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Hela Posted 19 years ago
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Is this sentence correct ?

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00"The deteriorating situation of the poor cannot be improved without the assistance of the developing countries themselves." correct ?02br
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0The deteriorating walfare situation of the poor cannot be improved without help from rich countries.02br
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0"The deteriorating situation of the poor cannot be improved without the assistance of the developing countries themselves." correct ?02br
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00Good sentence.0-
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0Dear Pieanne,02br
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00So if the sentence above is written in correct English, would you please tell me if my translation is correct ?02br
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00The deteriorating situation of the poor cannot be improved 00without the assistance of the developing countries themselves. 02br
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00a) 01font00La condi
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0 Pieanne:02br
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01i00La condition des pauvres, 01b00qui est en train de se détériorer02b00, ne peut être améliorée sans l'intervention/l'aide des pays en voie de développement eux-mêmes.02i00 0-
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00It is correct, of course, but "être en train de" belongs more to everyday speech, and sounds a but out of place in this sentence.02br
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00To keep it, I'd make the sentence a bit simpler: "la condition des pauvres est en train de se détériorer
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0 I'd be reluctant to translate "developing" with such an active form, including "est ..." 0-
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0La détérioration de la condition des pauvres ne peut être stoppé / freinée sans l'aide des pays en voie de développement eux-mêmes.02br
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00Deterioration in the situation of the poor cannot be stopped without aid from developed countries.0-
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0I do like Pieanne's versions. Thank you 050010id2
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0I'm not sure of the translation so don't know which would be correct, but make sure you pick either 'developed' or 'developing' correctly. They mean very different things.02br
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00Developed countries - what used to be called the first world. 02br
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00Developing countries - what used to be called the third world.02br
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