Feb 2 04:04
3 mos ago
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English term
turtle timing
English to Chinese
Bus/Financial
Tourism & Travel
My turtle timing may have been off, but my visit coincided with the new moon, and the dark night provided perfect conditions for viewing the bioluminescence at Salt River Bay.
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 4 | 我可能错过了与海龟邂逅的时间 |
Zhen Guan
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| 4 | 预算（错了）海龟孵化的时间 / 估计（错了）海龟孵化的时间 |
Kiet Bach
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References
| Turtle timing, preceding context |
Tomasso
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Change log
Feb 2, 2024 04:04: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Proposed translations
22 mins
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我可能错过了与海龟邂逅的时间
The mention of "turtle timing" suggests that the person's visit was intentionally planned to align with a specific phase of the moon, possibly chosen for its influence on the natural behaviour or events related to turtles, such as nesting activities or the release of hatchlings. Without other information, it could be either 我可能错过了海龟洄游产卵的时间/邂逅小海龟破壳而出的时间'. The safest rendition may be '我可能错过了与海龟邂逅的时间‘.
Example sentence:
Please refer to the translated version of the Tourism Queensland site.
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16 hrs
预算（错了）海龟孵化的时间 / 估计（错了）海龟孵化的时间
“timing” 是 “校时”，预算某事情会在某时间发生。
My turtle timing may have been off：
看来我是预算错了海龟孵化的时间；
看来我是估计错了海龟孵化的时间。
依照 Tomasso 提供的语境，作者来到沙滩时，只发现海龟蛋的蛋壳，小海龟在 “a few weeks earlier” 已经 “flip-flopping their way toward the water.”
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Note added at 16 hrs (2024-02-02 20:34:03 GMT)
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off 是远离目标，错了，不准确。
Reference comments
13 mins
Reference:
Turtle timing, preceding context
""When we reached the shore, Jarvis had me gently scoop up a pile of white sand. As it slipped through my fingers, the rubbery fragments of*** turtle eggshells*** were left behind — a telltale sign of another successful **hatching season**. If I had come a*** few weeks earlier***, she added, I might have seen hundreds of baby green sea turtles flip-flopping their way toward the water.
***My turtle timing may have been off,*** but my visit coincided with the new moon, and the dark night provided perfect conditions for viewing the bioluminescence at Salt River Bay.End of quote, You do have the entire story right?
Bad habit of some to leave out words, Turtle Timing is not a specific term...
Expanded phrase ;;My calculations of when the turtles would lay eggs, and the timing of when the eggs would hatch, based on cycles of the moon, my calculation may have been off, to be off is not to be accurate, my timing calculation were not right.
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Note added at 27 mins (2024-02-02 04:31:33 GMT)
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计算时间，乌龟何时产卵
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Note added at 35 mins (2024-02-02 04:39:19 GMT)
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Timing, comes from word Time, but Timing is maybe like the life cycles, CALCULATING THE TURTLE LIFE CYCLES, when do the turles arrive, when do they lay eggs, when do the hatch. Timing, when do they do this, when do they do that.
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Note added at 37 mins (2024-02-02 04:41:56 GMT)
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Animals have a sense of time....https://naturalsciences.ch/seasons-explained/animal_behaviou... quote Animals follow the seasons very closely. Changes in the length of the day or temperature affect the animals’ hormone production and cause them to behave according to the season. For that reason, animals instinctively know **when** it’s time for them to mate, build a nest, fly south or stock up on food for the winter.
***My turtle timing may have been off,*** but my visit coincided with the new moon, and the dark night provided perfect conditions for viewing the bioluminescence at Salt River Bay.End of quote, You do have the entire story right?
Bad habit of some to leave out words, Turtle Timing is not a specific term...
Expanded phrase ;;My calculations of when the turtles would lay eggs, and the timing of when the eggs would hatch, based on cycles of the moon, my calculation may have been off, to be off is not to be accurate, my timing calculation were not right.
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Note added at 27 mins (2024-02-02 04:31:33 GMT)
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计算时间，乌龟何时产卵
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Note added at 35 mins (2024-02-02 04:39:19 GMT)
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Timing, comes from word Time, but Timing is maybe like the life cycles, CALCULATING THE TURTLE LIFE CYCLES, when do the turles arrive, when do they lay eggs, when do the hatch. Timing, when do they do this, when do they do that.
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Note added at 37 mins (2024-02-02 04:41:56 GMT)
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Animals have a sense of time....https://naturalsciences.ch/seasons-explained/animal_behaviou... quote Animals follow the seasons very closely. Changes in the length of the day or temperature affect the animals’ hormone production and cause them to behave according to the season. For that reason, animals instinctively know **when** it’s time for them to mate, build a nest, fly south or stock up on food for the winter.
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