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Author: Jenny7 Time: 2009-8-9 11:42
Title: sentence translation
How do you translate this sentence: 写得很好的生活和过得很好的生活几乎一样少。

Author: 小莫 Time: 2009-8-10 09:53
A life written well is almost as rare as a life living well.
Is it ok?

Author: Jenny7 Time: 2009-8-10 10:26

小莫: A life written well is almost as rare as a life living well.
Is it ok?

There is no definitely right answer. I think your translation is quite good, but I suppose &quot;living&quot; should be &quot;lived&quot;...

Author: 小莫 Time: 2009-8-10 10:54

Jenny7: There is no definitely right answer. I think your translation is quite good, but I suppose &quot;living&quot; should be &quot;lived&quot;...

Why? I think man lives, not is lived?

Author: Jenny7 Time: 2009-8-10 11:04

小莫: Why? I think man lives, not is lived?

I think: of course man lives life, thus in other words life is lived by man. Do I make any sense?

Author: 小莫 Time: 2009-8-10 13:15

Jenny7: I think: of course man lives life, thus in other words life is lived by man. Do I make any sense?

Yes. I think so. Maybe you are right, even though I can't find an example in a dictionary. Perhaps I am too bookish. Hehe~

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