Jun 26, 2016 16:00
7 yrs ago
Chinese term
说文明话，办文明事，做文明人
Non-PRO
Chinese to English
Other
Government / Politics
This is just a slogan.
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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Decent speech, Decent behaviour, Decent people
这里的文明实为得体，言语得体、行为得体、为人得体。
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Note added at 3天2小时 (2016-06-29 18:41:03 GMT)
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update:
Polite Words, Decent Behaviour, Civilised Person!
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Note added at 3天2小时 (2016-06-29 18:41:03 GMT)
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update:
Polite Words, Decent Behaviour, Civilised Person!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I like this rendition. :)"
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Erzsébet Czopyk
Hungary
Hungary
Hungary
sworn translator, linguist, DPO
Native in: Hungarian (Variant: Hungary) 
Works in: Russian to Hungarian, Hungarian to Russian, Latvian to Russian, and 10 more.
just my hits for help
Say yes for civilization, do something civilized, civilized people do! - I would say this
but found these:
That civilization, then, do something civilized, civilized people do!
http://www.zaixian-fanyi.com/fan_yi_13552851
http://www.zaixian-fanyi.com/fan_yi_2536283
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-06-26 17:31:08 GMT)
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说文明话、办文明事、做文明人！的翻译是： 什么意思？ 中文翻译英文 ...
www.zaixian-fanyi.com/fan_yi_2536283
求翻译：说文明话、办文明事、做文明人！ ... That civilization, then, do something civilized, civilized people do! ... Said civilization, civilization, do civilized people!
but found these:
That civilization, then, do something civilized, civilized people do!
http://www.zaixian-fanyi.com/fan_yi_13552851
http://www.zaixian-fanyi.com/fan_yi_2536283
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-06-26 17:31:08 GMT)
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说文明话、办文明事、做文明人！的翻译是： 什么意思？ 中文翻译英文 ...
www.zaixian-fanyi.com/fan_yi_2536283
求翻译：说文明话、办文明事、做文明人！ ... That civilization, then, do something civilized, civilized people do! ... Said civilization, civilization, do civilized people!
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8 hrs
Speak in a civilized manner, do things in a civilized fashion, be a civilized person.
Speak in a civilized manner, do things in a civilized fashion, be a civilized person.
Translation from Chapter 5 "Building Civilised Cities" by Carolyn Cartier in China Story Yearbook 2013 Civilising China ed. Geremie R. Barmé and Jeremy Goldkorn, pp.266
Translation from Chapter 5 "Building Civilised Cities" by Carolyn Cartier in China Story Yearbook 2013 Civilising China ed. Geremie R. Barmé and Jeremy Goldkorn, pp.266
1 day 9 hrs
见下
Speak, act, and behave like a true person with ethics.
Or loosely translated as:
Speak, act, and behave like a true Samaritan
供参考
Or loosely translated as:
Speak, act, and behave like a true Samaritan
供参考
4 days
Candace Yang
China
China
Native in Chinese
Works in field
China
Native in: Chinese (Variants: Simplified, Mandarin) 
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese
"Speak Civilly, Act Civilly and Be a Civilized Person"
The slogan is quoted in the book New Mentalities of Government in China, page 66, edited by David Bray and Elaine Jeffreys, with the translation: "Speak Civilly, Act Civilly, Be a Civilized Person and Build a Civilized City"(说文明话，办文明事，做文明人，创文明城).
Discussion
在我們這裡提出的幾個選擇當中，我個人最喜歡Bruce Guo的「Decent speech, Decent behaviour, Decent people」。