I am upbeat and I am alive

Chinese translation: 我乐观开朗，生气蓬勃。

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English term or phrase:	I am upbeat and I am alive
Chinese translation:	我乐观开朗，生气蓬勃。
Entered by:	Ivan Niu

12:29 Jul 21, 2011

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English term or phrase: I am upbeat and I am alive

爱心慈善活动演讲稿第一段

This morning I woke up and wished for blue skies, a sunny day and that the traffic will be good.**I am upbeat and I am alive!!** But, for many who are disadvantaged and less fortunate, who are deprived of the basics in life, with no family to support and love them, their wishes may go deeper and they may wish for someone to help them to get by with greater comfort.

Ivan Niu KudoZ activity Questions: 247 (9 open) (1 without valid answers) (14 closed without grading) Answers: 334 China
Local time: 14:34

我乐观向上，生气勃勃。

Explanation:
根据上下文的意思以及结合了一下演讲稿的特点，觉得这样翻译好象感觉还不错。供你参考吧，呵呵。

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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-07-21 15:09:57 GMT)
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我也感觉到upbeat和alive应该是并列的关系，同时尽管alive的字面意思的确是"活着的"，但是好象演讲人的实际意思比这个字面上的意思来得更深刻些，所以决定翻译成现在的样子，呵呵。

Selected response from:

Mei Reynaud
France
Local time: 08:34

Grading comment

谢谢三位的帮助！
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +2

我乐观向上，生气勃勃。

Mei Reynaud

4 +1

我很高兴我还活着

Dylan Beck

4 +1

我的心情开朗, 对生命充满希望

Lau Wei Tsinn

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

28 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

i am upbeat and i am alive 我很高兴我还活着

Explanation:
我很高兴（乐观）我还活着。

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Note added at 57分钟 (2011-07-21 13:27:35 GMT)
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我感觉这句话是老外常说的一句话，这句话和前面的话是和后面对比的。个人感觉意思是他今天一起来感觉什么都很好，*啊，活着的感觉真好*，但是有些人。。。。。感觉就是这个意思。我很乐观我还活着是直译如果是意义，可以说成活着的感觉太好了之类或者说生活真美好不知同意否

Dylan Beck
China
Local time: 14:34
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 6

Notes to answerer

Asker: 谢谢，但此处alive应该不是活着的意思。而且i am upbeat 和 i am alive 应该是并列或者递进，而不是因果关系吧。您觉得呢？

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

i am upbeat and i am alive

我乐观向上，生气勃勃。

Mei Reynaud
France
Local time: 08:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

谢谢三位的帮助！

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

i am upbeat and i am alive 我的心情开朗, 对生命充满希望

Explanation:
"I am alive" brings across a sense of appreciation for being alive, sort of like 庆幸自己还活着, 活着是福 that kind of feeling.

Lau Wei Tsinn
Singapore
Local time: 14:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4

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