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Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. | | Chinese term or phrase: 老乡或者同乡 | 请问“老乡”或者“同乡”英文又没有固定翻译？想了很久没有找到合适对应的英文。请教了。谢谢。
Would really appreciate any suggestion for the equivalent English words for "老乡" or "同乡". Millions of thanks. |
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| | English translation:from the same hometown | Explanation:
In normal spoken American English we'd say "he and I are from the same hometown" or "we're from the same hometown." If the reference is to a country it'd be spoken "he and I are from the same country" or "we're from the same country."
We don't use words like "fellow villager" or "fellow countryman" in normal speech (or in common writing, for that matter)... They sound too bucolic, the former, and absurdly formal, the latter. |
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Aaron Gilkison
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