j******c
发帖数: 8 | 1 如题，谢谢。搜了网上有好几个版本，不知道正确简练一点的翻译是什么。再此请教。 |
k********e
发帖数: 448 | 2 what does it mean? ... some context might help. |
v******a
发帖数: 45075 | 3 thick deposit thin 8 *_*
【在 j******c 的大作中提到】
: 如题，谢谢。搜了网上有好几个版本，不知道正确简练一点的翻译是什么。再此请教。
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R********y
发帖数: 4018 | 4 save the best for the last.
【在 j******c 的大作中提到】
: 如题，谢谢。搜了网上有好几个版本，不知道正确简练一点的翻译是什么。再此请教。
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k********e
发帖数: 448 | 5 if this is the correct translation, it should be "save the best for last".
【在 R********y 的大作中提到】
: save the best for the last.
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v***s
发帖数: 4031 | 6 Profound accumulation and prudent delivery |
b*****a
发帖数: 14583 | 7 eat more, shit less?
【在 v***s 的大作中提到】
: Profound accumulation and prudent delivery
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z***1
发帖数: 371 | 8 this is easy.
Chance favors the prepared mind. |
b*****a
发帖数: 14583 | 9 this is flat out wrong.
【在 z***1 的大作中提到】
: this is easy.
: Chance favors the prepared mind.
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z***1
发帖数: 371 | 10 why is it flat out wrong? |
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b*****a
发帖数: 14583 | 11 中文里的“厚积薄发”跟“机会”没关系
你那个英文没有“厚”“薄”
【在 z***1 的大作中提到】
: why is it flat out wrong?
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z***1
发帖数: 371 | 12 ok. the implied meaning the idiom is that you'd stand a better shot being
successful by being thoroughly prepared ahead of time and giving your best
shot when the opportunity comes.
So still doesn't make sense to you? |
b*****a
发帖数: 14583 | 13 Of course the two expressions are related, but still not quite the same
thing.
比如我们可以说钱钟书厚积薄发写《管锥编》，但我们不能说他准备好了所以抓住机会
写了《管锥编》
being
best
【在 z***1 的大作中提到】
: ok. the implied meaning the idiom is that you'd stand a better shot being
: successful by being thoroughly prepared ahead of time and giving your best
: shot when the opportunity comes.
: So still doesn't make sense to you?
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z***1
发帖数: 371 | 14 Then why did he even bother to pen the book? Just to kill some time out of
bordom? There must have been a motivation. |
R********y
发帖数: 4018 | 15 i like this translation.
【在 b*****a 的大作中提到】
: eat more, shit less?
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