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Chinese term

她当中是自己

Chinese to English Other Business/Commerce (general)
This is a normal Chinese colloquial expression. This is originated from a text of interview for job-searching. This expression is included in the last sentence of the following text.
受访者:她自己搞了一个做美容的。
采访者:哦,做美容的。这里做美容的店多吗?
受访者:不是在这里,在外面。
采访者:在外面,外面是哪里?镇上吗?
受访者:对,镇街上面。
采访者:镇上做美容的店多吗?
受访者:现在的话已经多。
采访者:竞争,因为我之前问他们,他们说现在其实也开了挺多店,他们说竞争还算有点激烈。
受访者:因为现在消费群体只有那么多,然后现在经济又这样。
采访者:那这样她不用常常去看店吗?
受访者:她要出去,她一般的话是早上9点钟左右出去,然后晚上6、7点钟她就回来。
采访者:她当中是自己,那个店开了多久了?
Proposed translations (English)
4 How long has her store been open

Discussion

Zheng Ma (asker) Sep 15, 2022:
Many thanks Many thanks to my fellow translators, especially Rita Pang!
jyuan_us Sep 14, 2022:
谢谢Rita的意见 这条意见令人深受启发。
Rita Pang Sep 14, 2022:
This is a very interesting conversation so thank you OP for sharing. This part here should honestly be regarded as a typo. I first thought it may be a colloquial expression related to the region etc but if so many heads put together fail to see it as being sensical, I think it is safe to conclude that it's almost like a meaningless utterance and we can leave it at that.
Chuan Xiao Sep 10, 2022:
好奇:翻译这种不通顺的原文同行们都是怎么处理的?
Xuling Wu Sep 9, 2022:
Agreed!
Xuling Wu Sep 9, 2022:
Agreed!
Rensheng Qi Sep 9, 2022:
It's probably wrong transcription.

Proposed translations

3 days 6 hrs

How long has her store been open

Declined
把”她当中是自己,那个店开了多久了“ 当作”她那个店开了多久了“即可,这样做不会影响全文的意思。

How long has her store been in business?

How long has her store been open?



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Note added at 5 days (2022-09-14 20:54:11 GMT)
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她当中是自己,那个店开了多久了 = She, uh, of this, it is she herself that... Oh, How long has her store been open.

说话人也许想说一句别的什么话,觉得不妥,说了半句又咽了下去;或者她没有组织好自己的思路,后半句没有说出来,继而转向“那个店开了多久了” 这句提问。
Note from asker:
Thank you very much for your valuable time and effort.
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