<p>No. The grammatical pattern is </p>

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  <p>在x下</p>
</blockquote>

<p>which means "with x as true/under". An example would be: </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>在共产党的统治下，中国变强了。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>So the sentence means something like (though it's kinda hard to translate this semi-literally without sounding very weird): </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>With a green and environmental world as the consensus background for
  society...</p>
</blockquote>

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I know in Chinese we can say '在 blablabla 的情况下‘， just seems wierd to me to be 'under a background', not 'in front of' or 'before', because the natural opposite of 'back' is 'front'.
Pedroski
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I think the correct way to think of it as "with x as a backdrop" as in with "x" in mind.
Ringil
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cf。介词，常用介词的用法 in any grammar，e。g。实用现代汉语语法１。在。。。上，２。在。。。中，３。在。。。下。＂在。。。下＂表示条件。中间多为名词短语或有定语的双音节动词。例如：１。在舅舅的劝说下，母亲卖了部分房子和土地，供我们读中学。２。在他的带领下，全乡农民已经脱贫致富，提前实现了小康。３。我们认为在社会主义制度下，积累和消费的关系，根本上是一致的。４。这些花灯、鱼灯是在老艺人的指点下，群众业余创作出来的。５。在老师和同学们的帮助下，小明进步了。
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Ringil
<p>I have this in my text:</p>

<p>在绿色、环保已成为全社会共识的大背景下， 。。。</p>

<p>‘背景下’ says to me ‘under a background' which seems odd. I would rather locate things 'in front of' a background.</p>

<p>Can I change '背景下‘ for '背景前‘ or '背景前面‘ and still win the 'Impeccable Chinese Prize' ？？  </p>

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As Ringli pointed out below, this is a logic statement， not really a locative statement. I would translate ‘在这背景下’  with 'given this background'. The text above I would render as 'given that ecology and environmental protection are common knowledge in today's society, ...'
For locative statements 'before a background of' is good.
Pedroski
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Can I change this '下‘ for '前面‘？
# Can I change this '下‘ for '前面‘？

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-08-01)

I have this in my text:

在绿色、环保已成为全社会共识的大背景下， 。。。

‘背景下’ says to me ‘under a background' which seems odd. I would rather locate things 'in front of' a background.

Can I change '背景下‘ for '背景前‘ or '背景前面‘ and still win the 'Impeccable Chinese Prize' ？？

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> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: As Ringli pointed out below, this is a logic statement， not really a locative statement. I would translate ‘在这背景下’  with 'given this background'. The text above I would render as 'given that ecology and environmental protection are common knowledge in today's society, ...' For locative statements 'before a background of' is good.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-08-01. Score: 4

No. The grammatical pattern is

> 在x下

which means "with x as true/under". An example would be:

> 在共产党的统治下，中国变强了。

So the sentence means something like (though it's kinda hard to translate this semi-literally without sounding very weird):

> With a green and environmental world as the consensus background for
> society...

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I know in Chinese we can say '在 blablabla 的情况下‘， just seems wierd to me to be 'under a background', not 'in front of' or 'before', because the natural opposite of 'back' is 'front'.  
> **username_1**: I think the correct way to think of it as "with x as a backdrop" as in with "x" in mind.  
> **username_2**: cf。介词，常用介词的用法 in any grammar，e。g。实用现代汉语语法１。在。。。上，２。在。。。中，３。在。。。下。＂在。。。下＂表示条件。中间多为名词短语或有定语的双音节动词。例如：１。在舅舅的劝说下，母亲卖了部分房子和土地，供我们读中学。２。在他的带领下，全乡农民已经脱贫致富，提前实现了小康。３。我们认为在社会主义制度下，积累和消费的关系，根本上是一致的。４。这些花灯、鱼灯是在老艺人的指点下，群众业余创作出来的。５。在老师和同学们的帮助下，小明进步了。  

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