Illustrations translation

English translation: were warmly treated

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English term or phrase:	Illustrations translation
Selected answer:	were warmly treated

02:05 Apr 11, 2014

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Social Sciences - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting

English term or phrase: Illustrations translation

Would someone tell me that which translation for this illustration is right ?
2010年，中外艺术家受到杭州市政府的热情款待
In 2010, artists from home and abroad were warmly treated by Hangzhou Municipal Government.
Or In 2010, artists from home and abroad warmly treated by Hangzhou Municipal Government.
Or In 2010,artists from home and abroad got pleasant reception by Hangzhou Municipal Government.
Thank you very much.

Shirley Fan KudoZ activity Questions: 678 (9 open) (3 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 4
Local time: 15:58

were warmly treated

Explanation:
that is the best way to go

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I'll give you a few more options: were warmly received

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by THE Hangzhou Municipal Government

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or" were given a warm reception by the Hangzhou Municipal Government

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the standard way of saying this in English is: were given a warm/cordial reception by the Hangzhou Municipal Government

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if it´s an illustration just say" Warm/cordial reception bt the Hangzhou Municipal Government"

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"by"

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works well as a title for an illustration

Selected response from:

David Hollywood
Local time: 04:58

Grading comment

Thank you very much!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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5 +1

were warmly treated

David Hollywood

5 +1

welcoming

Peter Simon

Answers

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

illustrations translation

were warmly treated

David Hollywood
Local time: 04:58
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thank you very much!

Notes to answerer

Asker: But this is a translation for a picture in a book.Is a 'were' here necessary ?Or should I make this sentence all in noun phrase?

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

illustrations translation welcoming

Explanation:
As you're asking about the possibility for a caption, I'd say the following is also highly appropriate: "Hangzhou leaders welcoming artists from home and abroad". Sounds good for a caption and is a lot shorter by replacing 'municipal government' and omitting 'the'. Warm is usual with welcoming, but you can spare it, welcoming is still warm, while 'receiving' would not necessarily be. You can place the time adverbial front or at the end.

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Also, here the focus would be on the leaders who did this, not somewhat reduced by the passive structure. They'd like this. Whereas if you want it to be about the artists, you can stick to the passive, but like this, "Artists from home and abroad welcomed by Hangzhou leaders". I wouldn't use 'Chinese and foreign artists', as some of those from abroad may also be Chinese, and foreign may sound a bit colder than the warm welcome - not to forget the 'devilish' meaning in Chinese for 'foreigners', ‘老为’.

Peter Simon
Netherlands
Local time: 09:58
Native speaker of:

Hungarian

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