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 2008-04-03 00:43:05
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尝试翻译一些装备测试相关的内容，欢迎接龙
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 echoflying
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某驴推荐一个网站，看了不错，尝试接龙方式来翻译。 网上协作翻译用WIKI是最好的方式，没有WIKI就用简单的方式约定来协作。 1 每个帖子一个段落，段落有唯一编号。编号方式为：段落1（英文），段落1（中英文） 2 英文一个段落，中文用不同的帖子 3 如果你觉得这个主题还有其他英文的文章可以放进来，可以跟贴并附原文，注意分配一个唯一的段落编号。 4 如果你翻译了某段文字，请以跟贴方式附上中英文对照的翻译稿。注意注明段落ID 5 如果你对某人的翻译有建议，请摘录原文和翻译稿，并给出你的建议、翻译。注意注明段落编号 6 如果你对某个段落全部重新作了翻译，可以直接跟贴。注意注明段落编号 ***下面文字原文由颜色区分不同的部分。建议直接对照原文更方便理解。
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2008-04-03 00:49:00
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Post #2
Re: 尝试翻译一些装备测试相关的内容，欢迎接龙
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echoflying
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段落1（英文）： TESTER ETHICS 1. Your review must be an original work. Stealing a report from someone or somewhere else is wrong. 2. Your review must be your own direct experience. The exception to this is when you write on behalf of your young children when testing children's gear, and pets or pack animals when testing animal gear. 3. Your review must be about gear that directly relates to backpacking. When in doubt as to whether or not your review is germane to the subject, contact a moderator directly for approval before you write your report. 4. Your review must never contain any false information or falsified data. People who read your review and buy gear based on your recommendation (or DON'T buy gear based on your experience with it) may one day trust their life to that gear. Be responsible. from www.backpackgeartest.org ---------------------------------------- |
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2008-04-03 00:49:43
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Post #3
Re: 尝试翻译一些装备测试相关的内容，欢迎接龙
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echoflying
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段落2（英文）： HOW TO BECOME A GEAR TESTER IN THREE EASY STEPS STEP 2, LESSON 1 WRITING A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY This is really a 'one time only' step, since you will use the biography you create here for all your reports and applications with only minor updates from time to time. It is an important step, however, because your biography is required in all reports and in all applications. People will be interested in your biographical information for a number of reasons. People looking for clothing, for example, will often look for reviewers and testers of clothing that are their size and weight. That way, they have a reasonable expectation that the clothing will fit them the same way. Your biography is important during the tester selection process. The moderators will select applicants based on various criteria found in the tester biographies. For example, if cold weather gear is being tested, the moderators may look for people in cold climates, or those who predominantly hike in cold climates. The moderators also like to select a cross section of testers, and the biographies help them do this. You should, of course, use good judgment about the information you include. When testing clothing, for instance, it may be necessary to add additional measurement information such as torso, inseam, waist, and other measurements. You should include information in both Imperial (English) and Metric units. It is better to include too much information than not enough. Ok, let's begin. You should open any text editor or word processor familiar to you, and begin filling in your biography. Here's a starting point for basic information: Name: Age: Gender: Height: Weight: Email address: City, State, Country: Date: Backpacking Background: This should be self explanatory. The 'Backpacking Background' should be a paragraph that lets us know a little about how and where you hike. While we're going to show you a few examples, these shouldn't be considered fill-in-the-blank templates. You should let your own style and creativity come through while keeping it brief. Let's create the example: Tester Bio Name: John Backpacker Age: 34 Gender: Male Height: 6' 4" (1.9 Meters) Weight: 250 Pounds (113 Kilograms) Email address: JohnB@backpackgeartest.org City, State, Country: Barrow, Alaska, U.S. Date: April 1, 2002 Backpacking Background: I started backpacking five years ago, mostly taking weekend trips and occasionally going out for a whole week. I like my pack to be as light as possible, but I don't really consider myself a lightweight backpacker. I normally hike in hard, mountainous terrain, and I frequently encounter snow and freezing temperatures. That's it! That's all you need. Here, we see that John lives in northern Alaska, and he briefly details his experience, time spent backpacking, his style, and the terrain and weather conditions he normally encounters. Notice that John includes both English units (inches and feet) as well as Metric units (Kilograms) for his measurements. A conversion utility is available from this site. Just click on the 'Converter' link in the navigation menu. Here are a few more examples, allowing for style, that are all acceptable: What if John had little or no experience? Only his Backpacking Background would change: Backpacking Background: I started backpacking two weeks ago when some friends invited me along on a trip. They lent me some gear, and we had a great time - and now I'm hooked! I would like to start doing day hikes on the weekend, and I will start buying my own gear as I can afford it. I will be hiking in arctic terrain, often using a snowmobile or dog sled and team to get me to places where I can hike. In this case, John will be writing owner reviews of gear that he has bought or borrowed for his trip. Since he doesn't have much experience with it, hopefully he will thoroughly test his gear before taking it on long trips in such harsh terrain where his life may depend on his gear. Let's look at John's bio ten years later... Too Long! Tester Bio Name: John Backpacker Age: 44 Gender: Male Height: 6' 4" (1.9 Meters) Weight: 250 Pounds (113 Kilograms) Email address: JohnB@backpackgeartest.org City, State, Country: Key West, Florida, U.S.A. Date: April 1, 2002 Backpacking Background: I have been backpacking for ten years now. I have taken countless weekend trips, and I have started