issue generally controversial, worth exploring the problem, the solution is not clear, there are a variety of potential problems, especially social or political issues, controversial issues. Anything that needs to be negotiated is generally an issue:
- Abortion is a highly controversial issue. Abortion is a highly controversial issue.
- We should raise the issue of discrimination with the council.
- The key issue is whether workers should be classified as'employees'.
- This is a big issue ; we need more time to think about it.
- She usually writes about environmental issues. She usually writes about environmental issues.
- The union plans to raise the issue of overtime.
- The party was divided on this issue . The party was divided on this issue .
- You're just avoiding the issue . You're just avoiding the issue .
- Don't confuse the issue . Don't blur the focus.
- thorny A Issue thorny issue
- Relations International's AND DELINQUENCY international relations
Questions can be answered explicitly with yes or no, or the questioner really does not know the answer and wants to know the answer. It should be emphasized that if a question must be answered with yes or no, it must be question in English , not other "problem" words (issue, problem, .....). such as:
- The question is: Did you do it? Did you do it?
- To be, or not to be - that is the question . Famous lines in Shakespeare's Hamlet
Problem is a "problem" that makes people a headache, almost equivalent to trouble, headache.
- the problem of drug abuse
- If he chooses Mary it's bound to cause problems . If he chooses Mary it's bound to cause problems .
- Let me know if you have any problems . Let me know if you have any problems .
- Most students face the problem of funding themselves while they are studying. Most students face the problem of funding themselves while they are studying.
- The problem first arose in 2003. This problem first appeared in 2003.
- Unemployment is a very real problem for graduates now. Unemployment is a very real problem for graduates now.
- a problem child——The child who makes trouble everywhere all day long
the Hong Kong question
Hong Kong is a part of China. The Hong Kong issue is China’s domestic issue, not a controversial international issue. The resolution of the Hong Kong issue is purely a definite solution direction, which belongs to the category of "question" , and has no room for negotiation, let alone. There is a huge controversy, so "issue" cannot be used .
On China Knowledge Network, Mr. Xu Meijiang , who served as the translation reviewer of the Central Compilation and Translation Bureau, published a paper on "Translation Innovation and Standard Translation-Notes on Translation of Documents of the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China", which mentioned:
Two of the staff who participated in the English translation team came from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. One was the former director of the translation office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, an ambassador abroad, and a special expert in the translation office of the current Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the other was a deputy director-level diplomat. Translation experience. Especially the translation of the diplomatic part in the report of the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, they played a gatekeeper role. What impressed me the most was that they said that "Taiwan issue" should be translated as the question of Taiwan or the Taiwan question, and absolutely not the issue of Taiwan or the Taiwan issue . The resolution of the Taiwan issue and the realization of the complete reunification of the motherland cannot be discussed, and no country or foreign forces can interfere. According to the American Webster’s Dictionary, the related meaning of issue is precisely a point, matter, or question to be disputed or decided. There is no doubt that we cannot use the word issue here. The translation of "Taiwan Question" as the question of Taiwan or the Taiwan question is a standard translation method. When translation involves sensitive political issues, we must be cautious.
It can be seen that whether it is the "Taiwan issue" or the "Hong Kong issue", we should follow this principle: Questions and issues have different ideologies and national interests .