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cellphones of buy-use-and-throw variety

Chinese translation: 一次性手机

21:18 Aug 16, 2008
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: cellphones of buy-use-and-throw variety
请问,这是一种什么类型的手机?应该如何翻译准确呢?
感觉应该翻译为"XX型号手机",还请各位指点.谢谢.
Kevin Zhang
China
Local time: 09:11
Chinese translation:一次性手机
Explanation:
美剧里总是看到，字幕组一般都这样翻译^^
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Jia Di
China
Local time: 09:11
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3“买了用-用了就扔”之类的手机
orientalhorizon
3 +3一次性手机
Jia Di
4“万金油”通用手机
Ritchest


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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
“买了用-用了就扔”之类的手机


Explanation:
还是直译吧，本来就是根据其性质用几个词组合出来的，不必找什么“专用术语”。无非是算不上什么值钱的东西，需要时花点儿钱买来，随便搞个预付费卡之类的放上就用（有的可能本身已装好），用完了不想要了就扔掉，或者干完坏事怕被追踪就扔掉。如果是其它日用品，也是那些买了就用，用完就当垃圾扔掉的东西。

orientalhorizon
Local time: 09:11
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agree  Jason Young
15 mins
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Wenjer Leuschel (X): "买-用-扔"之类的手机
1 hr
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Jason Ma
1 day 43 mins
  -> Thank you very much!
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
一次性手机


Explanation:
美剧里总是看到，字幕组一般都这样翻译^^

Jia Di
China
Local time: 09:11
Native speaker of: Chinese
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Wenjer Leuschel (X): 这是个简洁的译法。
46 mins
agree  Sherwin Zhou
23 hrs
agree  Jason Ma
23 hrs
neutral  Adsion Liu: 确实简洁了,但容易让人误解为像一次性筷子之类的东西
70 days
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1 day 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
“万金油”通用手机


Explanation:
“万金油”通用手机

During the scouring of their homes and possessions the police discovered a small treasure trove that they chose not to reveal. There were four receipts showing that one of the senior two had bought cellphones of the buy-use-and-throw variety, tri-band versions usable almost anywhere in the world, and each containing a pre-paid SIM card worth about twenty pounds sterling. The phones had all been bought for cash and all were missing. But the police traced their numbers and 'redflagged' them all in case they ever came on stream.



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