Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
去外國旅行，多帶些美金利便些，你喜歡帶多少便帶多少吧！
English translation:
When travelling overseas the more US dollars you take the better. Take as many as you think you might require.
Chinese term
United States
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去外國旅行，多帶些美金利便些，你喜歡帶多少便帶多少吧！
First Attempt: When going abroad the more US dollars you take the better. Take as many as you like.
Question One: I find it difficult to know where to begin. Any explanatory help would be helpful.
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| 4 +2 | US dollars will come in handy when you travel abroad, so bring as many as you want |
Zoe Chuang
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| 4 +1 | fyi |
Ray Luo
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| 4 | FYI |
Philip Tang
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Proposed translations
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Native in: Chinese
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, French to Chinese, and 1 more.
US dollars will come in handy when you travel abroad, so bring as many as you want
fyi
'First Attempt', ----- second attempt should follow it;
'Question One', ---- Question Two should follow it.
You asked:
'I find it difficult to know where to begin...' Sorry I don't know what you meant.
But generally speaking, your translation was good:
去外國旅行，多帶些美金利便些，你喜歡帶多少便帶多少吧！
When going abroad the more US dollars you take the better. Take as many as you like.
For your experiences: if you take many dollars (cash) with you to travel, you will worry about your life to be taken.
So, I think it is not good to give others such advice.
For your reference:
去外國旅行，多帶些美金利便些，你喜歡帶多少便帶多少吧！
When going abroad, you will feel convenient to take more US dollars with you. Take as many as you like.
China
Seasoned US hi-tech/management executive
Native in: English , Chinese
Works in: Chinese, Chinese to English, English to Chinese
FYI
[ US-Dollar, in this context, is a description of some form of money;
Money is not countable, but amount of money (dollars) is]
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Note added at 17 hrs (2006-05-30 02:20:32 GMT)
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When asking for price - do you say "How much? or How many?"
When asking your friend for money - do you say
"How much money do you have on you?" or
"How many money do you have on you?"
I think the answer is clear!
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