~ておけばいい

[Andromedashun]

子どものときに経験しておけばいいと思うことを話して ください。

Something like: Please tell us what you think is ''good to experience'' when you are a child. Correct?

 

[Morphling]

おけばいい kinda emphasizes the 'before they turn into adults' part.

 

[Andromedashun]

Hmm, it makes sense, but I didn't see any ''adult'' there?

 

[Toritoribe]

～ばいい is an expression of recommendation, similar to ～たらいい or ～といい.

子どものとき doesn't refer to the answerer's childfood.

 

[Andromedashun]

If 子どものとき refers to general then what do you think 経験しておく be translated? I can't deliver a proper interpret... Or perhaps...please give me your translation?

 

[Toritoribe]

The subject of 経験しておく is also people(more strictly, children) in general.

 

[Andromedashun]

Hm ok... Thanks. I should think that translation word by word is sometime awkward then

 

[Toritoribe]

Indeed translation word by word might be sometimes awkward, but your translation is not what the Japanese sentence means. It is the key of the problem in the first place, isn't it?

 

[letslearn]

The subject of 経験しておく is also people(more strictly, children) in general.

Would you translate 置く in this case to mean " to leave behind"?

 

[Toritoribe]

～ておく means "to do previously for a purpose".
e.g.
災害に備えて非常食を備蓄しておく。

 

[letslearn]

In your example you were stock piling food in preparation for a disaster. The thing you are preparing for is a disaster and is marked with the に particle and you are stock piling food in preparation marked with を and the action followed by ておく.

In the original statement に it marks 子どもとき
You are experiencing something in preparation for childhood 経験しておく？
Is there other things that have not been mentioned which would give the reason. Like is it the move to adult hood.

Is the translation close to.....

Please tell what do you think would be good to have experienced as a child that would prepare you for adulthood.

 

[Toritoribe]

Those two にs have different functions. In my example sentence, に indicates the target of 備える. It doesn't associate with 備蓄する.
On the other hand, に indicates the time when the action 経験する is done in the original sentence.

The "purpose" is not always mentioned. Or rather, it's more common the the context gives it. For instance, 非常食を備蓄しておく is obviously for emergency even without 災害に備えて. 子どものときに経験しておけばいいこと refers to the experience that would be helpful in adulthood, things that would be better to experience in childhood than in adulthood or like that. Thus, your translation is correct.

 

[Morphling]

~ておけばいい

子どものときに経験しておけばいいと思うことを話してください。

Something like: Please tell us what you think is ''good to experience'' when you are a child. Correct?

The difference between 経験すればいい and 経験しておけばいい in this context is the emphasis on time. The former is neutral in tone, the latter is emphasizing experiences that should be experienced in one's childhood BEFORE they turn into adults.

In English it is kinda redundant to be so specific twice and you can't really subtly express ておく's meaning so you could translate the 2 expression the same.

Please talk about things that would good to be experienced in one's childhood.