Honda User Manual Norms

II. The Syntactic Level

The left column lists original English texts and their Chinese MT outputs; the middle one, the controlled texts, and the right column, the Chinese MT outputs of the controlled texts.

1. Split a long sentence into two shorter sentences.

ST and MT output

Controlled ST

Controlled MT output

Airbags (on some types) supplement seat belts, but airbags are designed to inflate only in a moderate to severe frontal collision.

(TransWhiz)
空氣囊(在一些類型上)補充安全帶,但是空氣囊被設計對嚴格的前碰撞只在溫和主義者中使膨脹。
(Google MT)
安全氣囊(對某些類型)補充安全帶,但安全氣囊是為了抬高只有在中等至嚴重程度的正面碰撞。

(TransWhiz)
Safety airbags (on some types) can assist the seat belts. (Sentence 1)
However, only in the situations of ordinary or serious frontal collisions, the air bags would inflate.
(Sentence 2)
(Google MT)
Airbags (on some types) can assist the seat belts.
(Sentence 1)
However, only when a moderate or a serious frontal collision happens, the airbags inflate. (Sentence 2)

(TransWhiz)
安全空氣囊 (在一些類型上)能協助安全帶。(Sentence 1)
然而,只有在平常或嚴重前的碰撞的情形中,安全氣囊將會使膨脹。(Sentence 2)
(Google MT)
安全氣囊(在某些類型),可以協助安全帶。
(Sentence 1)
但是,只有當一個中等或嚴重的正面碰撞發生時,安全氣囊膨脹。(Sentence 2)

While airbags can save lives, they can cause serious or fatal injuries to occupants who sit too close to them, or are not properly restrained.

(TransWhiz)
空氣囊能解救生命,不過他們能引起嚴重的或者對對他們過於接近地坐,或不是適當自制的占有者的致命傷害。
(Google MT)
雖然氣囊可以拯救生命,這可能導致嚴重或致命傷害的居民誰太靠近它們,或者沒有適當的限制。

(TransWhiz)
Air bags can save lives. (Sentence 1)
However, if the passengers sit too close or use the air bags improperly, the air bags can cause serious or fatal injuries. (Sentence 2)
(Google MT)
Airbags can save lives.
(Sentence 1)
However, if the passengers sit too close or use the air bags improperly, the airbags can cause serious or fatal injuries. (Sentence 2)

(TransWhiz)
安全氣囊能解救生命。
(Sentence 1)
然而,如果乘客過於接近地坐或者不合適地使用安全氣囊,安全氣囊能引起嚴重或致命的受傷。(Sentence 2)
(Google MT)
安全氣囊可以挽救生命。
(Sentence 1)
但是,如果乘客坐太近或不當使用安全氣囊的安全氣囊可能會導致嚴重或致命傷害。(Sentence 2)

Even one drink can reduce your ability to respond to changing conditions, and your reaction time gets worse with every additional drink.

(TransWhiz)
甚至一種飲料能減少你的能力回應到改變情況,和你的反應時間更壞地,以每一另外的飲料得到。
(Google MT)
即使是一喝,可以減少你有能力應對不斷變化的條件,你的反應時間越來越惡劣,每增加飲料。

(TransWhiz)
Even you drink a little alcoholic beverage, this will reduce your ability to respond changing conditions.
(Sentence 1)
If you drink more, your reaction time gets slower.
(Sentence 2)
(Google MT)
Even drinking a little wine can reduce your ability to respond to the changing conditions. (Sentence 1)
If you drink more wine, your reaction time gets slower.
(Sentence 2)

(TransWhiz)
甚至你喝稍微酒精性的飲料,這將減少你的能力回應改變情況。(Sentence 1)
如果你喝更多,你的反應時間變得比較慢。(Sentence 2)
(Google MT)
即使喝一點酒,可以減少你有能力應對不斷變化的條件。(Sentence 1)
如果你喝更多的酒,你的反應時間越來越慢。
(Sentence 2)

Any driver who sits too close to the steering wheel is at risk of being seriously injured or killed by striking the steering wheel or from being struck by an inflating front airbag (it equipped) during a crash.

(TransWhiz)
對方向盤過於接近地坐的任何的駕駛員是置於險境嚴重地被傷害或者藉由打擊方向盤或者從在一個墜毀期間被一個使膨脹前面空氣囊 (它裝備)打殺。
(Google MT)
司機如誰坐在太靠近方向盤的危險性被嚴重受傷或死亡先發製人方向盤或可能遭受正面安全氣囊的膨脹(它配備)在發生碰撞。

(TransWhiz)
If the driver sits close to the steering wheel, when a car crash happens, the driver may bump into the steering wheel, and get serious injury or died. (Sentence 1)
If the front seat air bag inflates, the air bag may hurt the driver. (Sentence 2)
(Google MT)
If driver sits too close to the steering wheel, when a car crash happens, he/she may be seriously hurt or killed, because he/she may be hit against the steering wheel.
(Sentence 1)
If the front seat airbag inflates, the airbag may hurt him/her. (Sentence 2)

(TransWhiz)
如果駕駛員坐在方向盤的附近,當一場撞車發生的時候,駕駛員可能碰撞方向盤,而且得到嚴重的受傷或死。(Sentence 1)
如果前座安全氣囊使膨脹,安全氣囊可能傷害駕駛員。(Sentence 2)
(Google MT)
如果司機坐在太接近方向盤,當車禍發生,他/她可能會嚴重傷害或死亡的,因為他/她可能撞在方向盤。
(Sentence 1)
如果前排座椅安全氣囊充氣,氣囊可能會傷害他/她。
(Sentence 2)

Adjust the driver’s seat-back to a comfortable, upright position, leaving ample space between your chest and the airbag cover in the centre of the steering wheel.

