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11:33 Sep 24, 2011
Vietnamese to English translations [PRO]
Agriculture
Vietnamese term or phrase: "trồng cây gì, nuôi con gì"
Tuy nhiên vẫn đề “trồng cây gì, nuôi con gì” vẫn là cái vòng luẩn quẩn.
Nguyet Anh
Local time: 13:30


Summary of answers provided
5 +1"what plant to grow and what animal to raise"
Nguyen Ngoc Son
5"Which plants to grow, which breeds to raise"
YBcoz
5"what sorts of plants to grow, what species of animal to raise"
Le Truong
4What plant to grow, what animals to raiserosemary200618


  

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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"what plant to grow and what animal to raise"


Explanation:
Please see the sentences below:

"...none of our business what crop he
chooses to grow or what animal to raise on his farm..."

"Choosing what animal to raise and what plant to grow is difficult and
considerate"

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Note added at 42 mins (2011-09-24 12:16:15 GMT)
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The citations I have given are contained in one book (The first reference) and an online paper (The second citation).

You can translate the sentence as: However, the question of "what plant to grow and what animal to raise" is still a vicious circle.


    Reference: http://books.google.com.vn/books?id=xm7FPqrFAzEC&pg=PA269&lp...
    Reference: http://www.baobinhthuan.com.vn/vn/default.aspx?cat_id=663&ne...
Nguyen Ngoc Son
Vietnam
Local time: 13:30
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Native speaker of: Native in VietnameseVietnamese
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Asker: thank you so much! hope for long time cooperation!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Phong Le: which instead of what?
1 day23 hrs
  -> Thank you for your agreement! I think in this case, what is more suitable than which.
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5 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
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"what sorts of plants to grow, what species of animal to raise"


Explanation:
"what sorts of" and "what species of" to describe the uncertainty of the subject

Le Truong
United States
Local time: 23:30
Native speaker of: Native in VietnameseVietnamese
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106 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
What plant to grow, what animals to raise


Explanation:
It sounds making sense

rosemary200618
Local time: 13:30
Native speaker of: Native in VietnameseVietnamese
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248 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
"Which plants to grow, which breeds to raise"


Explanation:
- "Which" chứ không phải "what" sẽ thể hiện tính chọn lựa hơn; "what" không sai.

- Nếu trong một hoàn cảnh cụ thể hơn trong việc tính toán trồng cây lương thực gì thì từ "crop" còn hay hơn vì nó thể hiện tính mùa vụ, tính đồng loạt. (crops (in pl.): plant grown to be harvested as food.)

Example sentence(s):
  • Current demand for certain types of farm products will also factor in the decision of which crops to raise and in what quantity.
  • HOW DOES A RANCHER DETERMINE WHICH BREEDS TO RAISE? Ultimately, farming is a business.

    Reference: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crop
    Reference: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-agricultural-diversification...
YBcoz
Local time: 13:30
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Native speaker of: Native in VietnameseVietnamese
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