cliff and Richard do the work voluntarily. I have never thought an English course can be taught like this, but here I am, readying to work with the team for fifteen Mondays. At first glance, I certainly doubted how this aged team can move any heavy staffs. However, in the days afterwards, they proved that I was totally wrong.

Should be “the first day THAT I meant my three aged partners”.
The second line should be “ the reason that I am here is because”, followed by “I registered FOR and English class.
“I have never thought THAT an English...” sounds better.
Readying might be better as ready instead of being in the infinitive tense.

 

[bloodwolfmoon]

How much profit can a second-hand furniture shop make? Since I am a former amateur economist, I am interesting in the question. When I took the tour in the shop, I studied all the price tags. There are sofas, dinner tables and chairs, dressers with mirror, bookshelves, cabinets, and paintings, etc. The price varies from $15 to $1500, but most of them are two or three hundreds. I did not see beds or mattress so I supposed that the shop does not deal this kind of stuff. I have bought several second-hand furniture from other people’s house before. In my opinion, most of the furniture in the shop does not worth the price on its tag. Therefore, after I wandered around the whole place in fifteen minutes, I was wondering how much profit it can make – I mean, if it can make any.

Should be “since I was”...
You really have to pay attention to tenses when alternating between he past and the future.
Since... I am “INTERESTED” in the question.
Should be there WERE sofas...
Dressers with mirrorS (plural)
Should be “I didn’t see any beds or mattresses”
“Most of the furniture are not worth their asking price” sounds better

 

[bloodwolfmoon]

After a while, the reality hit me in my face. I found a schedule on the wall which is so obviously that cannot be ignored. The graph on it announces that every two years the three furniture shops and a book shop belong to NOVA can collect one million dollars for the charities. The shop I work for, can get an income of $15,000 to $20,000 per month. The cost is low, which only includes the rent of the place and electronic fees. All the employees are volunteers and all the furniture is donated, which also help to keep the cost in a low level.

The reality hit me in THE face.
Not obviously, should be “obvious”
For the charities? What charities are you referring to?
“The shop that I work for”
Which also HELPS to keep the cost AT a low level

 

[bloodwolfmoon]

These profits are used to help those people need help in the area. I think the donators and the volunteers are great people and I am very happy to be a part of the work.

The first sentence is incoherent. Those who need help?

 

[bloodwolfmoon]

我的中英文水平都不好
评论肯定漏洞百出
如果有任何错误
希望楼主叔叔多多包涵
谢谢您
也再次感谢善良美丽的闪亮姐姐
Sweet dreams

 

[bloodwolfmoon]

Before I go to bed I just want to recommend everyone a book that I like:
The Catcher in the Rye
中文名：麦田里的守望者

 

[frontenac]

老年队


“我老了，”克利夫宣布。“我看你就是个小屁孩。”

他眼睁睁地瞪着我，假装忘记了我已年过四张。然后他就大笑起来。

当然，他完全有资格这么怼我。他和他的老伙计们，布鲁斯和理查德，三个都71了，跟我爹妈一个年纪。这里我说老伙计，不是说门球队友或者桥牌搭档。我们四个组的队，是搬砖队。

具体来说，我们搬家具。各式各样----沙发，餐桌，梳妆台（旧式的是真特么沉啊），五斗橱。有时候在平地上移动家具们，比如在人行道上，我们会借助一个小四轮平板车（dolly）。不过大多数时候，我们需要把家具们从地下室搬到地面层，从屋子里搬到卡车后厢，这时候唯一能依靠的就是一把子力气。通常情况下，一个上午我们要搬六次----三次从房子到卡车里，三次从卡车到家具店。或者相反。

那是2017年年初的一个周一早上，我第一次遇见这三位老伙计。我在学校里选了一门英文课，上课内容就是做志愿者。是的，三位老头子都是志愿者。我从来没想过英语课还可以这么上，所以选课时在看见的一瞬间就注册了。可是见到这三位搭档的那一刻，我不禁有点怀疑人生。

当然，你们都能猜到，我肯定被啪啪打脸了。


利润


一间二手家具店能有多少利润？

作为业余半瓶醋经济学爱好者，我对这个问题很感兴趣。老头子们带我到店里，说，你先熟悉熟悉，随便看。我就跟个刚出道的小贼一样，鬼鬼祟祟地开始看价签了。除了前面我提到的沙发餐桌梳妆台（带大镜子）五斗橱，还有书架，衣柜，壁挂画，等等等等。没看见床和床垫，估计不卖此类物品。价格从15刀到1500刀不等，大多数是两三百刀。

以我自己有限几次从别人家里买二手家具的经验，这价格贵，相当贵，非常贵。我很怀疑这店能有多少利润----如果它真的能卖出去任何东西的话。

然而，我又被啪啪打脸了。墙上贴着一张醒目的表格，那么大一张，你简直不可能忽视它。数据显示，NOVA（本地一个慈善机构）旗下的三家二手家具店（包括这一家）和一个小书店，每年为慈善事业获款50万刀。这家15分钟我就逛完的二手店，每个月收入是15000刀到20000刀。