(TransWhiz)
調整駕駛員的椅背到一個舒服又直立的位置,離開在方向盤的中心中你的胸和空氣囊掩護之間的充足的空間。
(Google MT)
調整駕駛員座椅,回到一個舒適,垂直位置,留下充裕的空間之間的胸部的氣囊在中心的方向盤。

(TransWhiz)
Adjust the driver’s seat-back to a comfortable, upright position. (Sentence 1)
Between your chest and the air bag lid which is at the centre of the steering wheel, there should be enough space. (Sentence 2)
(Google MT)
Driver's seat back should be adjusted into a comfortable and upright position.
(Sentence 1)
At the steering wheel's center part, there is an airbag's lid.
(Sentence 2)
Between the lid and your chest, you should leave enough space. (Sentence 3)

(TransWhiz)
調整駕駛員的椅背到一個舒服的,直立的位置。
(Sentence 1)
在你的胸和在方向盤的中心的安全氣囊蓋子之間,應該有足夠的空間。
(Sentence 2)
(Google MT)
司機的座椅靠背應調整到一個舒適和垂直位置。
(Sentence 1)
在方向盤的中央部分,有安全氣囊的蓋子。(Sentence 2)
蓋之間和你的胸部,你應該留下足夠的空間。
(Sentence 3)

2. Avoid the use of prepositional phrases and change them into subordinate clauses. For the application of Google MT, subordinate clauses should be put before main clauses, but TransWhiz is not subject to this constraint.

ST and MT output

Controlled ST

Controlled MT output

A seat belt is your best protection in all types of collisions.

(TransWhiz)
一個安全帶是所有類型的碰撞的你最好的保護。
(Google MT)
安全帶是您最好的保護所有類型的碰撞

When all types of collisions happen, the seat belt can provide the best protection.

(TransWhiz)
當所有類型的碰撞發生的時候,安全帶能提供最好的保護。
(Google MT)
當所有類型的碰撞發生,安全帶能提供最好的保護。

Your vehicle is equipped with many features that work together to protect you and your passengers during a crash.

(TransWhiz)
你的車輛被裝備一起運作的許多特徵在一個墜毀期間保護你和你的乘客。
(Google MT)
您的車輛配備了許多功能,共同努力保護您和您的乘客在發生碰撞

(TransWhiz)
Your vehicle has many functions, so when the car crash happens, those functions can protect you and your passengers.
(Google MT)
Your vehicle is equipped with many features, so when a car crash happens, you and your passengers can be protected.

(TransWhiz)
你的車輛有許多功能,因此,當撞車發生的時候,那些功能能保護你們和你的乘客。
(Google MT)
您的車輛配備了許多功能,因此當發生車禍,你和你的乘客能夠得到保護。

These include a strong steel framework that forms a safety cage around the passenger compartment; front and rear crush zones that are designed to crumple and absorb energy during a crash; a collapsible steering column; and seat belt tensioners (on some types) that automatically tighten the front seat belts in the event of a crash.

(TransWhiz)
這些包括形成在乘客區劃周圍的一個安全籠的一個強的鋼架構;被設計在一個墜毀期間弄皺而且吸收能源的前面和後面的壓碎地域;可摺疊的掌舵專欄;而且結果墜毀的自動地勒緊前座帶子的安全帶 tensioners(在一些類型上)。
(Google MT)
其中包括一個強大的鋼鐵框架,形成一個安全的籠子周圍的乘客車廂,前部和後部粉碎區域,目的是揉和吸收能量的崩潰,一個可折疊駕駛桿和安全帶張緊器(在某些類型的),可以自動收緊前排安全帶萬一系統崩潰

(TransWhiz)
These functions include a solid steel framework, which forms a safety cage around the passenger seats; as for the front and rear car crash areas, they can reduce and absorb energy when a car crash happens; a collapsible machine control pillar; and the seat belt contraction devices (on some types), so when the car crash happens, the front seat belts would automatically tighten.
(Google MT)
These functions include a solid steel framework, which forms a safety cage encircle the passenger compartment; front and rear crash zones are designed to crumple and absorb crash energy; a collapsible steering column; and the seat belt contraction devices (on some types), so when the car crash happens, the front seat belts would tighten automatically.

