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Chinese translation: 普通成年工作者


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English term or phrase:average working adult
Chinese translation:普通成年工作者
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04:47 Aug 8, 2011
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Marketing - Human Resources / average working adult
English term or phrase: average working adult
According to an estimate by the US Department of Labor, an average working adult (18-38 years old) changes jobs ten times over his or her lifetime.

average working adult怎么理解?这里的average是用来修饰working adult的还是后面的ten times?
jim summer
China
普通成年工作者
Explanation:
average修饰working adult,按照汉语习惯可翻译为“普通成年工作者”
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TranslatorinPRC
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4普通成年工作者
TranslatorinPRC
5就业成人
ChefZ
4普通的就业的成年人Neyle
4一般的就业成人;一般的工作成年人jarv95888


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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
一般的就业成人;一般的工作成年人


Explanation:
Average 是修饰 "adult" 指一般的,或普通的,例如“average people"

jarv95888
Local time: 19:12
Works in field
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
普通的就业的成年人


Explanation:
朗文当代高级英语词典:
average: of the usual or ordinary kind 平常的,普通的
'Average' is used to modify the noun 'adult' here.
working adult: 有工作的成年人;引申为就业的成年人


Neyle
Local time: 07:12
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
普通成年工作者


Explanation:
average修饰working adult,按照汉语习惯可翻译为“普通成年工作者”

TranslatorinPRC
China
Local time: 07:12
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agree  Cherry86
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agree  Bin Tiede
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agree  Yulian Wang
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agree  Ivan Niu
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
就业成人


Explanation:
FYI

ChefZ
United States
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