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Translation - Chinese simplified-English - 早知道会在这种情况下用英语的话,以前就好好学了

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早知道会在这种情况下用英语的话,以前就好好学了
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Submitted by leeanne
Source language: Chinese simplified

早知道会在这种情况下用英语的话,以前就好好学了

Title
If I had known earlier that if I had used English in that situation, I would have learnt it harder.
Translation
English

Translated by Oana F.
Target language: English

If I had known earlier that I had to use English in that situation, I would have learnt it harder.
Remarks about the translation
课文那么短时,我不一定明白意思。希望句子有我翻译的意思。
Validated by lilian canale - 3 April 2008 13:13





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16 March 2008 09:56

cucumis
Number of messages: 3785
Hi Oana, thx for your translation. My wife tells me it's maybe not the good meaning. What about moving the "If" at the begining of the sentence, like this : "If I knew from the begining that I would have had to use English in that situation, I would have learnt it better."

CC: pluiepoco

16 March 2008 12:47

Oana F.
Number of messages: 388
You may be right. I would transform the phrase like this: "If I knew from the beginning that I had had to use English in that situation, I would have learnt it better". I think the use of "would" in the first part of the phrase is not grammatically correct. Thank you for your suggestion.

17 March 2008 00:58

pluiepoco
Number of messages: 1263
If I knew I should use English in this situation, I would have learnt it better.

is OK.

I think a simple past sense is already understandable.


17 March 2008 09:23

Oana F.
Number of messages: 388
but you missed "的话"

20 March 2008 05:23

pluiepoco
Number of messages: 1263
...的话 is a form of supposition.
The complete form is 如果...的话, here it uses only the latter part.

3 April 2008 08:42

IanMegill2
Number of messages: 1671
Yes, the
的话
means "if"...

and maybe we could say
If I had known earlier...
instead of
If I knew from the beginning...

and finally
...I would have studied it harder.

Anyway, another good translation!

3 April 2008 09:41

Oana F.
Number of messages: 388
Thank you, Ian, you are very precious

5 April 2008 05:40

IanMegill2
Number of messages: 1671
And you understand Chinese very well!

5 April 2008 12:18

Oana F.
Number of messages: 388
Of course I know 如果...的话, it's basic Chinese, there was a misunderstanding there.
Have a nice day, Pluiepoco and Ian!