因，而，的

[Pedroski]

我有问题翻译“远离各种因肥胖而引起的疾病”

 有人说减肥是为了健康，为了远离各种因肥胖而引起的疾病。

 

 有........人.....说.........减肥........是为了...健康，

Have people say lose weight because health,

There are people who say they lose weight,

 

 

为了................ .远离.........  各种............因...肥胖...而......引起...的...疾病。

because keep away from all kinds because  fat cause lead to 的 disease

in order to keep away from all kinds of fat related diseases.

 

It's the combination of 因， 而，引起的 which throws me. Does my translation correctly mirror the Chinese meaning??

[zyx199199]

Yes. Your translation is right. The most literal translation would be "all kinds of fatness-induced diseases". But since it is not being fat that causes diseases, it is what causes fat causes diseases. So your translation reveals the true meaning of the original sentence.

 

因 A 而引起的 B means B is caused by A

[MPhillips]

It seems to me that the original sentence is implying a causal relationship (not merely correlation) between corpulence & disease, even though it is, for the most part, a point of view which is unsupported by the evidence.

[Demonic_Duck]

Ah, but they've got those wonderful weasel words in there to cover their backs... “有人说”

[hellochinese]

related is  和......有关系的，it is not 因......引起。