going out for six months a year to search out remote and lonely places. I like to be comfortable in camp, so I often carry a very heavy pack. I have thru-hiked the AT, PCT, CDT, Long Trail, and climbed several mountains in the U.S., Nepal, Tibet, and Lower Mongolia. I have encountered all types of terrain, and have logged 15,000 miles both on and off the trail. I moved to Florida last year, and I have been hiking in the Everglades. On my weekend trips I often encounter low, flat terrain interspersed with wetlands. The weather is often rainy, but much warmer than what I am used to experiencing. In April of next year, I will be leaving to hike in the Sahara desert, and I hope to cross solo from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean. From this we see that John has become a 'Superhiker' in the last ten years. This boy has got the backpacking disease - and bad! He's probably independently wealthy in order to be able to be gone so many months out of the year... There is a problem with this background. It has become more of a "gee look at me" instead of letting people know the person's background. We like to keep the Backpacking Background paragraph to a hundred words. Really. A hundred words. When making an application to test gear, you may also add other information that will be relevant to that test. We'll cover that when the time comes. By now you should have a good idea of what your bio should look like. If you need other examples of acceptable biographies, just read any report on BackpackGearTest.org. In fact, it's a good idea to read several reports so that you will get an idea about what reports should look like. Go ahead and write your biography now, and be sure to save it in a safe place. You will be using it a lot and updating it from time to time. from http://www.backpackgeartest.org/lesson.php?lesson=BecomeTester&page=4 ---------------------------------------- |
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2008-04-03 00:51:16
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Post #4
Re: 尝试翻译一些装备测试相关的内容，欢迎接龙
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echoflying
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段落3（英文）： HOW TO BECOME A GEAR TESTER IN THREE EASY STEPS STEP 2, LESSON 2-A WRITING THE REVIEW INITIAL CONSIDERATIONS First, you do NOT need to be an English Major to write good reviews and reports. You don't even need to be an English Lieutenant. You DO need to organize your report in a way that will be easy to follow, and you should carefully edit your report for spelling, grammar, and completeness. If you have trouble in any of these areas, help is available to you, but we'll talk about that later - so don't worry. The first thing to do is to select an item to test. For your owner reviews, you should choose an item that you have had significant experience with, and the best thing would be your favorite piece of gear. You should have owned and used the gear long enough to be able to comment on its durability. For the review to be useful to other backpackers, it should still be available in the stores. Avoid gear which has been off the market for more than a year. If you are a raw newbie, and you have no experience at all, then you are actually in an ideal position to test gear. Why? Because you don't have any preconceived notions or prejudices; you just don't have any experience, and that's something that can easily be fixed: Go backpacking. Other people just starting out as backpackers will find your reviews valuable, because they don't have any experience either. If the piece of gear that you review was easy for you to use, it will probably be easy for them to use - and the converse is also true. Of course, a lot of testing can occur right in your own back yard, but you will want to have some actual trail experience with the item. So, if you have no experience to speak of, read a few reviews on BackpackGearTest, and talk to other backpackers about their gear, then start buying some of your own. When you get a new piece of gear, start writing your review right away. What is it like right out of the box? Is it easy for you to figure out and use? What are your expectations? Once you have acquired some experience with the item, write a little more. Write about your actual experience with the item, and how it performed for you. Once you have used it for awhile, write down your final views on the item and submit your review. If you are an experienced backpacker, then you probably know everything you need to know about all your gear in order to write a good review. Just remember that the item you pick to do your review about should relate to backpacking. When in doubt as to whether or not the item is germane to the subject, look for reviews on similar items. If you don't find any, contact a moderator directly for approval before you write your review. So, have you selected your item? Well, if you haven't, get busy! Below, we're going to give you an example of a basic review. But to make the process easier, you may want to use the FREE BackpackGearTest Report Writer. Check it out. You should remember that this review is very basic, and should not be considered a fill-in-the-blank template. While most reports follow a fairly standard outline, there is no template that you are required to use. Some people do create their own templates, and you can create your own if you like. Your review should be unique and reflect your own personal style. You should try to write reviews and reports that you would like to read. If you have trouble coming up with your own style, read some of the reviews and reports already on BackpackGearTest.org for inspiration. There are just a few rules and minimum standards you should be aware of before we begin. While this may seem daunting, don't let it turn you away. If you take it step by step, it is very logical and easy to do. If you graduated the third grade, you aren't going to have any trouble. If you ever get stuck, help is available. The general outline looks something like this: 1. Name of item being tested prominently displayed at top of page. 2. Biographical information 3. Product information a. Manufacturer b. Year of manufacture c. URL of top level manufacturer's web site, NOT the item at the site. d. Listed weight e. Weight as delivered. f. Product description. 