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| Processed by: | ycandau (2011-12-19 20:00:03 GMT) |
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<< review queue entry 37249 - submitted by 'richwarm' >> Please check ~ to stop printing & parking place (for plane at airport) Chinesepod vocab list for lesson "Cell Phone Connectivity Issues" says 停机 out of credit I asked ~ Does 停机 only mean "out of credit" as the supplementary vocabulary list says, or does it just mean "stop working" (e.g. because of a faulty telephone)? Nciku says "(of a machine) To stop working" Jenny Zhu replied "when it's used in China, it's always a result of out of credit" Editor: 1) it's not "to shut off a machine" F has this f.i: shut off/stop a machine 该机器可自动停机。 you can see how wrong the English is. 2) in the context of phones, I have provided examples that it applies to fixed phones and is not not necessarily related to credit. In fact if I take Richard's sentence: "My cell phone is running out of credit. 此句的意思是手機很快欠 費﹐快要停機。" it's clear that 停機 is not "running out of credit", 欠費 is. The phone is suspended because of out of credit. I'm leaving it because if found with little context it might be difficult to infer "out of credit" any number of additional examples: 对不起！您的电话已停机。详情请垂询“1860”。 英文：Sorry!Your telephone service is suspended,for more information,please dial“1860”. “对不起您拨打的电话已停机”后面那段英文怎么说？ sorry,the number you dialed is out of service! sorry the number you dialed has been suspended! 手机停机除了没费了还有什么原因？ (a question) |
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- 停機 停机 [ting2 ji1] /to stop machine/to stop printing/parking place (for plane at airport)/to park (a plane)/ # + 停機 停机 [ting2 ji1] /to shut off a machine/to run out of credit (cell phone)/to park (a plane etc)/to finish shooting (a TV program etc)/ + 停機 停机 [ting2 ji1] /(of a machine) to stop/to shut down/to park a plane/to finish shooting (a TV program etc)/to suspend a phone line/(of a prepaid mobile phone) to be out of credit/ |