成本是很低的，只有场租和电费。所有店员都是志愿者，所有家具都是捐的。

利润，全部被慈善机构用来帮助本地居民，主要是帮助老年人。带他们去购物逛街。送他们去社区中心玩bingo。上门陪聊天帮做饭。打电话聊天。送餐上门。组织活动。等等。

“不错。”我对自己说。


===英文版分割线，不尽相同，非逐字逐句翻译===
英文版肯定有错和不地道的地方。敬请斧正。多谢。
@风雪夜

An aged team

“I am old,” Cliff always said. “And you’re a baby.” He said it with his bright eyes staring at me, pretending he has forgotten that I am actually forty years old, and then he began to laugh.

He has all the right to say so. He is seventy-one, the same age as our other two partners, Bruce and Richard. He is also the same age as my parents. Nevertheless, when I am saying ‘partner’, I do not mean the partners in a Gate ball team or a Bridge game team. We are in a team moving heavy staffs. Specifically, we move and delivery furniture – all kinds of it: sofas, tables, dressers (many are old style and extremely heavy), china cabinets, etc. Sometimes when we move them on a flat surface such as sidewalk, we use a four wheel dolly. However, in most time, when we move the furniture between the house and the truck, or from the basement to the ground, the only thing we can rely is our muscles. In a typical morning, we will do the moving job for six times – three from the house to the truck, three from the truck to the furniture shop. Or vice versa.

This is Monday XXX, 2017, the first day I met my three aged partners. The reason I am being here is that I registered an English class in College XXX, VOLUNTEERING: Community and Communication. Yes, Bruce, Cliff and Richard do the work voluntarily. I have never thought an English course can be taught like this, but here I am, readying to work with the team for fifteen Mondays. At first glance, I certainly doubted how this aged team can move any heavy staffs. However, in the days afterwards, they proved that I was totally wrong.

The Profit

How much profit can a second-hand furniture shop make? Since I am a former amateur economist, I am interesting in the question. When I took the tour in the shop, I studied all the price tags. There are sofas, dinner tables and chairs, dressers with mirror, bookshelves, cabinets, and paintings, etc. The price varies from $15 to $1500, but most of them are two or three hundreds. I did not see beds or mattress so I supposed that the shop does not deal this kind of stuff. I have bought several second-hand furniture from other people’s house before. In my opinion, most of the furniture in the shop does not worth the price on its tag. Therefore, after I wandered around the whole place in fifteen minutes, I was wondering how much profit it can make – I mean, if it can make any.

After a while, the reality hit me in my face. I found a schedule on the wall which is so obviously that cannot be ignored. The graph on it announces that every two years the three furniture shops and a book shop belong to NOVA can collect one million dollars for the charities. The shop I work for, can get an income of $15,000 to $20,000 per month. The cost is low, which only includes the rent of the place and electronic fees. All the employees are volunteers and all the furniture is donated, which also help to keep the cost in a low level.

These profits are used to help those people need help in the area. I think the donators and the volunteers are great people and I am very happy to be a part of the work.

觉得翻译成英文以后，味道消失殆尽。。

如果没有中文，没了框架的约束，直接用英文写，可能还没这个问题，现在这样，是太忠实翻译的结果。。

 

[sabre]

觉得翻译成英文以后，味道消失殆尽。。

如果没有中文，没了框架的约束，直接用英文写，可能还没这个问题，现在这样，是太忠实翻译的结果。。

我目测原文用英文写的
前边提到这是英文课

中文是翻译的

 

[sabre]

Before I go to bed I just want to recommend everyone a book that I like:
The Catcher in the Rye
中文名：麦田里的守望者

我读过
英文版的闪闪红星

 

[闪亮的日子]

闪亮姐姐，晚上好。
我刚刚到家。
先给叔叔阿姨全部点赞
一会儿看楼主叔叔的文章

小月早上好！

哈哈，我比霜岳和风雪夜年纪大，你叫我姐姐，叫他们叔叔阿姨，他们可能会有意见的哦

 

[风雪夜]

小月早上好！

哈哈，我比霜岳和风雪夜年纪大，你叫我姐姐，叫他们叔叔阿姨，他们可能会有意见的哦

我完全木有意见
。。。。
看看大家现在处于哪双鞋阶段

 

[闪亮的日子]

我完全木有意见
。。。。
看看大家现在处于哪双鞋阶段

哈哈，早就是穿拖鞋阶段了

 

[霜岳]

我的中英文水平都不好
评论肯定漏洞百出
如果有任何错误
希望楼主叔叔多多包涵
谢谢您
也再次感谢善良美丽的闪亮姐姐
Sweet dreams

谢谢！
评论真的非常好。
很多细节。
慢慢消化中。