光有

English translation: to have only/merey...

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Chinese term or phrase:光有
English translation:to have only/merey...
Entered by: Erica Salvaneschi

14:03 Nov 12, 2009
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright / Citizens' Guide For Environmental Rights Protection
Chinese term or phrase: 光有
可见,光有•告官•的权利意识是不够的,还要有时间的观念.

They are speaking about the timeframe within which a citizen can file a lawsuit against an administrative organ.

Full text at http://www.greenlaw.org.cn/files/guides/CLAPV-NRDC-guide.pdf pag. 39. It is the sentence that closes the paragraph...

I have already asked a question about the same paragraph at: http://ita.proz.com/kudoz/chinese_to_english/other/3498178-民...

Feel free to move the question, just help :D please, this sentence is giving me serious trouble.

Thank you!
Erica Salvaneschi
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:41
to have only/merey...
Explanation:
光有 is folk expression in oral Chinese, which means only/merely in English, just as 只有/仅有

光有•告官•的权利意识是不够的= it's not enough to have only/merely the ....

Hope it helps...

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Note added at 35 minutes (2009-11-12 14:38:57 GMT)
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That's it! And you are recommended to put the word "only/merely..." in to maintain the linguistic effect as of the source text...
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Adsion Liu
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Local time: 03:41
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4to have only/merey...
Adsion Liu
5have only
guixixi
5only; alone
smc


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
have only


Explanation:
in this case, 光有 means 只有.

光有(只有)xxx不够,还要有xxxx
it's not enough to have only xxxx but also xxxx

guixixi
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only; alone


Explanation:
... the right to filing a lawsuit alone is not enough, it is also necessary to ...

smc
Local time: 15:41
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
to have only/merey...


Explanation:
光有 is folk expression in oral Chinese, which means only/merely in English, just as 只有/仅有

光有•告官•的权利意识是不够的= it's not enough to have only/merely the ....

Hope it helps...

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Note added at 35 minutes (2009-11-12 14:38:57 GMT)
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That's it! And you are recommended to put the word "only/merely..." in to maintain the linguistic effect as of the source text...

Adsion Liu
Canada
Local time: 03:41
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Native speaker of: Chinese
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Thank you very much for your valuable help!
Notes to answerer
Asker: I guessed so. So the whole meaning would be something like: awareness of xxx right is not enough, they must also have the "sense of time". (as in, take the case to court in due time)


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