English 中文网 漫画网 爱新闻iNews 翻译论坛
中国网站品牌栏目(频道)
当前位置: Language Tips> 译通四海> 翻译服务

The take-home message

[ 2009-01-19 14:24]     字号 [] [] []  
免费订阅30天China Daily双语新闻手机报:移动用户编辑短信CD至106580009009

 

The take-home message

A recent article that featured in Language Tips titled “Marriages improve after children fly the coop, according to research” contained an expression that left several readers troubled.

Here is the sentence, “Psychologist Sara Gorchoff, who carried out the investigation, said: "The take-home message for couples with young children is 'hang in there'."

Essentially, when we talk about the “take home message” we are referring to the most important thing mentioned that readers or listeners should remember.

For example, if I had just given a one hour presentation to a group of students at the end I would usually conclude my talk and repeat one or two key points that I felt were of most use or value to them to remember. This would be the take home message.

Another way to say this is, if there is anything you are going to remember from this it is this “bla bla bla” and that “bla bla bla” is your take home message.

Seeing as it is the week where we will be getting a new US President let’s imagine Obama is talking to an audience of Detroit car workers and trying to convince them that new electric vehicles are the future.

After speaking for 30 minutes Obama then decides to finish his talk by saying, “So people I want you to know that I am fully supportive of your industry and will do my best to save your jobs. But the most important thing to remember is this, the cars of today and tomorrow can no longer be run on gas, we want hybrid electric models and that is what America must be manufacturing.”

The “take home message” here is US car manufacturers must change and Obama will support this change.

Now remember next time you go to a class or to a meeting or you listen to a lecture or watch a Hollywood film, ask yourself, what was the take home message?

About the author:

Brendan has taught at universities, high schools and primary schools in Japan,the UK, Australia and China. He is a Qualified Education Agent Counsellor and has extensive experience with International English Language Examinations. In the field of writing Brendan has been published in The Bangkok Post, The Taipei Times, Inflight magazines and the Asia News Network. He can be contacted at brendanjohnworrell@hotmail.com.

 
中国日报网英语点津版权说明:凡注明来源为“中国日报网英语点津:XXX(署名)”的原创作品,除与中国日报网签署英语点津内容授权协议的网站外,其他任何网站或单位未经允许不得非法盗链、转载和使用,违者必究。如需使用,请与010-84883631联系;凡本网注明“来源:XXX(非英语点津)”的作品,均转载自其它媒体,目的在于传播更多信息,其他媒体如需转载,请与稿件来源方联系,如产生任何问题与本网无关;本网所发布的歌曲、电影片段,版权归原作者所有,仅供学习与研究,如果侵权,请提供版权证明,以便尽快删除。
 

关注和订阅

本文相关阅读

人气排行

翻译服务

中国日报网翻译工作室

我们提供:媒体、文化、财经法律等专业领域的中英互译服务
电话:010-84883468
邮件:translate@chinadaily.com.cn