4. Field information a. Location or locations where the test was conducted b. Description of location (geography, terrain, elevation, etc.) c. Weather conditions (temperature, precipitation, etc.) d. Short, comprehensive description of your trip or trips while testing the item, including how the item performed on the trip, or in the case of multiple trips, on each trip. 5. Summary Remember, this outline is very basic, and while you should generally follow it, it is by no means all-inclusive. The body of the report may include any additional factual information you are able to provide about the item being tested. This will often be dependent on the item being tested. A cook pot, for instance, has volume, but a hiking pole does not. You may also include your opinions about a piece of gear. If you had expectations from company advertising or word of mouth, you should report whether or not the item lives up to expectations and why or why not. This is where it's important to 'think like a tester'. If you were thinking about buying this item, what would you want to know about it in order to determine if it is right for you? Don't just quote the product description and hype on the packaging. We aren't very interested in product claims; we are interested in how the product worked for you under actual trail conditions. Your review is NOT required to be positive. Reviews of poorly performing or designed gear are just as important as reviews of outstanding gear. Outdoorsy people sometimes depend on their gear for their very lives, and everyone needs to know if a piece of gear does not perform adequately. All statements you make, whether positive or negative should be supported with details. If an item breaks or fails, for instance, you should state the circumstances and causes of the breakage or failure. If an item performs better than expected, give specific examples of its performance. To balance your report, consider both the positives and the negatives as you write your report. Try to come up with at least three things you really like about the gear. Even if the item does not work out the way you expected, does it have features that you like? Conversely, try to come up with at least three things that you do not like about the gear. These could be features you hate, you merely find annoying, or even just ways that you think the gear could be improved. Don't be afraid to nit-pick. Some people include these positives and negatives in the summary section of their reviews. Sometimes a piece of gear IS almost perfect, but you should again 'think like a tester'. You should consider how an item might perform under different circumstances. If you are testing wire tent stakes in rocky ground for instance, they will probably work well. You should also think, however, how these wire stakes would perform in sandy or soft soils - which is probably not well. So try it out in soft soil and then report on how it did. Remember that something that may be obvious to you may not be obvious to someone else. But please avoid guessing how the stakes would do in sandy soil. That kind of "projection" is not nearly as useful as reporting on what really does happen when you are using the gear while backpacking. Remember to review the gear, not the retailer. Except in cases where the retailer is the manufacturer, or the retailer plays a major role in the acquisition of the item such as when a footbed needs custom fitting, the item should be reviewed, not your experience with the retailer. The majority of the people reading your review will not be going to the same place you went to get your gear. You may include the Manufacturer's suggested retail price in your review, if applicable. If you bought the item on sale, the sale price isn't going to be useful in most cases. If you had contact with the manufacturer, please describe that contact and whether it was a positive or negative experience. If you had problems with the manufacturer, tell us about your experience. Tell us when you contacted them, who you spoke with, and what was said by both parties. We are interested both in companies that stand behind their gear and those that do not. If a manufacturer went that extra mile for you, tell us about it. If they refused to back their product we want to know that too. You will probably be asked by the people on this list to back up your claims so be ready to do so. If you have an improvement to the product to propose or a problem with it that needs solving, give details as to what and why. Manufactures often read the reports, and some have made changes to their products based on suggestions found in owner reviews and test reports. You DO have a voice. If you have images to share, there are guidelines for that too, and we'll cover that later. Lastly, common courtesy is required at all times. Reports with inappropriate comments or images will be deleted and the author of such a report will be banned from the group. This is a 'family' group, and you should use common sense. As a final note, you report doesn't have to be boring. A report that is both easy and fun to read is much more desirable than one that just gives a bunch of statistics and then says whether or not you liked the item. from http://www.backpackgeartest.org/lesson.php?lesson=BecomeTester&page=5 ---------------------------------------- |
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2008-04-03 00:52:04
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Post #5
Re: 尝试翻译一些装备测试相关的内容，欢迎接龙
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echoflying
