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Title: Questions Involved With Translations(反斗翻译) [Print]

Author: danielrayslee Time: 2009-7-30 10:01
Title: Questions Involved With Translations(反斗翻译)

Whenever you feel baffled about translating English into Chinese, or vice versa(反之亦然), please post your questions here. I feel it in my heart that a lot of English learners on this blog can provide help.
问题越怪越好，因为这才是“反斗”的宗旨。如果发中国特色的词汇，请尽可能解释这个词是哪里的，最好有桔子。如果是英文的话，最好是句子，还更好的是有原文，语境，给出词汇或句子出现的领域，工作行业等等。

Author: jing Time: 2009-7-31 10:18
Please give examples!

Author: SmilingAngel Time: 2009-7-31 10:55
I have learn a new word this morning, how could I share in here, the word is &quot;Deja vu&quot;[ Déjà vu ] Apparently, it must be originally a French word, meaning according to the dictionary: feeling that one remembers an event or scene that one has not experienced or seen before.

Here goes the passages
“People are no different,” stated the American. “There are two things everyone must experience in life, who can tell?” he asked. “Death, right! Another, taxes.” Jolly and Leo nodded their heads.

“But not everybody here is aware of their identity both as a citizen and as a taxpayer,” I put in a word, and then examined the words the American jotted down on a piece of paper: déjà vu, precognition. Oh, I thought of such words as empathy, sympathy, telepathy; apathy, indifference, callousness. Foresee, foretell, predict.

“A few days ago in the countryside we met a predictor,” said Louis.

“That is fortune-teller,” corrected the American.

“Okay, a fortune-teller who predicts that he is bound to hurt himself if he gets married.”

“Yes, and I felt so upset that I got drunk at the party” the American forced a smile and held his partly bald head in hands.

“Spiritually or physically? When, where, how and why? Why didn’t you ask the fortune-teller these in detail?” I teased Louis, and a hearty laughter broke out.

Déjà vu, déjà vu! This seemed to have happened before, in some teahouse. I looked around and silently reached for my cup of tea.

Author: danielrayslee Time: 2009-7-31 11:36

jing: Please give examples!

Whatever you find difficult in translating, you can post it or them here.
Examples? Why examples?
Like you don't know how to understand, nor do you know how to translate sth like this &quot;She has died the wife of another man&quot;

You can post it here. Me and other English learners can help you.

Let's improve our skills of translation together.

Author: danielrayslee Time: 2009-7-31 11:41

SmilingAngel: I have learn a new word this morning, how could I share in here, the word is &quot;Deja vu&quot;[ Déjà vu ] Apparently, it must be originally a Fren

Thanks for sharing the story, I have learned sth new.

Author: SmilingAngel Time: 2009-7-31 12:27

danielrayslee: Thanks for sharing the story, I have learned sth new.

I am glad to hear that. Thanks.

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