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想当年

English translation: Looking back

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Chinese term or phrase:想当年
English translation:Looking back
Entered by: Denyce Seow

11:19 Feb 11, 2007
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
Chinese term or phrase: 想当年
中国与非洲虽然相距遥远，但中非合作的历史源远流长。
想当年，新中国恢复在联合国的合法席位，就得到了非洲各国的鼎力支持。
Denyce Seow
Singapore
Local time: 07:43
Looking back
Explanation:
Going to go with G on this one (sigh):

Looking back, when China regained her rightful UN seat, it was with the support...

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Note added at 15 hrs (2007-02-12 03:12:15 GMT)
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Make that "was regaining" and "unfailing suport"
Selected response from:

Malcolm Mayfield
United States
Local time: 18:43
Grading comment
A few suggestions here work, but I think I am going to go with Mao Kong's suggestion. IMHO, it is the best fit here.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6back in the years when
isahuang
4 +2Looking back
Malcolm Mayfield
4 +1(just) at the moment when
Shang
4 +1trying
Jianming Sun
4in retrospect
Julia Zou
2 +1way back when
pkchan
3in the past
chica nueva


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(just) at the moment when


Explanation:
...

Shang
China
Local time: 07:43
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 35

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  chica nueva: agree with this interpretation of the sentence (but would need to check out the background to be sure). 新中国恢复在联合国的合法席位(的时候)，就得到了
10 hrs
  -> Thanks Lesley!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
trying


Explanation:
(We have pleasure) in recollecting how we got the great support of …..in those days when New China was trying to

想当年，新中国恢复在联合国的合法席位，就得到了非洲各国的鼎力支持。

Jianming Sun
Local time: 07:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  chica nueva: in those days/back in the days when (but IMO there is nothing about 'trying' here?)
7 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
back in the years when


Explanation:
Back in the years when China was trying to regain UN membership,

isahuang
Local time: 19:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Shaunna (X)
8 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Fang Sheng
2 hrs
agree  Yi Yuan (X)
2 hrs
agree  chica nueva: (but IMO there is nothing about trying here)
7 hrs
agree  licullen
21 hrs
agree  Jason Ma: agree
8 days
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
way back when


Explanation:
way back when

pkchan
United States
Local time: 19:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  chica nueva
6 hrs
  -> thanks
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
in the past


Explanation:
当年 = in those years (or days):想当年,这里还没有火车呢! Well, in those days there was no railway here! (外研社:汉英词典) 当年 = 指过去某一时间:想当年我离开家的时候,这里还没有火车. (现代汉语词典)

I think the text will lead on, 'in the past' 'in the present' 'in the future'. (need to look at the rhetorical structure of the whole speech)

IMO there is nothing about 'trying' in this sentence.

chica nueva
Local time: 11:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 40
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Looking back


Explanation:
Going to go with G on this one (sigh):

Looking back, when China regained her rightful UN seat, it was with the support...

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 15 hrs (2007-02-12 03:12:15 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Make that "was regaining" and "unfailing suport"

Malcolm Mayfield
United States
Local time: 18:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
A few suggestions here work, but I think I am going to go with Mao Kong's suggestion. IMHO, it is the best fit here.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  chica nueva
3 hrs
agree  anastasia t (X)
3 hrs
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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
in retrospect


Explanation:
in retrospect

Julia Zou
China
Local time: 07:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 44
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