"对不起，这个鸡肉很难吃。"
Translation:I'm sorry, this chicken is terrible.
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I've got a feedback response on May 24, 2019, 5:38 AM
You suggested “Sorry, this chicken is terrible” as a translation for “对不起，这个鸡肉很难吃。” We now accept this translation. :)
Well... It took a while.
There are an infinite number of ways the chicken could be terrible, but the Chinese seems to strongly imply that it's flavour is at issue. I therefore think the English should at least include the option of 'tastes terrible'.
The translation is technically 'bad to eat' which includes, amongst other things, foods that taste terrible.
'Tastes terrible' is too narrow of a translation because it could be, for example, a texture or temperature problem.
In the tips 难吃 was 'tastes bad', they do not accept that answer here.
This chicken is hard to eat should be accepted? That's the literal translation.
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Why not "Excuse me, this chicken is terrible"? It could be a customer attracting the attention of the waiters?
That makes more sense to me, I suppose this could be a staff member apologizing for serving bad chicken, but somehow I think that would be something else like "我对不起..." Otherwise it sounds like the customer is sorry for the "bad chicken"!
You must translate the sentence given and not try to imagine a specific scenario then change the wording to fit your imagination. The sentence doesn't say "excuse me" it says sorry.
The sentence doesn't say "sorry", it says "duibuqi". There is no such thing as strict equivalence between words from different languages, so the context does impact (choice of) words.
"Sorry, this chicken is terrible" was not accepted, but this would perfectly acceptable in English.
Lol So.. anyone know what flavour between "Sorry(mom), I hate it", and "Excuse me (waiter), this chicken meat is barely edible" this sentence actually suggests?
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'Sorry, this chicken dish is terrible' should be accepted. The chinese sentence makes clear it is about the meat, not the chicken itself.
Yes but in English the meat of a chicken is just called chicken. If I was complaining about the meat of a chicken I would just say "this chicken is terrible".
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难吃 doesn't mean difficult to eat, it means not pleasant to eat. A coconut is difficult to eat but would only be 难吃 if you didn't like the taste or texture.
