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Latest post Sun, Sep 25 2005 12:44 AM by ReDSanchous. 4 replies.
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ReDSanchous  +  141371 Sat, 24 Sep 05 07:28 PM


Please fix anything you think is incorrect.

Countries and individual people face the same economic questions:
1. What goods and services to produce?
2. How to produce them?
3. Who will consume them?
4. How much to produce for the present consumption and how much for the future?
Production is manufactured as a result of consumption of the factors that are sometimes called the factors of production. These factors are land, labor, and capital. The reason for the problems is that our needs and wants are infinite while resources are finite.
Distribution of resources is connected with concrete use of land, labor, and capital.
Students also have to make a choice between expenses and savings. Sensible young people learn how to develop a useful personal budget. First, they keep record of their actual monthly income and expenses. Miscellaneous allowances, temporary income from various commissions, a percentage from savings and so on. It is very important that you take into account how much you spend on hygiene, transportation, and small beer (I think it's fairly informal and should be subsituted. The problem is I can't think of any word that could subsitute it). You should remember about the difference between fixed, flexible and optional expenses in order to have an opportunity to adjust your budget in case you find a considerable overspend of money.

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julielai  +  141391 Sat, 24 Sep 05 08:42 PM

Hi there,

I'm no expert, but I'd like to take a stab at it.

Countries and individual people face the same economic questions:
1. What goods and services to produce?
2. How to produce them?
3. Who will consume them?
4. How much to produce for the present consumption and how much for the future?

Production is manufactured as a result of consumption of the factors that are sometimes called the factors of production. (wordy) These factors are land, labor, and capital. The reason for the problems is that our needs and wants are infinite while resources are finite.
Distribution of resources is connected with concrete (wording) use of land, labor, and capital.
Students also have to make a choice between expenses and savings. Sensible young people learn how to develop a useful personal budget. First, they keep record of their actual monthly income and expenses. (next sentence isn't complete) Miscellaneous allowances, temporary income from various commissions, a percentage from savings (what do you mean?) and so on. It is very important that you take into account how much you spend on hygiene, transportation, and small beer (small beer?) (I think it's fairly informal and should be subsituted. The problem is I can't think of any word that could subsitute it). You should remember about the difference between fixed, flexible and optional expenses in order to have an opportunity to adjust your budget in case you find a considerable overspend of money.

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ReDSanchous  +  141399 Sat, 24 Sep 05 09:15 PM

Hey julielai!

1. Well, Countries and individual people. It seems strange to me too. I just don't know how I can reword it. There's the same confusion in my first language. The original sentence (in Russian) also looks akward.  

2. I agree that that's wordy but what can I do? I need to make an accurate translation. If the task were to render this text into English, it would be much easier.

3. "concrete (wording) use"

What's wrong in this sentence? What word would you use?

4. "a percentage from savings (what do you mean?)"

I mean that you get some part of savings. Some per cent. I've idea how I can put it into English.

5. small beer (small beer?)

I found this expression in my dictionary.

julielai  +  141422 Sat, 24 Sep 05 11:17 PM

1. Countries and individual people

People is plural and individual is singular.

2. Try looking up a definition of "production".

3. "concrete (wording) use"
Depending on what you're trying to say, quite a few words should fit (just not concrete).

4. "a percentage from savings (what do you mean?)"

Parallel problem: Miscellaneous allowances, temporary income from various commissions,

a percentage from savings (Try rewording it)

These are just my 2c, of course.

ReDSanchous  +  141453 Sun, 25 Sep 05 12:44 AM

That's why I haven't visited this forum for so long. People can't just say: this is incorrect, you should say it as follows... that's fine, good job. You're forever asking me to reword what I write. That sucks. I can do this myself. There's no need to visit an English forum to get such replies! Well, I mean that I want to know my mistakes. The text I wrote above is a translation. Do you know how to make accurate translations?

It was a time when most countries and individual people did not reach out.
They remained silent and look at the results. Never Again! ...

... world. The effect of this is a world that has turmoil and strife, and many
things happening to whole countries and individual people. ...

... The important thing is to keep the lines of communication open between all the
political factions, countries and individual people involved to insure that ...

Do these sentences aslo need to be reworded?

Parallel problem: Miscellaneous allowances, temporary income from various commissions,

What does 'parallel' mean here? What did you draw that parallel with? I seem to have written in italics that I did not know the word that could make sense in that sentence.

production

This is wack!

production - the process of making or growing things in large quantities, especially in a factory or on a farm, so that they can be sold

the Macmillan English Dictionary

It didn't help me at all. I want to repeat again - I need an exact translation, I do not need to render the text.

Depending on what you're trying to say, quite a few words should fit (just not concrete).

So you've read my essay and can't get what I mean? concrete means 'based on facts and information'. If this word doesn't fit you could at least have given me a couple of other words that did fit. That sucks, man!

I remember leaving this forum a few months ago feeling upset because I hadn't gotten proper replies. I seem to be going to do the same now.

 

I didn't mean to offend you in any way. I was just complaining.

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