Activity vs Event

Chinese translation: (休闲)活动 VS (社会)活动

08:27 Mar 30, 2017
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
English term or phrase: Activity vs Event
原文来自一份有关旅游行业的文件。

其中提到的“Event”指的是在酒店举行的会议、婚礼、宴会等“活动”;
“Activity”指的是游客在目的地当地可以参与的一些“活动”,例如水上活动、热气球、丛林探险、Yoga培训班之类的

这两个英文字最常用的中文翻译都是“活动”,如果分开说可能不会混淆。但是在这个文档里面这两类“活动”是并列的,指的是旅游服务商可以提供的服务的两个并列的类别。

请问有什么比较好的中文词可以将这两者区分开的?
Frank Feng
China
Local time: 15:57
Chinese translation:(休闲)活动 VS (社会)活动
Explanation:
activity一般指Something that you do,usually regularly and for enjoyment. 强调的是定期举办的娱乐性活动。
event 一般指 a planned public or social occasion 多指公开活动,社会活动

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 42分钟 (2017-03-30 09:10:23 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

社会活动或者社交活动

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1小时 (2017-03-30 09:47:21 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

sorry,event在这里翻译成“社交活动"更贴切一些

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 4天 (2017-04-03 12:40:51 GMT) Post-grading
--------------------------------------------------

谢谢采纳!
不过汉语翻译讲究"四字原则”,显得结构平稳,所以建议event还是用四个字,比如用“大型活动”比单用“活动”更有美感。而且这两个词并非都要有“活动”两字在里面。以上意见供参考!
Selected response from:

Chen Xiaoyan
China
Local time: 15:57
Grading comment
谢谢!Activity用了“休闲活动”,EVENT还是没有更好的译法,暂时还用“活动”
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5活动项目 vs 主题活动
Duncan Jian
4自主活动/酒店活动
maxzhy
4活动/旅游项目 vs 重大/重要活动
Shang
4活动和会事
Frank Zou
4活动/事件(事务)
Jinhang Wang
4娱乐活动、商业活动
JaneWJH
4個人興趣活動 vs 大型社交活動
pkchan
4(休闲)活动 VS (社会)活动
Chen Xiaoyan
3活动/(政商私人事项)会务
tanglsus


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
activity vs event
自主活动/酒店活动


Explanation:
仅供参考。

maxzhy
Local time: 15:57
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 8
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
activity vs event
活动/旅游项目 vs 重大/重要活动


Explanation:
activity 私人/个人活动,也可以叫旅游项目
event 重要/重大活动,通常是集体活动

Shang
China
Local time: 15:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 8
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
activity vs event
活动和会事


Explanation:
会事有点差强人意,看起来还可以

Frank Zou
China
Local time: 15:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
activity vs event
活动/事件(事务)


Explanation:
event 这里翻译为事件比较好,更容易与activity区分开来。或者,也可以考虑把 event 翻译为事务。

Jinhang Wang
China
Local time: 15:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 52
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
activity vs event
活动/(政商私人事项)会务


Explanation:
{activities}, attractions, {events} and tours.
活动没,景点观光,会务和游览。

从主办方的角度延伸一步,动词有一些区别:

提供活动
组织会务

供参考

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 7 hrs (2017-03-30 16:06:08 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

更正:活动,景点观光,会务和游览

tanglsus
United States
Local time: 03:57
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: 多谢!不过“event”在这里其实不仅限于“会”,还有比如婚礼、DINNER(也是宴"会")等等。叫“会务”的话稍微有点窄了

Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
activity vs event
娱乐活动、商业活动


Explanation:
中文的确都统称“活动”,二者同时出现在一个句子里,可以将activities译为‘娱乐活动’,events译为‘商业活动’

JaneWJH
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Chinese
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
activity vs event
個人興趣活動 vs 大型社交活動


Explanation:
個人興趣活動 vs 大型社交活動

pkchan
United States
Local time: 03:57
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 52
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
activity vs event
(休闲)活动 VS (社会)活动


Explanation:
activity一般指Something that you do,usually regularly and for enjoyment. 强调的是定期举办的娱乐性活动。
event 一般指 a planned public or social occasion 多指公开活动,社会活动

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 42分钟 (2017-03-30 09:10:23 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

社会活动或者社交活动

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1小时 (2017-03-30 09:47:21 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

sorry,event在这里翻译成“社交活动"更贴切一些

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 4天 (2017-04-03 12:40:51 GMT) Post-grading
--------------------------------------------------

谢谢采纳!
不过汉语翻译讲究"四字原则”,显得结构平稳,所以建议event还是用四个字,比如用“大型活动”比单用“活动”更有美感。而且这两个词并非都要有“活动”两字在里面。以上意见供参考!


Example sentence(s):
  • The hotel offers a range of leisure activity. 酒店提供一系列休闲活动。
  • The conference was an important social event (= an event at which people can meet each other ). 那次会议是一次重要的社交活动。
Chen Xiaoyan
China
Local time: 15:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
谢谢!Activity用了“休闲活动”,EVENT还是没有更好的译法,暂时还用“活动”
Notes to answerer
Asker: “休闲活动”是个不错的说法。EVENT有没有更好的说法呢?

Asker: 再次感谢!因为没有合适的四个字我在这里也非常纠结 - 因为EVENT不一定是社交活动,也不一定都是大型的。加上一个定语总觉得有些把意思变窄了

Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

55 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
activity vs event
活动项目 vs 主题活动


Explanation:
加字,以示区分

Duncan Jian
Australia
Local time: 15:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search