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段落3（英文） HOW TO BECOME A GEAR TESTER IN THREE EASY STEPS STEP 2, LESSON 2-B WRITING THE REVIEW EXAMPLES By now you should have selected an item to review. This is an example of a basic review. This example is NOT a fill-in-the-blank template and you should clearly understand that while most reviews and reports follow a fairly standard outline, there is no template that you are required to use. Some people do create their own templates that reflect their style, and you can create your own if you like. Let's assume that we have selected a flashlight for our review. The flashlight in the example is a Mag Instruments Maglite Solitaire, which is an item this author has several years of experience with - both on and off the trail. While we have selected that particular flashlight for our review, all flashlights share similar qualities and are required to perform similar duties on the trail. With this in mind, you might want to go and look at some reviews of flashlights already on BackpackGearTest.org in order to see what others have included in their reports. This is the time to start 'thinking like a tester'. What does that mean? Simply to think of the important specifications of the item and all the possible uses you can for an item. A flashlight, for instance, has - essentially - one function: To provide light. However, this one function encompasses many uses. This is true of all gear - even gear where these multiple uses may not be readily apparent. Let's make a basic list of the uses of flashlights: * Basic camp use. How is it for finding things in your pack?. How is it during night-time nature calls? * Reading Is the light easy to read by? * Night hiking Is the light suitable for finding blazes and navigating terrain at night? * Signal device Is the light suitable for signaling? There are, of course, more than this, and you will want to think of as many as you can for your item. A flashlight will also have important specifications. Some of these specifications will be shared by other gear - size and weight, for instance - and some will be unique to flashlights alone - such as illumination distance. Let's make a list of specifications: * Weight * Length * Width * Battery Type * Bulb Burn Time (Bulb Life) * Battery Burn Time (Battery Life) * Illumination distance There may be even more of these. If you have a headlamp, for instance, you might include the dimensions of the headband strap. If the light has multiple modes, like bright, dim, or flash modes, you might include the battery burn time for each mode. So, now that we've thought a little about our item, it's time to start writing the review. Remember the general outline? It looks like this: 1. Name of item being tested prominently displayed at top of page. 2. Biographical information 3. Product information a. Manufacturer b. Year of manufacture c. URL of top level manufacturer's web site, NOT the item at the site. d. Listed weight e. Weight as delivered. f. Product description. 4. Field information a. Location or locations where the test was conducted b. Description of location (geography, terrain, elevation, etc.) c. Weather conditions (temperature, precipitation, etc.) d. Short, comprehensive description of your trip or trips while testing the item, including how the item performed on the trip, or in the case of multiple trips, on each trip. 5. Summary Let's go ahead then, and create a text document that contains the outline, and start filling in some basic information. To make things easier, the actual report text is in black, and instructional notes are in red. Name of item being tested prominently displayed at top of page. Mag Instruments Maglite Solitaire Flashlight Biographical information. Remember the biography you created? Open it up and paste it here. If you'll excuse the use of first person for a moment, I will use my actual information and not the John Backpacker example because this will eventually become an actual report. Reviewer Information Name: Shane Steinkamp Age: 33 Gender: Male Height: 5' 10" (1.8 meters) Weight: 240 lbs (108 kilos) Email address: shane@theplacewithnoname.com City: New Orleans (Metairie) State: Louisiana Country: USA Date: October 31, 2002 Backpacking Background: Bit by the wandering bum disease at an early age, I have 10,000 plus miles (16,100 kilometers) of long distance hiking experience. After that I lost track... I have been hiking since age seven or eight, which is about 26 years. I have ranged from the southern tip of Baja to Barrow, Alaska and from coast to coast - although most of my wandering has been done west of the Mississippi river, with frequent trips in Florida. I have experienced all extremes of weather and terrain, with the exception of Antarctic terrain. Again, don't let a lack of experience discourage you from becoming a tester. This looks like a lot of experience, and it might be, but it took MANY years to acquire, and eventually you will have a lot of experience too. Lack of experience does not count against you in most tests. Now it's time for the product information. Keep things simple. While you don't need fancy formatting, you should be neat and complete. Product Information Manufacturer: Mag Instruments Year of Manufacture: 1997 URL: http://www.maglite.com/ (Remember that this should be the HOME PAGE of the manufacturer.) Listed weight with battery: .86 Ounces (24.38 Grams) Weight as delivered with battery: .9 Ounces (25.5 Grams) Length: 3-3/16 Inches (81 Millimeters) Width: 1/2 Inch (13 Millimeters) MSRP: $6.95 (The Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price is optional.) If you don't have your own scale for weighing delivered weight, you can weigh the item at your local post office where scales are provided for public use. Small postal scales and small food scales work well, and are available inexpensively. Now we should add the specifications specific to flashlights that we listed above. Battery Type: AAA (Energizer Alkaline included) Bulb Burn Time (Bulb Life): None listed. See report body for more information. Battery Burn Time (Battery Life): About six hours with Alkaline battery. Illumination distance: 20 feet. After the details, the next thing is the Product Description. Always start with packaging, and what is included in the package including any accessories, then briefly describe the function of the item. Remember that someone reading your review may never have seen this item before. If the item is unique or new, they may not even have heard of it before. Always be clear and thorough. The Solitaire comes in a plastic blister pack that includes the flashlight, a battery, and a lanyard with a small key-ring on each end. The lanyard is about three inches long (7.5 centimeters), and the key-rings are 1/2 inch (13 millimeters) in diameter. The flashlight body is made of aluminum. Now describe the function of the light. The Solitaire uses a single AAA battery. In fact the Solitaire isn't much bigger than an AAA battery. The included AAA battery is installed by unscrewing the tail cap and inserting the battery into the body of the flashlight. A spare bulb is included inside the tail cap. The flashlight is operated by rotating the head of the flashlight. The flashlight comes