(TransWhiz)
這些功能包括一個堅硬的鋼架構,形成在乘客座位周圍的一個安全籠;關於前面和後面汽車墜毀區域,當一場撞車發生的時候,他們能減少而且吸收能源;一部可摺疊的機器控制柱子;而且安全帶收縮裝置(在一些類型上), 因此當撞車發生的時候,前座帶子將會自動地勒緊。
(Google MT)
這些功能包括了堅實的鋼鐵框架,形成了安全籠包圍車廂內的乘客,前方和後方撞擊區的目的是揉和吸收碰撞能量,一個可折疊駕駛桿和收縮的安全帶裝置(在某些類型的),因此當車禍發生時,前排座椅安全帶會自動收緊。

These safety features are designed to reduce the severity of injuries in a crash.

(TransWhiz)
這些安全特徵被設計在一個墜毀中減少受傷的嚴重。
(Google MT)
這些安全功能旨在減少受傷的嚴重程度在崩潰

(TransWhiz)
These safety features can reduce the severity of injuries when the car crash happens.
(Google MT)
When the car crash happens, these safety features are designed to reduce the severity of injuries.

(TransWhiz)
當撞車發生的時候,這些安全特徵能減少受傷的嚴重。
(Google MT)
當車禍發生,這些安全功能旨在減少受傷的嚴重程度。

Not wearing a seat belt properly increases the chance of serious injury or death in a crash, even though your vehicle has airbags.

(TransWhiz)
不適當地穿著一個安全帶在一個墜毀中增加嚴重受傷的機會或者死亡,即使你的車輛有空氣囊。
(Google MT)
沒有佩戴安全帶適當增加機會的嚴重傷害或死亡的事故,即使您的汽車有安全氣囊。

(TransWhiz)
If you don't fasten the seat belt properly, even though your vehicle has air bags, when the car crash happens, chances of serious injuries or deaths increase.
(Google MT)
If you don't properly fasten the seat belt, even though your vehicle has air bags, when the car crash happens, serious injury or death's chance increases.

(TransWhiz)
如果你不適當地拴緊安全帶,即使你的車輛有安全氣囊,當撞車發生的時候,嚴重受傷的機會或者死亡增加。
(Google MT)
如果您不正確地系安全帶,即使您的汽車有安全氣囊,當發生車禍,嚴重受傷或死亡的可能性增大。

A good position reduces the risk of injury from an inflating airbag, and allows you to get the best advantage from the airbag.

(TransWhiz)
一個好位置減少來自一個使膨脹空氣囊的受傷的風險,而且讓你從空氣囊得到最好的利益。
(Google MT)
一個好的位置降低風險的傷害膨脹的氣囊,並允許您將得到最好的優勢,從安全氣囊

(TransWhiz)
When the air bag inflates, a proper sitting position can reduce the risk of injury, and allows you to get the best protection.
(Google MT)
When the air bag inflates, a proper sitting position reduces the risk of being injured, and allows you to be fully protected.

(TransWhiz)
當安全氣囊使膨脹,一個適當的座位安排位置能減少傷害的風險,而且讓你得到最好的保護。
(Google MT)
當氣囊膨脹,適當的坐姿減少受傷的風險,並允許您將得到充分的保護。

Your vehicle has a Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) with front airbags to help protect the heads and chests of the driver and a front seat passenger during a moderate to severe frontal collision.

(TransWhiz)
你的車輛用前面的空氣囊有一個補充的抑制制度 (SRS)對嚴格的前碰撞幫助在溫和主義者期間保護駕駛員的頭和胸和一位前座乘客。
(Google MT)
您的汽車有一個輔助乘員保護系統(SRS)的前安全氣囊,以保護頭顱和胸膛的司機和前座乘客1中度至重度發生正面碰撞

When a general or severe frontal collision happens, if your vehicle has the SRS system (Supplement Restraint System) and the front seat airbags, they can protect the driver and the front seat passenger's heads and chests.

(TransWhiz)
當一般或嚴格的前碰撞發生的時候,如果你的車輛有 SRS 系統 (補充物抑制制度)和前座空氣囊,他們能保護駕駛員和前座乘客的頭和胸。
(Google MT)
當一般或嚴重的正面碰撞發生,如果您的車輛已使用SRS系統(補編約束系統)和前座安全氣囊,他們能保護司機和前排座位乘客的頭和胸部。

Improperly positioning head restraints reduces their effectiveness and you can be seriously injured in a crash.

(TransWhiz)
不合適地放置頭抑制減少他們的效力,而且你能嚴重地在一個墜毀中受傷。
(Google MT)
不正確定位頭枕降低了其效力,你可以在一重傷事故

(TransWhiz)
If the headrest's position is not appropriate, the effectiveness would be reduced, so when a car crash happens, passengers may be injured seriously.
(Google MT)
If the headrest is not properly placed, the effectiveness would be reduced, so when a car crash happens, passengers may be injured seriously.

(TransWhiz)
如果靠頭之物位置不適當,效力將會被減少,因此,當一場撞車發生的時候,乘客可能嚴重地受傷。
(Google MT)
如果頭枕不正確地放置,效力會減少,因此,當發生車禍,乘客可能受傷嚴重。


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