Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
a market ripe for the picking
Chinese translation:
商机涌现的成熟市场
Added to glossary by
ShelleyX
Nov 10, 2008 01:38
15 yrs ago
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English term
ripe for the picking
English to Chinese
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
Here is a market ripe for the picking.
经常看到ripe for the picking, 从来没想好中文怎么表达最恰当
想听听大家的建议，谢谢！
经常看到ripe for the picking, 从来没想好中文怎么表达最恰当
想听听大家的建议，谢谢！
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | 商机涌现的成熟市场 |
Michael Tang
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| 4 +6 | 果熟正是采摘时-->market ripe for the picking=正是进入时机的市场 |
Adsion Liu
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| 4 +2 | 瓜熟蒂落 [已是瓜熟蒂落的市场］ |
Francis Fine
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| 4 | 瓜熟蒂落, 水到渠成 |
Louisa Yang
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| 3 | 瓜熟待摘 |
William He
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Proposed translations
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商机涌现的成熟市场
我认为这与葡萄的成熟没有关系，只是说这个市场已经发展成熟，是能够收取累累硕果的市场
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Comment: "谢谢大家的热情参与！我选择“商机涌现的成熟市场”，它很恰当地表达了原文的意思，又符合中文的习惯，听起来比较自然舒服。"
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Adsion Liu
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果熟正是采摘时-->market ripe for the picking=正是进入时机的市场
如题。供参考。
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William He
: 通俗点就是这意思！
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William He
China
China
Native in Chinese
Works in field
China
18 Years! IT, Business and Technical!
Native in: Chinese (Variants: Simplified, Traditional) 
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瓜熟待摘
这是一个瓜熟待摘的新兴市场！呵呵，仅供参考！
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Francis Fine
United States
United States
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Chinese
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United States
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Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese, German to Chinese, and 1 more.
瓜熟蒂落 [已是瓜熟蒂落的市场］
Literally, it means "the melon is ripe and its stem has dropped off." Though this is even farther than "for the picking," the tenor is not different. Besides, this is a familiar, much used and easily understood Chinese phrase that readily creates a correct image.
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Louisa Yang
China
China
Native in Chinese
Works in field
China
Also a mechanical engineer
Native in: Chinese
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
瓜熟蒂落, 水到渠成
Both means when conditions are ripe, success comes easy. 以上各位的意见都对. 建议的译文可以是 "现在正是进入市场的好时机", 或加入成语 "现在进入市场, 那是瓜熟蒂落, 水到渠成!"
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Note added at 1小时 (2008-11-10 03:24:27 GMT)
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抱歉, 刚注意到这是一个名词, 不是一句时机的..."、"熟蒂落的..."、"水到渠成的..."、等
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Note added at 1小时 (2008-11-10 03:29:07 GMT)
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抱歉, 刚注意到这是一个名词, 不是一个句子， 建议根据上下文， 译为”正逢进入时机的..."、“正逢收获季节的..."、”瓜熟蒂落的..."、"水到渠成的..."、等
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Note added at 1小时 (2008-11-10 03:24:27 GMT)
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抱歉, 刚注意到这是一个名词, 不是一句时机的..."、"熟蒂落的..."、"水到渠成的..."、等
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Note added at 1小时 (2008-11-10 03:29:07 GMT)
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抱歉, 刚注意到这是一个名词, 不是一个句子， 建议根据上下文， 译为”正逢进入时机的..."、“正逢收获季节的..."、”瓜熟蒂落的..."、"水到渠成的..."、等
Discussion
从另一角度讲，这儿一定要把 ripe for the picking 作为一个整体来理解，并且描述 market 时此处重点要注意 picking，而不是让 market 跟 ripe 一词。这儿显然是把市场暗喻为成熟的果实或瓜果，而从汉语习惯上讲，肯定不是