on with a wide beam that focuses more narrowly as you continue to rotate the head of the flashlight. It will focus down to a very narrow beam. If you continue to rotate it, the head will unscrew from the barrel, exposing the bulb. The exposed bulb will remain lit, and provide light like a candle, hence the term 'candle mode'. The bulb is replaced by removing the head from the barrel and pulling the bulb straight out of its socket. A new bulb is then inserted, and the head reattached. This is very easy to do. Both the head and the tail cap fit well and water is prevented from entering the light by an O ring at each end. The light is water resistant, but is not protected from water when in 'candle mode' since the bulb and bulb socket are exposed. Now comes the report body. Let's look at the outline section for this part: Field information a. Location or locations where the test was conducted b. Description of location (geography, terrain, elevation, etc.) c. Weather conditions (temperature, precipitation, etc.) d. Short, comprehensive description of your trip or trips while testing the item, including how the item performed on the trip, or in the case of multiple trips, on each trip. The problem here is that I have carried a Solitaire for so long that providing descriptions of trips and terrain would be onerous. In reality, things like geography, terrain, elevation, and precipitation are unimportant relative to flashlights, so detailing such things will not be beneficial for someone thinking about buying this light. Such environmental variables can be very critical for other pieces of gear, however, and you may need to include them depending on the item you have selected. If you have selected boots, for instance, for your review, all of those environmental variables are critical. The only environmental variable that would have an effect on a flashlight is temperature, since cold temperatures tend to decrease battery life. How do we write the report body then, if we aren't going to follow the outline? Well, remember to keep it simple but be complete. We want to give someone who doesn't own this light a very good idea of what it is like and how it works. This is the place to detail the uses of the item and how it performs. Here's my version: I have carried the Solitaire on many trips over a period of several years. I have found it to be durable and dependable. It works very well for basic camp use, such as finding things in my pack and short trips away from camp to fetch water or answer the call of nature. The Solitaire works well as a reading light, and for other short-distance tasks like cooking. The candle mode provides a wide, low-intensity light that is excellent for use as a lantern inside your tent or tarp. The Solitaire isn't really well suited to night hiking, or other applications where a lot of light is needed. It will throw a useable beam about 20 feet (6 Meters), but the light output isn't very good past that distance. I don't think the Solitaire would function well as a signal light for this reason. The Solitaire has a lanyard hole in the tail cap, and the lanyard can be attached through this hole. I have never used the lanyard, so I cannot really comment on its functionality, but the lanyard hole allows you to hang the light inside your tent or tarp and use the candle mode - just be sure not to lose the head. The Solitaire is advertised as water resistant, but I have found it to be water proof under most circumstances, and an excellent choice for working in wet environments. I have dropped it in water numerous times, and there has never been a failure. While the Solitaire has provided me with good service, I have noticed several negative things about the light over time. Both the tail cap and the head contain a set of steel spring contacts. Over time, these contacts don't provide good contact and the light can dim or even go out. The remedy for this is to clean the contacts and from time to time bend them outward to better engage the barrel of the flashlight. While the bulb life is excellent, I have found that dropping the light onto a hard surface when it is lit will sometimes cause the bulb to blow out. Lastly, the lens is not scratch resistant, and after a few years it has become so scratched that it looks foggy, and I think that light output has suffered as a result of this. Now for the summary. Summary The Solitaire is an excellent camp light, and is rugged and durable. With the availability of the new LED lights, with their very long bulb life and long battery burn times, the Solitaire is probably no longer the best choice even for short-distance camp chores. Things I like: 1. Durable. 2. Candle Mode. 3. Small and Light. Things I don't like: 1. Short battery life. 2. Failure of light due to weak contacts as the light ages. 3. Lens is not scratch resistant. That's it! That's all you need for a basic review, and at this point we could submit it. In fact, this isn't just an example, it's a real review that you can read here. Remember, though, that this review is pretty basic and there is a lot more information that could be included, and things that could have been done to test the light. Here's another version of the same item that includes much more detailed information. You don't have to go this far, but more information is often better than less. As always, you should use your best judgment. The original report is in black, added comments are in navy blue, and instructional notes are in red. Mag Instruments Maglite Solitaire Flashlight Reviewer Information Name: Shane Steinkamp Age: 33 Gender: Male Height: 5' 10" (1.8 meters) Weight: 240 lbs (108 kilos) Email address: shane@theplacewithnoname.com City: New Orleans (Metairie) State: Louisiana Country: USA Date: October 15, 2002 Backpacking Background: Bit by the wandering bum disease at an early age, I have 10,000 plus miles (16,100 kilometers) of long distance hiking experience. After that I lost track... I have been hiking since age seven or eight, which is about 26 years. I have ranged from the southern tip of Baja to Barrow, Alaska and from coast to coast - although most of my wandering has been done west of the Mississippi river, with frequent trips in Florida. I have experienced all extremes of weather and terrain, with the exception of Antarctic terrain. Product Information Manufacturer: Mag Instruments Year of Manufacture: 