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nigerose 
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“几年来”的其他说法
over the years
over years
over several years
over a few years
over a couple of years
over these years
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表达上符合中文习惯，而形式上又接近原文的译法，何乐而不为？
[修改时间: 2009-12-11 10:59 GMT]
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jyuan_us
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| Just curious | Dec 11, 2009 |
經常看到有人比較兩個近義詞的GOOGLE HIT哪個多一些。請問這樣做有意義嗎﹖能作為支持你的ARGUEMENT的依據嗎﹖
不開玩笑。我是真想了解一下。
如果能作為支持你的ARGUEMENT的依據那就找500對同意詞GOOGLE一下﹐然後整理好﹐中間加些評論﹐豈不成了論文﹖那這樣的論文申請博士學位可以嗎﹖如果可以﹐博士豈不是很容易畢業﹖
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Zhoudan
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几年里...已经、几年内...已经，后面有已经跟着，就不需要“过去”两字了。
我也觉得用Google hits还验证没有意义。有hits，只能说明有人在用，不能说明用得好不好，用得对不对。
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wherestip
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| misuse and misspelling | Dec 11, 2009 |
Zhoudan wrote:
几年里...已经、几年内...已经，后面有已经跟着，就不需要“过去”两字了。
我也觉得用Google hits还验证没有意义。有hits，只能说明有人在用，不能说明用得好不好，用得对不对。
Definitely so.
BTW, Google for the wrong spelling of "definate", and you'll get roughly 980,000 hits. Google for "definate" and "definately" together, and the hit count goes up to 1,400,000 
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nigerose
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google是很好的工具，google hits是一种分析方法，但一切都需要靠自己的判断力。
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wherestip
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| Google as a tool | Dec 11, 2009 |
nigerose wrote:
google是很好的工具，google hits是一种分析方法，但一切都需要靠自己的判断力。
Correct.
I remember you using Google hits to rebut the usage of "refrigerate for 5 minutes". 
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nigerose
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wherestip wrote:
nigerose wrote:
google是很好的工具，google hits是一种分析方法，但一切都需要靠自己的判断力。
Correct.
I remember you using Google hits to rebut the usage of "refrigerate for 5 minutes".
记不清了，也许我判断也有错误。
至于“过去几年里已经”，搜索 “过去几年里已经” 获得约 65,100 条结果。
可以仔细看看各条hit，看看别人是怎么使用的。
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wherestip
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| Not an issue of right or wrong | Dec 11, 2009 |
nigerose wrote:
wherestip wrote:
nigerose wrote:
google是很好的工具，google hits是一种分析方法，但一切都需要靠自己的判断力。
Correct.
I remember you using Google hits to rebut the usage of "refrigerate for 5 minutes".
记不清了，也许我判断也有错误。
至于“过去几年里已经”，搜索 “过去几年里已经” 获得约 65,100 条结果。
可以仔细看看各条hit，看看别人是怎么使用的。
http://www.proz.com/post/1073459#1073459
I don't remember exactly the details of our debate either. All I can recall is at the time it was quite frustrating for me. 
Of course "过去几年里已经 ..." is correct Chinese; nobody is denying that. However, I think the issue comes down to what is "better and more concise" wording -- the same issue surrounding the long drawn-out debate of "打开文件失败", on which not all of us could come to a consensus.
[Edited at 2009-12-11 16:16 GMT]
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wherestip
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| Some truth to it (regarding KudoZ) | Dec 12, 2009 |
This little gem left an impression on me a while back. So I spent some time digging it out from places where I thought I read it.
I absolutely disagree with the poster's complaint about non-native English speakers listing English as one of their target languages. But what he said about some people giving their frequently "non-negotiable" opinions armed with a dictionary with Google riding shotgun is indeed funny but true ... Well, at least partially.
http://www.proz.com/post/1084213#1084213
Americans, in particular, tend to be overly polite. I should know, I'm from (the) States. People thank you for sharing, thank you for being honest, thank you for "being you" and thank you for thanking them.
So naturally we're loath to jump all over the many poor, struggling non-native speakers who consistently come in with nonsensical answers and a confidence level of 4 or 5 ...
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Many of them list English in their profiles as one of their target languages. Some of them even list English as their native tongue, which is clearly not the case. These people are armed with a dictionary and they have Google riding shotgun. Sometimes I give them explanations for my “disagrees” -- but occasionally I just have to write “No”.
[Edited at 2009-12-12 19:35 GMT]
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