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Chinese term or phrase:
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English translation:
Because the love is a lifetime course/task that we parents are to learn/take.
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不过，在你管教孩子，惩罚孩子的时候 ，最重要的一点，是要让他明白，你是爱她的，正是因为处于对他的爱，才会严厉地惩戒她。如果孩子感受到你的爱，无论你的惩罚多严厉，孩子最终都会明白你的苦心。因为爱，才是我们做父母的，要一辈子学习的课题。
I would like to check for understanding of this sentence: 因为爱，才是我们做父母的，要一辈子学习的课题。If we assume the placing of the punctuation is correct, does it mean that parents do this out of love or love is what parents need to learn? Thanks.
I would like to check for understanding of this sentence: 因为爱，才是我们做父母的，要一辈子学习的课题。If we assume the placing of the punctuation is correct, does it mean that parents do this out of love or love is what parents need to learn? Thanks.
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The latter sounds more logical.
"Love is what parents need to learn" fits this context.
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anastasia t (X)
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ways of correctly punctuating the sentence:
孩子最终都会明白你的苦心, 因为爱才是我们做父母的要一辈子学习的课题。
孩子最终都会明白你的苦心。(這是)因为, 爱才是我们做父母的要一辈子学习的课题。
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Note added at 11 mins (2006-02-19 19:30:34 GMT)
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IT IS WONG CHINESE. it can also mean:
孩子最终都会明白你的苦心。正因为如此, 爱才是我们做父母的要一辈子学习的课题。
ways of correctly punctuating the sentence:
孩子最终都会明白你的苦心, 因为爱才是我们做父母的要一辈子学习的课题。
孩子最终都会明白你的苦心。(這是)因为, 爱才是我们做父母的要一辈子学习的课题。
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Note added at 11 mins (2006-02-19 19:30:34 GMT)
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IT IS WONG CHINESE. it can also mean:
孩子最终都会明白你的苦心。正因为如此, 爱才是我们做父母的要一辈子学习的课题。
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Chinoise
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CHEN-Ling
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Xiaoping Fu
: 滥用标点是个相当普遍的问题。
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xiaoyanchen
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Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
Because love is what we as parents need to learn throughout our lives.
I don't think there is anything wrong with the Chinese. The commas are there just for the sake of emphasis.
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anastasia t (X)
6 hrs
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Alexandra Lim-Richter
: i don't see anything wrong with it either.
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for there is nothing but love, that...
for there is nothing but love, that we as parents must endeavor to learn in all our lifetime.
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Alexandra Lim-Richter
: too frilled... "endeavor" somehow makes it feel like a "hardship". But nonetheless right.
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