1997 URL: http://www.maglite.com/ Listed weight with battery: .86 Ounces (24.38 Grams) Weight as delivered with battery: .9 Ounces (25.5 Grams) Length: 3-3/16 Inches (81 Millimeters) Width: 1/2 Inch (13 Millimeters) MSRP: $6.95 (The Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price is optional.) Battery Type: AAA (Energizer Alkaline included) Bulb Burn Time (Bulb Life): None listed. See report body for more information. Battery Burn Time (Battery Life): About six hours with Alkaline battery. Illumination distance: 20 feet. The Solitaire comes in a plastic blister pack that includes the flashlight, a battery, and a lanyard with a small key-ring on each end. The lanyard is about three inches long (7.5 centimeters), and the key-rings are 1/2 inch (13 millimeters) in diameter. The flashlight body is made of aluminum. The Solitaire has the following features: * Manufactured in the U.S.A. * Limited Lifetime Warranty (10 year warranty in Germany & Sweden). * Precision machined high-strength aluminum alloy case with knurled design. * Anodized inside and out for improved corrosion resistance and durability. * Water and shock resistant. * High-intensity adjustable spot-to-flood beam with a twist of the head. * High-grade rubber seals. * Design balanced optics. * Spare lamp safely secured inside the tail cap. * Converts quickly to a free standing candle mode. * Several colors to choose from. (Black, Blue, Red, Purple, Silver, Grey) The Solitaire uses a single AAA battery. In fact the Solitaire isn't much bigger than an AAA battery. The included AAA battery is installed by unscrewing the tail cap and inserting the battery into the body of the flashlight. A spare bulb is included inside the tail cap. The flashlight is operated by rotating the head of the flashlight. The flashlight comes on with a wide beam that focuses more narrowly as you continue to rotate the head of the flashlight. It will focus down to a very narrow beam. If you continue to rotate it, the head will unscrew from the barrel, exposing the bulb. The exposed bulb will remain lit, and provide light like a candle, hence the term 'candle mode'. The bulb is replaced by removing the head from the barrel and pulling the bulb straight out of its socket. A new bulb is then inserted, and the head reattached. This is very easy to do. You could continue to describe the function of the light in minute detail, such as how many turns it takes to remove the tail cap and the head - but at some point you will be providing too much information. Think about what is useful to know, and try to eliminate the minutia. If in doubt about something, include it, since it's better to have too much information than not enough. Both the head and the tail cap fit well and water is prevented from entering the light by an O ring at each end. The light is water resistant, but is not protected from water when in 'candle mode' since the bulb and bulb socket are exposed. I have carried the Solitaire on many trips over a period of several years, and in fact I have several of them as well as other Mag Instruments lights. I have found them to be durable and dependable. It works very well for basic camp use, such as finding things in my pack and short trips away from camp to fetch water or answer the call of nature. The Solitaire works well as a reading light, and for other short-distance tasks like cooking. The candle mode provides a wide, low-intensity light that is excellent for use as a lantern inside your tent or tarp. The Solitaire isn't really well suited to night hiking, or other applications where a lot of light is needed. It will throw a useable beam about 20 feet (6 Meters), but the light output isn't very good past that distance. I don't think the Solitaire would function well as a signal light for this reason. The Solitaire has a lanyard hole in the tail cap, and the lanyard can be attached through this hole. I have never used the lanyard, so I cannot really comment on its functionality, but the lanyard hole allows you to hang the light inside your tent or tarp and use the candle mode - just be sure not to lose the head. The Solitaire is advertised as water resistant, but I have found it to be water proof under most circumstances, and an excellent choice for working in wet environments. I have dropped it in water numerous times, and there has never been a failure. While the Solitaire has provided me with good service, I have noticed several negative things about the light over time. Both the tail cap and the head contain a set of steel spring contacts. Over time, these contacts don't provide good contact and the light can dim or even go out. The remedy for this is to clean the contacts and from time to time bend them outward to better engage the barrel of the flashlight. While the bulb life is excellent, I have found that dropping the light onto a hard surface when it is lit will sometimes cause the bulb to blow out. Lastly, the lens is not scratch resistant, and after a few years it has become so scratched that it looks foggy, and I think that light output has suffered as a result of this. In every case of failure or malfunction, however, Mag Instruments has replaced, free of charge, every light I have ever returned to them. They even did this in one light where the battery had exploded. After this, you could begin documenting some times and occasions when the light and its features were particularly useful to you. Also, if the light failed in some major way, you could detail that, and any response you got from the company about the failure as well. You can perform some simple tests on the light to test things like battery life. Insert a new battery and note the time. Check the light every ten or fifteen minutes and note when the light begins to dim, when it no longer provides useable light, and when it finally goes out. From here you could begin to submit the light to all kinds of 'torture tests'. The light is water resistant, so you could put it in a bucket of water for an hour. You could drop it from various heights and angles. You could put it through a dish washer, which is a pretty good way to simulate very bad weather conditions. Want to know if it will survive white water rafting? Put it in a clothes washer with a load of clothes. Cold weather environments? Put it in the freezer. An interesting test would be to test the light at summer temperatures by seeing how long a battery lasts when the light is warm, then test the battery life with a new battery with the light in the freezer. These little tests, done with things around the house, are fun and easy. Summary The Solitaire is an excellent camp light, and is rugged and durable. With the availability of the new LED lights, with their very long bulb life and long battery burn times, the Solitaire is probably no longer the best choice even for short-distance camp chores. Things I like: 1. Durable. 