主題: 冷氣機加雪種 (中譯英)

這部冷氣機不經不覺己經用了7年, 開始覺得唔夠涼, 應該要加雪種啦!

Seems like this air-conditioner has crept into its seventh year before I'm/ we're aware of it. Its air-cooling function has already gone sour. Let's refill the refrigerant.

註1: 原本屬口語, 故譯文也用口語形式
註2: aware很適合用來表達與"察覺"有關的意思, 由於原本沒有主詞, 故自行加上第一身的主詞

2010-03-02 03:08:42 補充：
更正
註1: 原文屬口語, 故譯文也用口語形式
註2: aware很適合用來表達與"察覺"有關的意思, 由於原文沒有主詞, 故自行加上第一身的主詞

2010-03-05 01:50:30 補充：
"has crept into"可改成"has sneaked into"

事實上, sneak 在口語中的使用頻率更高。

2010-03-06 02:17:27 補充：
Idiom: go/turn sour (definition from google dictionary)

to stop being pleasant or satisfactory

其實冷氣機一般是不需要加雪種的,除非雪種喉穿了,你的冷氣機用了7年,很大原因是不乾淨,叫冷氣師傅清洗一下就ok了

The air-conditioner has been used for 7 years and is not working well as it was before. It's time to refill some refrigerant in.

雪種的英文是 Refrigerant. 請參：http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refrigerant

2010-03-01 16:35:05 補充：
我在英文的翻譯中省去了原文中的"不經不覺"，因為我覺得外國人不太會這樣表達。[唔經唔覺就甚麼甚麼....]其實只是我們廣東話口語裡的習慣，即使譯作中文書面語也不見得會這樣寫。上面有答者以 As time goes by 來翻譯我認為也沒有須要，因為後面的 for 7 years 已經表達了時間的長度，as time goes by 在這裡變得多餘了！

As time goes by 可翻譯為：[隨著時間流逝]，通常用於指一些事情的形勢隨時間而改變/發展。例如：As time goes by, Hong Kong has become a service-oriented economy.

主題: 冷氣機加雪種
Subject: The air conditioner adds the snow to plant


這部冷氣機不經不覺己經用了7年, 開始覺得唔夠涼, 應該要加雪種啦!
This air conditioner after unconsciously the oneself durable 7 years, did not start not to think cool, should have to add the snow to plant!


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As time goes by, this air-conditioner has been used for 7 years and it's not as cool as before. Additional coolant is needed.

這部冷氣機不經不覺己經用了7年, 開始覺得唔夠涼, 應該要加雪種啦!

As time goes by, this air-conditioner has been used for 7 years and its cooling effect is deteriorating. Some more Freon has to been added.