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English translation: Because the love is a lifetime course/task that we parents are to learn/take.

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Chinese term or phrase:	a sentence
English translation:	Because the love is a lifetime course/task that we parents are to learn/take.
Entered by:	IC --

19:19 Feb 19, 2006

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Chinese term or phrase: a sentence

不过，在你管教孩子，惩罚孩子的时候，最重要的一点，是要让他明白，你是爱她的，正是因为处于对他的爱，才会严厉地惩戒她。如果孩子感受到你的爱，无论你的惩罚多严厉，孩子最终都会明白你的苦心。因为爱，才是我们做父母的，要一辈子学习的课题。

I would like to check for understanding of this sentence: 因为爱，才是我们做父母的，要一辈子学习的课题。If we assume the placing of the punctuation is correct, does it mean that parents do this out of love or love is what parents need to learn? Thanks.

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Because the love is a lifetime course/task that we parents are to learn/take.

Explanation:
因为爱，才是我们做父母的，要一辈子学习的课题

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IC --
Local time: 01:11

Grading comment

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Summary of answers provided

5 +3

TRY

jyuan_us

5 +3

Because the love is a lifetime course/task that we parents are to learn/take.

IC --

5 +2

Because love is what we as parents need to learn throughout our lives.

xiaoyanchen

4 +1

The latter sounds more logical.

Chinoise

for there is nothing but love, that...

Lu Wang

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

The latter sounds more logical.

Explanation:
"Love is what parents need to learn" fits this context.

Chinoise
Local time: 20:11
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 38

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

TRY

Explanation:
2
ways of correctly punctuating the sentence:

孩子最终都会明白你的苦心, 因为爱才是我们做父母的要一辈子学习的课题。

孩子最终都会明白你的苦心。(這是)因为, 爱才是我们做父母的要一辈子学习的课题。

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Note added at 11 mins (2006-02-19 19:30:34 GMT)
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IT IS WONG CHINESE. it can also mean:

孩子最终都会明白你的苦心。正因为如此, 爱才是我们做父母的要一辈子学习的课题。

jyuan_us
United States
Local time: 19:11
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 44

53 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Because the love is a lifetime course/task that we parents are to learn/take.

Explanation:
因为爱，才是我们做父母的，要一辈子学习的课题

IC --
Local time: 01:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thanks

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Because love is what we as parents need to learn throughout our lives.

Explanation:
I don't think there is anything wrong with the Chinese. The commas are there just for the sake of emphasis.

xiaoyanchen
Local time: 15:11
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese

11 hrs confidence:

for there is nothing but love, that...

Explanation:
for there is nothing but love, that we as parents must endeavor to learn in all our lifetime.

Lu Wang
Local time: 07:11
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 8

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