Translation is, in the viewpoint of the Functionalists, a purposeful activity, and the translation purposes guide the translator's choice of strategy.

可以说译者翻译目的决定了译者对翻译策略的选择。

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Translating is a purposeful activity.

翻译是一种目的行为。

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Labor is the production product that the mankind needs to satisfy oneself and has and the purposeful activity that provide a service.

劳动是人类为满足自身需要而进行的制造产品和提供服务的有目的的活动。

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Its concerns were raised in a report into "purposeful activity" behind bars.

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"We do know that higher rates of purposeful activity are associated with lower risks of self harm and death by suicide, " Mrs McCabe said.

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But Brig Munro said the regime did not motivate or encourage young offenders to get out of bed and take part in purposeful activity.

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