中国語日記翻訳【29】

I am required to perform at the End-of-the-Year Party.

我被要求在年终聚会上表演。

解説

⭐ Sentence

我被要求在年终聚会上表演。

🌐 Overall Meaning

“I am required to perform at the year-end party.”

More naturally:

“I was asked to perform at the company year-end party.”

The sentence expresses that the speaker did not necessarily volunteer. Instead, someone else requested or required them to perform.

🧩 Grammar Breakdown
我
Pronoun meaning “I” or “me.”
Subject of the sentence.
被要求

This is the most important grammar structure in the sentence.

被
Passive marker.
Similar to English:
“be asked”
“be told”
“be required”

It shifts the focus from the person giving the request to the person receiving it.

Examples:

我被批评了。

I was criticized.

我被叫去了。

I was called over.

我被要求参加会议。

I was required to attend the meeting.
要求
Verb meaning:
to request
to require
to demand

Examples:

老师要求学生准时到。

The teacher requires students to arrive on time.

公司要求员工参加培训。

The company requires employees to attend training.
Combined Meaning

被要求

= “to be asked”
= “to be required”

In this sentence:

我被要求

= “I was asked”
= “I am required”

在年终聚会上

This phrase tells us where the performance takes place.

在
Preposition meaning:
at
in
on

Used to indicate location or setting.

年终
年 = year
终 = end

Together:

年终 = “year-end”

聚会
聚 = gather
会 = meeting

Together:

聚会 = gathering = party = social event

年终聚会

= “year-end party”

In a company context, this often refers to:

company year-end party
end-of-year celebration
忘年会 (in Japanese culture)
上

After an event noun, 上 often means:

at
during

Examples:

会议上

at the meeting

课上

during class

聚会上

at the party
Combined Meaning

在年终聚会上

= “at the year-end party”

表演
Verb meaning:
to perform
to put on a performance
to entertain an audience

Examples:

表演唱歌

perform a song

表演节目

perform an act

表演魔术

perform magic
Combined Meaning

表演

= “to perform”

The sentence doesn’t specify what kind of performance:

singing
dancing
musical instrument
comedy
stage act

Any of these could fit.

🌟 Passive Structure

This sentence uses the pattern:

A 被 B 要求 + 动作

Meaning:

“A is required by B to do something.”

In this sentence, the person making the request is omitted.

Complete version:

我被公司要求在年终聚会上表演。

“I was required by the company to perform at the year-end party.”

Because the requester is obvious or unimportant, Chinese naturally omits it.

🌟 Final Overview

This sentence expresses:

an obligation or request
a passive situation
participation in a year-end event

Grammatically, it showcases:

被 for the passive voice
要求 for requests or requirements
在……上 for the location or setting of an event
年终聚会 for a year-end gathering
表演 for performing before an audience

The underlying idea is:

“Someone has asked or required me to perform at the year-end party, so I’m expected to take part in the entertainment.”