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Unskilled Farmer’s Daughter

Chinese translation: 不会干活的（不成熟的，不熟练的，没技术的）农民女儿

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03:16 Oct 17, 2009

English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics / idiom

English term or phrase: Unskilled Farmer’s Daughter

Tech is an Unskilled Farmer’s Daughter

Han Li KudoZ activity Questions: 194 (none open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 247 China
Local time: 05:33

Chinese translation:不会干活的（不成熟的，不熟练的，没技术的）农民女儿

Explanation:
farmer's daughter 应该没有任何歧义，这里的关键是unskilled
unskilled 可以解释为：
1. Lacking skill or technical training: unskilled laborers.
2. Requiring no training or skill: unskilled jobs; unskilled labor.
3. Exhibiting a lack of skill; inexpert: an unskilled painting.

中文翻译时必须参照上下文，才能选择出最恰当的说法。除
Tech 是个不太会干活的农民闺女。
Tech 是个不成熟的农民女儿。
甚至可以另成句子：
Tech 这个农民家的女儿，干活是个生手。
Tech 是个农民家的女儿，干起活来笨手笨脚。
等等

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Note added at 1 day21 hrs (2009-10-19 00:24:15 GMT)
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Thank you, jyuan! You just opened up my mind. You are right, in both syntactical and notional sense, "unskilled" modifies "farmer" rather than "daughter".
However, we cannot judge Tech must be a technician since it is a proper noun.
但是翻译必须看语境，上下文是决定一切的，在目前没有更多的context的情况下，我同意jyuan的看法：
没有技术的农民的女儿
但这里面的两个“的” somehow bothers me. Can we have a better alternative?
How about:
Tech家是个没什么技术的农民。
Tech来自一个没有技术的农民之家。

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Grace Liu
Canada
Local time: 14:33

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4 +2

不会干活的（不成熟的，不熟练的，没技术的）农民女儿

Grace Liu

5 +1

没有技术的农民的女儿

haotiger

Discussion entries: 6

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10 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

unskilled farmer’s daughter 没有技术的农民的女儿

Explanation:
这个要看语境。如果是说外出的打工妹，在介绍她的身份背景的时候，可能会用到“unskilled farmer's daughter”。这样，就是说她没什么技术，只是个普普通通的农民的女儿；但是，如果她是在家乡务农的话，就可以如Ms.Liu所说的，是个“不会干活的农民的女儿”

haotiger
Local time: 05:33
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