Help please

Leslie · 24 May 2007

Hello!

could you help me translate those two sentences :

- Japanese women have the greatest life expectancy in the world

- the difference of life expectancy between men and women is lowering because men and women have now the same life style.

How do you say "to have a lot of responsibilities" (at work)

Thanks a lot!

Elizabeth · 25 May 2007

Leslie said:
Hello!
could you help me translate those two sentences :
- Japanese women have the greatest life expectancy in the world
- the difference of life expectancy between men and women is lowering because men and women have now the same life style.
How do you say "to have a lot of responsibilities" (at work)
Thanks a lot!

For the first, there are at least these two. Do you also need hiragana or romaji ?
日本人女性の平均寿命は世界一です。
日本人の女性の平均寿命は、世界で一番長いです

For the second, I'm not really sure but maybe something like these :
現在は男女のライフスタイルは同じようになっているので男女の平均寿命の差も下がっています。
現在は男女のライフスタイルは同じようになっているので男女の平均寿命の差も狭まってきています。

I'm really tired right now so someone else will have to chime in for the third....

責任が重い？ maybe ??? Not every anything I desire personally....

nhk9 · 25 May 2007

The third one can be "（誰かに）責任が多い"

epigene · 25 May 2007

nhk9 said:
The third one can be "（誰かに）責任が多い"

That's very close!

I'd say: 多くの責任を負う

Elizabeth · 25 May 2007

epigene said:
That's very close!

I'd say: 多くの責任を負う

ああ、なるほど。ｎｈｋ９さん、ｅｐｉｇｅｎｅさん、どうもありがとう。

「多く（沢山）の責任を引き受ける」ともいえますか？

epigene · 25 May 2007

Elizabeth said:
「多く（沢山）の責任を引き受ける」ともいえますか？

Yes, maybe. But, 引き受ける suggests consent (acceptance of responsibility), so it is not necessary synonymous with "have" or "bear" responsibility （負う（おう）・担う（になう））

Elizabeth · 26 May 2007

epigene said:
Yes, maybe. But, 引き受ける suggests consent (acceptance of responsibility), so it is not necessary synonymous with "have" or "bear" responsibility （負う（おう）・担う（になう））

Thanks, epigene-san ! My experience in Japanese with 責任・を負う or 引き受ける is limited to the sense of taking blame or being responsible for a mistake. （責任を取る）。

And then there are all the cultural differences to get through a good translation, too. However much most Americans might use it as a point of complaint, actually "have a lot of responsibilities" in English I think is fairly neutral. It could mean welcoming the prestige or a responsible position or a feeling of resentment at being so constrained. 責任が沢山ありますというのもできますか。

Help please

Leslie

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Elizabeth

先輩

nhk9

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epigene

相変わらず不束者です

Elizabeth

先輩

epigene

相変わらず不束者です

Elizabeth

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