Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jul 30, 2006 01:14
18 yrs ago
Chinese term
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Native in: English (Variants: New Zealand, British)
Works in: Chinese to English
哎,玉兰,你高抬贵手吧!
Chinese to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
夫妻吵架(隔墙对话 )
for fun
玉兰:...你如果不困不饿,那你还回家吗?这儿是旅馆还是饭店?我是你妻子还是你的服务员?
秋家:玉兰______
玉兰:一边儿凉快去!别叫,叫也没用.今天旅馆不营业,饭店不开张!
秋家:哎,玉兰,你高抬贵手吧!到月底了,生产老上不去,我能撒手不管吗?
玉兰:天天忙,月月忙,结婚半年了,你哪儿天正点下过班?家里的事你管过吗?买粮买菜,洗衣做饭,全是我的事.我都两个月了......
秋家:什么两个月了?......噢!明白了,明白了!
玉兰:你真浑!我问你,你对得起这个家吗?人家哪儿个丈夫不顾家?你比厂长,比市长还忙!
秋家:玉兰,别说了吧!......
玉兰:...你如果不困不饿,那你还回家吗?这儿是旅馆还是饭店?我是你妻子还是你的服务员?
秋家:玉兰______
玉兰:一边儿凉快去!别叫,叫也没用.今天旅馆不营业,饭店不开张!
秋家:哎,玉兰,你高抬贵手吧!到月底了,生产老上不去,我能撒手不管吗?
玉兰:天天忙,月月忙,结婚半年了,你哪儿天正点下过班?家里的事你管过吗?买粮买菜,洗衣做饭,全是我的事.我都两个月了......
秋家:什么两个月了?......噢!明白了,明白了!
玉兰:你真浑!我问你,你对得起这个家吗?人家哪儿个丈夫不顾家?你比厂长,比市长还忙!
秋家:玉兰,别说了吧!......
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | TRY |
jyuan_us
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| 4 +1 | Yulan, give me a break! |
Denyce Seow
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| 4 | Oh, Yu Lan, please be magnanimous! |
billychang
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| 4 | Ok, Yulan, show mercy please. |
Ray Luo
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| 4 | Alas! Yulan, please spare me this time! |
Philip Tang
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Proposed translations
2 days 8 hrs
Selected
TRY
it just means "Yulan, forgive me please!"
he is asking her to forgive him for not giving her a lot of time.
he is asking her to forgive him for not giving her a lot of time.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much! "
42 mins
billychang
Native in Chinese
&
English
Translate tradition & simplified Chinese
Native in: English 
, Chinese
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese
Related KudoZ points
:
12
Oh, Yu Lan, please be magnanimous!
..
+1
2 hrs
Denyce Seow
Singapore
Singapore
Native in English
Works in field
Singapore
Business & Legal Translator
Native in: English (Variants: US, Singaporean, UK) 
Works in: Chinese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
16
Yulan, give me a break!
Another suggestion:
"Yulan, spare me!"
"Yulan, spare me!"
6 hrs
Ok, Yulan, show mercy please.
Ok, Yulan, show mercy please.
14 hrs
Philip Tang
China
China
Native in Chinese
&
English
China
Seasoned US hi-tech/management executive
Native in: English , Chinese
Works in: Chinese, Chinese to English, English to Chinese
Related KudoZ points
:
12
Alas! Yulan, please spare me this time!
表現出挑釁的姿態
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
anastasia t (X)
21 hrs
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Thanks anastasia!
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| disagree |
jyuan_us
: it is not 挑釁. Just the opposite. He is requesting her favor.
4 days
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