记者/笔者

English translation: reporter

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Chinese term or phrase:记者/笔者
English translation:reporter
Entered by: Wilman

17:35 Nov 14, 2007
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Journalism
Chinese term or phrase: 记者/笔者
e.g. 笔者为这些家庭生活的改善而感到高兴
在记者与xxx的对话中
I would appreciate if someone could clarify whether we should use "I" or "the author/reporter" in journalistic writing. Thanks.
Wilman
United States
Local time: 12:06
reporter
Explanation:
In my humble opinion, one would use "reporter" to help declare that the author was an observer, not a participant.

In a traffic accident, one's passenger is not allowed to be the witness as s/he was the driver's passenger and not likely an objective observer.

The same applies.
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franksf
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reporter


Explanation:
In my humble opinion, one would use "reporter" to help declare that the author was an observer, not a participant.

In a traffic accident, one's passenger is not allowed to be the witness as s/he was the driver's passenger and not likely an objective observer.

The same applies.

franksf
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yongmei Liu: "this Reporter"
56 mins
  -> 谢谢指正。

agree  Lu Zou
2 hrs
  -> 谢谢。

agree  LoyalTrans
7 hrs
  -> 谢谢。

agree  Malcolm Mayfield: esp. Yongmei's "this reporter" for 笔者, while "在记者与xxx的对话中" could refer to "reporters" or "a reporter"
8 hrs
  -> 谢谢指正。
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