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returned the favor

Chinese translation: 知恩图报


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English term or phrase:returned the favor
Chinese translation:知恩图报
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01:45 Jun 25, 2011
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Journalism
English term or phrase: returned the favor
Less than four weeks after Japanese rescue teams scrambled to help locate victims in quake-ravaged Christchurch, New Zealand, {more than 100 countries returned the favor} and rushed to assist or offer aid to Japan in the wake of its devastating earthquake and tsunami.

Can I use "一百多个国家作出回报" here?

Thanks.
Wilman
United States
Local time: 17:27
知恩图报
Explanation:
直译的话您的译文也可以，根据上下文也可以灵活地译为：

100 多个国家（纷纷）知恩图报

知恩图报、感恩图报、报答、回报均为近义词，都可以
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Ivan Niu
China
Local time: 05:27
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Thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4知恩图报
Ivan Niu
5 +1也纷纷施以援手
Leo Young


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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
知恩图报


Explanation:
直译的话您的译文也可以，根据上下文也可以灵活地译为：

100 多个国家（纷纷）知恩图报

知恩图报、感恩图报、报答、回报均为近义词，都可以

Ivan Niu
China
Local time: 05:27
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  J.H. Wang
2 mins
agree  Sharon Toh
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agree  Eric Xu
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agree  Mei Reynaud
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
也纷纷施以援手


Explanation:
100多个国家也纷纷向其施以援手。
“也”就可以代表“re”turn。

Leo Young
Local time: 05:27
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish

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