firstly in China
English translation: the first of its kind to be seen in China
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| 4 | the initial development work was carried out in China |
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| 4 | The first xxxx Intelligent Capsule Endoscope System |
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| 3 | the first to do so in China |
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| 3 | first time |
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| 3 | the first of its kind to be seen in China |
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11 mins confidence: 
| firstly in china the initial development work was carried out in China Explanation: To be read between the lines: "and further development work has been carried out outside of China" |
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22 mins confidence:
| firstly in china the first to do so in China Explanation: I can still see two possible meanings you want to achieve: 1. either, the company was the first to do so in china 2. or, the work was initially carried out in china (and continued elsewhere) If the first (1) is the case I would suggest "the first to do so in China" If the second (2), then "initially in China" |
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2 mins confidence:
| firstly in china first time Explanation: first time in China I would use -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 mins (2005-04-08 13:56:22 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or for the first time in China -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 mins (2005-04-08 14:00:46 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- initially developed in China is even better -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 44 mins (2005-04-08 14:37:37 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- initially developed in China is even better |
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1 hr confidence:
| firstly in china further comment Explanation: If you say 'for the first time in China', that suggest that it has also (previously) been developed somewhere else. If what you actually mean to say is that this is an entirely new development that was carried out in China, I'd suggest something like 'The ICES... is is a further advancement [or 'refinement'] of the capsule endoscope principle and has been independently developed in China by xxx Company.' I'd leave out 'successfully' as redundant in this context, since if the development hadn't been sucessful there probably wouldn't be any point in talking about it. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr 36 mins (2005-04-08 15:29:42 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- apologies for the typos: \'that suggests\', and delete the extra \'is\'. |
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2 hrs confidence:
The first xxxx Intelligent Capsule Endoscope System Explanation: for the Digestive Tract (hereafter referred as ¡°OMOM capsule endoscope¡± )since xxx capsule endoscope was invented, was successfully and independently developed by xxx Company in China. Sounded twisted, andit still doesn't sound too good, but this is what I think they mean... |
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2 hrs confidence:
| firstly in china the first of its kind to be seen in China Explanation: OK, did some looking and found this: The capsule endoscope system was first introduced by Paul Swain at DDW 2000 where it captured the imagination and interest of the international GI community. Since its introduction, approximately 100 people have ingested the capsule. This group was comprised of 60 healthy volunteers and 40 patients who were entered into trials as they had complex gastrointestinal problems without a known diagnosis. Based on preliminary findings the capsule endoscope was able to identify specific pathology in about 50% of those patients who were entered into these trials. A number of other trials are scheduled to begin within the next few months. http://www.omge.org/publications/archive/2001_1/capsule/caps... and: http://www.cqjs.net/english/index.asp So this means that the capsule endoscope system did not originate in China. Perhaps this particular system did though. ****The xxxx Intelligent Capsule Endoscope System for the Digestive Tract hereinafter referred to as the OMOM capsule endoscope, has been successfully and independently developed by xxx Company. This product is the first of its kind to be seen in China since the xxx capsule endoscope was invented. The relevant project was supported by the State 863 Program and was examined and approved by an expert panel from the State 863 Program on June 12, 2004.**** I'm sure that my version of the sentence is grammatically correct(er), but what I am not sure of is the "xxx" in this part of the sentence (xxx capsule endoscope was invented). If xxx is a brand name, then all bets are off. If it is just a typo, transliteration error then I stand by my version. |
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