Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
提前提醒生日的天数
English translation:
(how many) days in advance to be reminded of the birthday
Added to glossary by
lbone
Sep 17, 2008 09:14
15 yrs ago
Chinese term
提前提醒生日的天数
Chinese to English
Social Sciences
Linguistics
product FAQ
软件产品FAQ中出现的。整个是一个名词结构，是一个天数参数，这样翻译如何？
how many days before the birthday you are reminded
Thank you!
how many days before the birthday you are reminded
Thank you!
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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Denyce Seow
Singapore
Singapore
Native in English
Singapore
Business & Legal Translator
Native in: English (Variants: US, Singaporean, UK) 
Works in: Chinese to English
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no. of days before the birthday to send reminder
I'm just thinking if "Advance birthday reminder" works here. It should if there are standard options given, e.g. 1 day, 2 days or 3 days.
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Note added at 20 hrs (2008-09-18 05:56:10 GMT)
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But isnt't the subject "no. of days" here?
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Note added at 20 hrs (2008-09-18 06:12:12 GMT)
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Hmmm, I am a bit lost here, especially with "可能生日要被提醒，但提前几天是另有其它目的呢". Don't get frustrated with me. Please explain your thoughts one more time. I'll get it.
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Note added at 21 hrs (2008-09-18 07:11:05 GMT)
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Hmm... are we making it a little complicated here? I find the meaning of this phrase clear. I see it more as "(no. of days before the birthday) to send reminder". Actually what you are saying seems to apply more to the "birthday to be reminded" phrase. Please let me use Yuzouren's and Qi Wei's examples (sorry, guys): (how many) days before the birthday to be reminded. In this case, the misunderstanding you described comes into play here. The phrase could be interpreted as "days before (the birthday to be reminded)".
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Note added at 22 hrs (2008-09-18 07:16:45 GMT)
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This is what I have in the appointment book in my phone:
Subject: Lunch with XX
Location: BarNone
Start: 1100
End: 1300
Reminder: 3 hours
It just assumes users know what "Reminder = 3 hours" means.
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Note added at 20 hrs (2008-09-18 05:56:10 GMT)
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But isnt't the subject "no. of days" here?
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Note added at 20 hrs (2008-09-18 06:12:12 GMT)
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Hmmm, I am a bit lost here, especially with "可能生日要被提醒，但提前几天是另有其它目的呢". Don't get frustrated with me. Please explain your thoughts one more time. I'll get it.
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Note added at 21 hrs (2008-09-18 07:11:05 GMT)
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Hmm... are we making it a little complicated here? I find the meaning of this phrase clear. I see it more as "(no. of days before the birthday) to send reminder". Actually what you are saying seems to apply more to the "birthday to be reminded" phrase. Please let me use Yuzouren's and Qi Wei's examples (sorry, guys): (how many) days before the birthday to be reminded. In this case, the misunderstanding you described comes into play here. The phrase could be interpreted as "days before (the birthday to be reminded)".
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Note added at 22 hrs (2008-09-18 07:16:45 GMT)
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This is what I have in the appointment book in my phone:
Subject: Lunch with XX
Location: BarNone
Start: 1100
End: 1300
Reminder: 3 hours
It just assumes users know what "Reminder = 3 hours" means.
Note from asker:
| 我觉得的疑虑的，是你这种结构是否可能产生二义，它是否也可能被理解成“需被提醒的生日”之前的几天。如果是这样，那虽然表明生日需要被提醒，但并没有表明提前这几天的目的要提醒，可能生日要被提醒，但提前几天是另有其它目的呢？ |
| 比如，需要提前4天提醒某联系人的生日到了。 这个软件可以管理多个联系人，可以设置某些联系人生日之前几天要提醒一下（并非所有联系人的生日都需要提醒）。这个天数参数就是设置这里提前的天数的。 如果你的表述被理解成“no. of days before (the birthday to send reminder)”，那就说明，这个生日需要提醒，但这里的no. of days只是这个生日之前的天数，但并没有明确指明这些天数是提前提醒的天数，或者说，只说明了生日要提醒，但并没说明提前这些天数和提醒生日有什么关系。也没有表明提醒的时间是提前提醒的。 比如（虽然实际没有这些操作），提前30天把这个联系人名单自动放某一列表（比如本月安排或本月重要关系人），提前5在向用户提醒，提前4天买礼物，提前1天向单位请假，等等。其中只有提前4天的那次是提醒。 我觉得可能产生这种歧义理解。 |
| Sorry，上面应该是其中只有提前5天的那次是提醒。 |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Yi Yuan (X)
4 hrs
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you Denyce Seow for your valuable discussion. I would also thank other participants for your advice. I have found an answer most appealing to myself."
1 hr
how many days before the birthday to be reminded
for your reference
1 hr
days before the birthday to be reminded
FYI
1 hr
Birthday reminder in advance of dates
功能描述
7 hrs
No. of days in advance when the birthday is reminded
感觉更准确一点
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Note added at 20 hrs (2008-09-18 05:36:20 GMT)
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a bit awkward.
maybe, "the number of days to the birthday when the alarm goes off"
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Note added at 20 hrs (2008-09-18 05:36:20 GMT)
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a bit awkward.
maybe, "the number of days to the birthday when the alarm goes off"
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