Does anyone have an idea of how to translate "This story is set in a small town". I've been looking around but I haven't found a good way to translate "Set in".
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"be set in" = the action takes place there/then
How about this:
這個故事在一個小鎮中發生.
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"set in" in required sense can also be found in nciku: 以罗马为背景的小说 a novel set in Rome– user6065Sep 11, 2014 at 12:19
1.故事发生在某火车站上。....(伊塔洛·卡尔维诺：如果在冬夜，一个旅人；萧天佑译)
2.话说梁山泊聚义厅上....(施耐庵：水浒传--第五十一回）
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发生在 will work most of the time, except that, when it is used on fictions, it speaks as if they were facts. Sep 11, 2014 at 23:28
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Like "話說...." ^_^ It also reminds me that many frictions start with something like "從前有一個小村莊 ...."– Henry HOSep 14, 2014 at 15:08
这个故事发生在一个小镇上。
If you wanna a complete and natural sentence, this is it. 上 kinda finishes the sentence, otherwise it will be considered rather firm and rigid like you emphasize the 'small town' as a location instead of other location.
