Aug 27, 2004 03:56
19 yrs ago
English term
Native in: Chinese (Variant: Sichuanese ) 
Works in: Chinese, English to Chinese, Chinese to English, and 1 more.
silver needle on the horizon pointing toward the city
Non-PRO
English to Chinese
Social Sciences
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Our house was deep in the woods...In the winter, we could see Long Island Sound, a silver needle on the horizon pointing toward the city.
请问Long Island Sound是指收收音机节目吗？那为什么前面用see呢？银色指针是收音机指针吗？那为什么要“指向城市”？？
请问Long Island Sound是指收收音机节目吗？那为什么前面用see呢？银色指针是收音机指针吗？那为什么要“指向城市”？？
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | 猜想 |
Lu Zou
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| 3 +1 | Here's the ref. It is sci-fi.guess the trees are bare in the winter... |
chica nueva
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Proposed translations
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Selected
猜想
猜想Long Island Sound是指长岛湾，silver needle 是形容冬天下雪后的长岛湾象一枚银针，针尖指向纽约。
Reference:
http://www.uscg.mil/d1/units/grumsolis/
http://gb.uscampus.com/research_options/explore_us/state_ct.htm
Peer comment(s):
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Mark Xiang
: Long Island Sound is an estuary. http://www.epa.gov/region01/eco/lis/
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Ray Luo
: 扣们，才2分，我认为该得4分，小麻
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That point is not the point for being here
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Ritchest
: a good answer is worth of more than 4. Maybe it is typed wrong
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That point is not the point for being here
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Chinoise
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thanks
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "噢，明白了。刚才的理解错得离谱了，嘿嘿。"
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6 hrs
chica nueva
Native in English
http://youtube/iraVWQu3Zf8
Native in: English (Variants: New Zealand, British)
Works in: Chinese to English
Related KudoZ points
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Here's the ref. It is sci-fi.guess the trees are bare in the winter...
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... Hill Road. In the winter, we could see Long Island Sound, a silver needle
on the horizon pointing toward the city. But school was ...
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Note added at 15 hrs 54 mins (2004-08-27 19:51:13 GMT) Post-grading
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其实,这个描写部分问的那一段,不是sci-fi...
... Hill Road. In the winter, we could see Long Island Sound, a silver needle
on the horizon pointing toward the city. But school was ...
www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/eBook4930.htm - 35k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 15 hrs 54 mins (2004-08-27 19:51:13 GMT) Post-grading
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其实,这个描写部分问的那一段,不是sci-fi...
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