不上学等着穷,上学立刻穷

English translation: If you don\'t go to school you can expect poverty, go to school and you can have it immediately

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Chinese term or phrase:不上学等着穷,上学立刻穷
English translation:If you don\'t go to school you can expect poverty, go to school and you can have it immediately
Entered by: Carol C.W. CHUNG

14:51 Aug 18, 2011
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
Chinese term or phrase: 不上学等着穷,上学立刻穷
I would like a translation for this popular Chinese saying. This popular saying describes the dilemma facing rural parents in sending their children to school. Thank you!
xiaohua78
If you don't go to school you can expect poverty, go to school and you can have it immediately
Explanation:
It seems to me like there is a bit of criticism of the cost of school or a comment on the conditions of those who are in school.
立刻 right away, why wait? a little humor too.
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Ralph Dunsdon
Local time: 17:24
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1No school, a poor future; with school, a poor present
Bin Tiede (X)
4Either skip education and live a poor life someday, or get education and feel the pinch right away.
Echo Wu
32 options below
Sharon Toh, MITI MCIL
3If you don't go to school you can expect poverty, go to school and you can have it immediately
Ralph Dunsdon


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2 options below


Explanation:
There seems to be a word limit to the term field, so I am typing both options that occur to my mind right now below. Feel free to edit it.

1. Be prepared to stay poor if you don't get an education, but you get poorer immediately after going to school.

2. If you don't get an education, you get stuck in poverty, but once you go to school, you get poorer straightaway.

Something like that.

Sharon Toh, MITI MCIL
Singapore
Local time: 08:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ChineseChinese
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
No school, a poor future; with school, a poor present


Explanation:
还挺上口,但听着心里不好受。

Bin Tiede (X)
Germany
Local time: 01:24
Native speaker of: Chinese
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agree  Mirzo
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If you don't go to school you can expect poverty, go to school and you can have it immediately


Explanation:
It seems to me like there is a bit of criticism of the cost of school or a comment on the conditions of those who are in school.
立刻 right away, why wait? a little humor too.

Ralph Dunsdon
Local time: 17:24
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Either skip education and live a poor life someday, or get education and feel the pinch right away.


Explanation:
You may need to adapt the translation to match the overall style of your text.

Echo Wu
China
Local time: 08:24
Native speaker of: Chinese
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