speak for yourself

Chinese translation: 表达自己的立场和意见

07:04 Oct 24, 2017
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English term or phrase: speak for yourself
if you can’t speak for yourself, your wishes can still be carried out.

請問這句英文怎麼翻比較好?這是有關“預立醫療決定”的議題。 謝謝。
Richard Lin
Taiwan
Local time: 23:11
Chinese translation:表达自己的立场和意见
Explanation:
"If you say 'Speak for yourself' when someone has said something, you mean that what they have said is only their opinion or applies only to them."

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Note added at 8 mins (2017-10-24 07:12:27 GMT)
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如果说话人自己speak for him/herself,可以理解为他/她从自己的立场出发,发表意见
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Xiaotong Yi (X)
Spain
Local time: 17:11
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Summary of answers provided
4表达自己的立场和意见
Xiaotong Yi (X)
4无法表达意见
Randy Wong
4如不能親口講出
pkchan


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
表达自己的立场和意见


Explanation:
"If you say 'Speak for yourself' when someone has said something, you mean that what they have said is only their opinion or applies only to them."

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Note added at 8 mins (2017-10-24 07:12:27 GMT)
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如果说话人自己speak for him/herself,可以理解为他/她从自己的立场出发,发表意见


    https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/speak-for-yourself
Xiaotong Yi (X)
Spain
Local time: 17:11
Native speaker of: Chinese
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
无法表达意见


Explanation:
当您(因病)无法表达意见时,您的意愿仍然可以得到执行。


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Note added at 1小时 (2017-10-24 08:23:13 GMT)
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背景:患者经过预先委托之后,当自己病重而无法通过语言表达个人意愿(如器官是否捐献,是否采取抢救措施)时,其委托内容即可生效。

Randy Wong
China
Local time: 23:11
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 40

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neutral  Xiaotong Yi (X): 若术语本身是“speak for yourself”而不是"cannot speak for yourself",那么术语的翻译对应的是“表达自己意见”,是吗?供参考
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
如不能親口講出


Explanation:
or: 如不能親自說出

pkchan
United States
Local time: 11:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 90
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