2. Candle Mode. 3. Small and Light. 4. Lifetime Warranty Things I don't like: 1. Short battery life. 2. Failure of light due to weak contacts as the light ages. 3. Lens is not scratch resistant. So, there it is. It can be as basic or as involved as you like. As an additional note, you can include up to ten pictures or images with your review. These will not appear in the text version, however, so it isn't necessary to worry about these right now; we'll cover that in the upload section. Right now it's time to submit your review to the group in plain text format. from http://www.backpackgeartest.org/lesson.php?lesson=BecomeTester&page=6 ---------------------------------------- |
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2008-04-03 00:53:28
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Post #6
Re: 尝试翻译一些装备测试相关的内容，欢迎接龙
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echoflying
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段落4（英文）： HOW TO BECOME A GEAR TESTER IN THREE EASY STEPS STEP 3 APPLYING TO TEST GEAR Ready to test some gear? Good. From time to time announcements are made through the BackpackGearTest Yahoo group. You should monitor this group carefully because test calls go out periodically and are closed after about a week. You must get your tester application in before the test call closes. There are just a few rules to remember when applying for gear: 1. Don't apply for gear that you can't reasonably expect to test. (If you live and hike in Hawaii, for instance, don't apply for a snowshoe test.) 2. Do not apply for a test if you are unable to spend the time and effort to gain the experience with the gear necessary to write complete and impartial reports over the six month period typical of these gear tests. 3. Do not apply for a test if you are currently testing a similar item. (If you are already testing a backpack, do not apply for another backpack test until the first one is complete. Exceptions to this rule may be made, but contact a moderator before applying.) 4. When you accept gear to be tested, you accept the responsibility to test that gear fairly and to complete all three reports required. Additional requirements may also have to be fulfilled for some tests. Do not apply if you aren't going to finish. 5. If, through accident, misfortune, or circumstances beyond your control you can not complete a test that you have started, contact your monitor or a moderator immediately so that arrangements can be made to have another tester complete the tests. 6. Unless noted otherwise, after you complete all three tests, the gear being tested becomes your property. Items do not become the property of the tester until after all required reports have been uploaded. 7. You must read Chapter 5 of the BackpackGearTest Survival Guide, and you must indicate in your test application that you have read it and will follow all instructions and fulfill all requirements. Failure to do this will cause your application to be rejected automatically. This document is updated from time to time, so you should review it from time to time. When you see a test call that appeals to you, it's time to create a test application. Like an owner review, your test application should be clear and easy to follow. Your application should be complete, since incomplete applications are discarded with no notice. The test group will be selected based on parameters specified by the manufacturer and to include a broad spectrum of hiker types, styles, and locations as appropriate for that particular item. So, what is involved in a tester application? Well, your biography, for one, field information for two, and a list of previously completed reports. The general outline looks like this: 1. Biographical Information Name Age Gender Height Weight Email Address City (or region), State, and Country (if outside the U.S.) Backpacking Background 2. Field Information Location or locations where you propose to test the gear Description of location (elevation, terrain, etc.) Typical weather conditions expected (temperature, precipitation, etc.) Style (lightweight, tent vs. tarp vs. hammock, etc.) Test plan or strategy 3. Previously Written Reports Owner Reviews Completed Tests (if any) Current Tests (if any) Tests you are Monitoring (if any) Nothing to it! Let's look at an example. Instructional notes are in red. Let's use the same example we used for our owner review. You see an application for the Maglite Solitaire, and you would be interested in testing one. Your application would look something like this: Please accept my application to test the Maglite Solitaire. I have read Chapter Five of the BackpackGearTest Survival Guide, version 0802, and I will follow all requirements. You should include the version number when referring to the Survival Guide. Always check, because the Survival Guide is updated from time to time. If it has changed since the last time you read it, you may want to refresh yourself. Tester Bio Name: John Backpacker Age: 34 Gender: Male Height: 6' 4" (1.9 Meters) Weight: 250 Pounds (113 Kilograms) Email address: JohnB@bacpackgeartest.org City, State, Country: Barrow, Alaska, U.S. Date: April 1, 2002 Backpacking Background: I started backpacking five years ago, mostly taking weekend trips and occasionally going out for a whole week. I like my pack to be as light as possible, but I don't really consider myself a lightweight backpacker. I normally hike in hard, mountainous terrain, and I frequently encounter snow and freezing temperatures. Backpacking Background applicable to this test: (For specific tests, it may be necessary to add additional biographical information. For example, it may be necessary to add additional measurement information such as torso, inseam, etc. for applications for other types of gear such as backpacks or clothing. Including information in both English and Metric units is a