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22:54 Jun 21, 2009 |
Chinese to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Frank Wang China Local time: 00:44 | ||||||
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genuine or artificial Explanation: Something like this I suppose.... Is the economic development seen in imported wine industry genuine or artificial? |
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real or a bubble? Explanation: Is the booming development in the wine import market real or just a bubble? |
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a case of real fire or is it just smoke? Explanation: "Is the [market] boom in imported wine a case of real fire or is it just smoke?" A touch of smoke in the English preserves the fiery metaphor. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2009-06-22 03:14:19 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or: "Is the booming development in the market for imported wine a case of real fire or is it just smoke?" |
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