Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
小巴招手即停
English translation:
wave-and-stop minibus
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Julia Zou
Apr 19, 2007 01:21
17 yrs ago
Chinese term
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Native in: Chinese (Variants: Cantonese, Simplified, Mandarin, Traditional) 
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小巴招手即停
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怎样用地道的英文表述？谢谢！
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | wave-and-stop minibus |
Julia Zou
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| 4 +1 | minibuses stop by request |
tulip855
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| 2 | wave to stop a minibus |
pkchan
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Proposed translations
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wave-and-stop minibus
wave-and-stop minibus
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Note added at 21 mins (2007-04-19 01:42:36 GMT)
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这个网页还说 flag-down minibus或flag-stop minibus也行。我感觉还是用直译的好，一目了然。
[PDF] 总19卷第1期2OO3年2月兰州商学院学报Journal La／l~ U Com ercial ...文件格式: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
再如“招手停”，这是改革开放以后新出现的，可以直译为wave-and-stop minibus。西方国家门前的信箱上多有nag，以其up或down示意有无邮件，所以我们可将“招手停”一124 一译为flag down minibus或flag stop minibus。“打白条译成to write／issue an 10U也 ...
engine.cqvip.com/content/h/98224x/2003/019/001/sk18_h3_7654066.pdf - 类似网页
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Note added at 21 mins (2007-04-19 01:42:36 GMT)
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这个网页还说 flag-down minibus或flag-stop minibus也行。我感觉还是用直译的好，一目了然。
[PDF] 总19卷第1期2OO3年2月兰州商学院学报Journal La／l~ U Com ercial ...文件格式: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
再如“招手停”，这是改革开放以后新出现的，可以直译为wave-and-stop minibus。西方国家门前的信箱上多有nag，以其up或down示意有无邮件，所以我们可将“招手停”一124 一译为flag down minibus或flag stop minibus。“打白条译成to write／issue an 10U也 ...
engine.cqvip.com/content/h/98224x/2003/019/001/sk18_h3_7654066.pdf - 类似网页
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I think Julia's answer is closer to what I'm looking for: it's more of passengers who want to get a ride, rather than passengers already on board and requesting where to get off. Thanks everyone!"
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minibuses stop by request
Minibuses stop by request.小公共汽车招手即停。(请求、要求)...57:在表示要求、建议、命令、决定等的动词后,that从句中用虚拟语气形式,即其谓语动词用原形(美国英语用法)或“should...
www.4lzx.com/Article/HTML/66092.html 122K 2006-11-24 - 百度快照
[原创]一起背大学英语自学教程下册单词与短语[旺旺英语论坛] -- ...
request后面接for,表示要求的对象。根据要求为by(或on) request, “应…之要求”则为at sb’s request。 He made a request for immediate help. 他要求立即给予帮助。 Minibuses stop by request. 小公共汽车招手即停。 Instructions...
bbs.wwenglish.org/dispbbs.asp?boardid=70& ... 95K 2007-3-31 - 百度快照
www.4lzx.com/Article/HTML/66092.html 122K 2006-11-24 - 百度快照
[原创]一起背大学英语自学教程下册单词与短语[旺旺英语论坛] -- ...
request后面接for,表示要求的对象。根据要求为by(或on) request, “应…之要求”则为at sb’s request。 He made a request for immediate help. 他要求立即给予帮助。 Minibuses stop by request. 小公共汽车招手即停。 Instructions...
bbs.wwenglish.org/dispbbs.asp?boardid=70& ... 95K 2007-3-31 - 百度快照
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wave to stop a minibus
PDF] Minibus Timetables. No food or drink to be consumed on these minibusesFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
OCHJS – Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies minibus ... Please be at the stop and wave the bus down. This is a very busy area. ...
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The real taxi fares on Roatan IslandThe mini bus will stop if you wave at them. The "typical real fare" for a taxi from Coxen Hole to Sandy Bay is 20 lempiras. From Sandy Bay to West End the ...
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Liepaja travel guide - WikitravelTo stop a minibus, you have to wave your hand. You can stop it almost anywhere, except if its forbidden to stop there. To stop a minibus when you are in it, ...
wikitravel.org/en/Liepaja - 40k - Cached - Similar pages
Phuket and Thailand - getting around, taxi, boat, bus, trainSimply wave one to a stop and ask for the fare to your destination. ... There is a minibus (taxi) and airport limousine service at airport and most hotels ...
www.phuket-info.com/transport.htm - 20k - Cached - Similar pages
OCHJS – Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies minibus ... Please be at the stop and wave the bus down. This is a very busy area. ...
www.begbroke.ox.ac.uk/pdf/minibus.pdf - Similar pages
The real taxi fares on Roatan IslandThe mini bus will stop if you wave at them. The "typical real fare" for a taxi from Coxen Hole to Sandy Bay is 20 lempiras. From Sandy Bay to West End the ...
www.roatanisland.net/cruiseship.htm - 31k - Cached - Similar pages
Liepaja travel guide - WikitravelTo stop a minibus, you have to wave your hand. You can stop it almost anywhere, except if its forbidden to stop there. To stop a minibus when you are in it, ...
wikitravel.org/en/Liepaja - 40k - Cached - Similar pages
Phuket and Thailand - getting around, taxi, boat, bus, trainSimply wave one to a stop and ask for the fare to your destination. ... There is a minibus (taxi) and airport limousine service at airport and most hotels ...
www.phuket-info.com/transport.htm - 20k - Cached - Similar pages
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