good idea, and it is better to include too much information than not enough. For this particular test, no additional background is needed.) Field Information: I intend to test the light on several upcoming meteorite hunting trips. I will be out for several multi-day trips in and around the Barrow, Alaska area in cold, mountainous terrain. The average temperature will be 32 Degrees Fahrenheit (0 Degrees Celsius), with an average elevation of 5,000 Feet (1524 Meters) above sea level. I will be hiking with four season gear, and an average pack weight of 45 Pounds (20 Kilograms) I plan to test the light under hard, cold conditions and evaluate it for usefulness as a small-task light and as a backup light for my headlamp. I currently use a Princeton Tec Aurora headlamp, but I don't carry a backup. I am interested in the Solitaire because it is light, streamlined, and uses the same batteries as my headlamp. Previously Written Reports: You only need to include two reports that are indicative of your reporting abilities and style. Generally speaking, these should be your last two completed test series. If you have not yet completed any test series, include your owner reviews. Failure to include this information will result in your application being rejected automatically. Since John Backpacker isn't a real person, and doesn't have any reports, I have used my own reports as an example. Owner Reviews: (For owner reviews, include a link directly to the owner review file.) The Packa (A rain jacket with integrated pack cover. - April 5, 2002) <http://www.backpackgeartest.org/reviews/Rain%20Gear/Packa%20Jacket/Owner% 20Reviews/Owner%20Review%20-%20Shane%20Steinkamp/> The Frontier Hawk by Cold Steel (April 6, 2002) <http://www.backpackgeartest.org/reviews/Knives/Cold%20Steel%20Frontier% 20Hawk/Frontier%20Hawk%20Owner%20Review%20-%20Shane%20Steinkamp/> Completed Tests: (For completed tests, include a link to your folder for that test.) None at this time. Currently Testing Other Items: (You must include a list of all items you are currently testing. URL's (links) are NOT required for these, but I have included them here anyway.) Travel Medicine Insect Repellents <www.backpackgeartest.org/reviews/Health & Safety/Insect Repellents/Travel Medicine/Shane Steinkamp/> KISKIL Mithril Pack <www.backpackgeartest.org/reviews/Packs/Frameless Packs & Day Packs/KISKIL Mithril Pack/Shane Steinkamp/> Explorer Deluxe A-sym by Hennessy Hammock <http://www.backpackgeartest.org/reviews/Shelters/Hammocks/Hennessy Explorer Deluxe A-Sym/Shane Steinkamp/> Currently Serving as Monitor For: (While serving as a Test Monitor will not buy you any special or extra consideration, serving as a Test Monitor shows your commitment to BackpackGearTest. Include links to the main Sub-Category folder for the tests you are Monitoring.) The Packa <http://www.backpackgeartest.org/reviews/Rain%20Gear/Packa%20Jacket/> GoLite Trek <http://www.backpackgeartest.org/reviews/Packs/Frameless%20Packs%20&%20Day%20Packs/GoLite_Trek/> Thank you for your consideration, John Backpacker. Check your application carefully, then post it to the BackpackGearTest Yahoo group. Be sure to include APPLICATION TO TEST (Name of item) in the subject line. If, after posting it, you realize that you have made a mistake, make corrections and repost the entire application. If you are selected for a test, the Moderator will contact you off-list for additional information such as your mailing address, product choice options, and sizing. Respond promptly or a substitute will be chosen. If you think you are going to be unavailable at the close of the test call, notify the Moderator and give him/her your address, telephone number, and other information you feel appropriate so that if you are selected for a test and you are unavailable you will not miss your chance to test the gear. The Moderator for each test series will normally try to post a message to the group letting everyone know that the testers have been selected. Once selected, you will receive a notification letting you know who the Monitor is for the test. The Monitor is responsible for keeping track of report due dates and helping testers when they need help. Please communicate with your Monitor, and let him/her know any problems or difficulties you encounter. When you receive the item, it is customary to notify the list that you have received the item, and that your initial report will be posted shortly. You have one week to submit the initial report. Once you begin, you are officially a tester. You can apply for as many tests as you like, as long as you have the time to do a fair and honest job of testing each item thoroughly and finishing the test series. Don't be discouraged if you aren't chosen right away or for every test for which you apply. Keep trying, and welcome aboard. from http://www.backpackgeartest.org/lesson.php?lesson=BecomeTester&page=9 ---------------------------------------- |
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2008-04-03 01:15:08
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Post #7
Re: 尝试翻译一些装备测试相关的内容，欢迎接龙
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echoflying
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段落1（中英文）： TESTER ETHICS 测试者的道德 1. Your review must be an original work. Stealing a report from someone or somewhere else is wrong. 1. 必须是原创；从其他人或者其他地方剽窃测试报告时不对的。 2. Your review must be your own direct experience. The exception to this is when you write on behalf of your young children when testing children's gear, and pets or pack animals when testing animal gear. 2. 你的测评必须是你自己直接的经验。例外的情况是当你测试儿童装备时从小孩的角度表述，或者你测试动物的用具时从动物或负重的动物角度表述。 3. Your review must be about gear that directly relates to backpacking. When in doubt as to whether or not your review is germane to the subject, contact a moderator directly for approval before you write your report. 3. 你的测评必须是与户外直接相关的装备。当你犹豫你的测评是否与与主题相关时，在你写报告之前联络一个仲裁者获得批准。 4. Your review must never contain any false information or falsified data. People who read your review and buy gear based on your recommendation (or DON'T buy gear based on your experience with it) may one day trust their life to that gear. Be responsible. 4. 你的测评不能够包含任何错误的信息或伪造的数据。人们读过你的评测并根据你的建议购买装备（或者根据你的经验而没有购买装备）也许非常信任你推荐的装备。要负责任。 from www.backpackgeartest.org[/quote] ---------------------------------------- |
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