Feb 21, 2004 22:14
21 yrs ago
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English term
China
it is nice to be the best at something
English to Chinese
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
"I can't explain how I am who I am," he says. "But I guess it is nice to be the best at something."
试译：
“我也解释不清自己怎么会这样。不过我想，能在某个方面做到天下无双也是件好事。”
有没有简炼的译法？
注：主人公是打鼾王。
试译：
“我也解释不清自己怎么会这样。不过我想，能在某个方面做到天下无双也是件好事。”
有没有简炼的译法？
注：主人公是打鼾王。
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 4 +2 | 在某件事上能胜人一筹也堪以慰藉 |
Jianming Sun
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| 3 +2 | (但)在某一方面得第一名(还是/应该算)挺不错吧. |
chica nueva
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Proposed translations
+2
3 hrs
Jianming Sun
Native in Chinese
Works in field
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Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, German to Chinese, and 3 more.
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在某件事上能胜人一筹也堪以慰藉
不过我想，能在某件事上能胜人一筹也堪以慰藉.
打鼾得第一名没什么可骄傲的,这只是他在自嘲,自己安慰自己罢了.打鼾翻成某一方面可能太大了,这必竟不是什么正经事业.
打鼾得第一名没什么可骄傲的,这只是他在自嘲,自己安慰自己罢了.打鼾翻成某一方面可能太大了,这必竟不是什么正经事业.
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Comment: "谢谢！"
+2
1 hr
chica nueva
Native in English
Works in field
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Native in: English (Variants: New Zealand, British)
Works in: Chinese to English
Related KudoZ points
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23
(但)在某一方面得第一名(还是/应该算)挺不错吧.
不过我想，能在某个方面做到天下无双也是件好事。”
=> 但也许,在某一方面得第一名(应该算相当)不错
guess = suppose
guess (infml AmE) = to think that something is true or likely (非正式,美式)认为(谋事)真是或可能 eg I guess you don't have time to go out now you have young children. 我想你现在有了小孩子,恐怕就没有时间出去了.
I suppose = a phrase used to show a) that you believe something although you do not want to believe it or you are still not certain (尽管你不愿相信或不能肯定,但仍然相信谋事)认为;相信 eg I suppose you're right. 我认为你是对的.
=> 但也许,在某一方面得第一名(应该算相当)不错
guess = suppose
guess (infml AmE) = to think that something is true or likely (非正式,美式)认为(谋事)真是或可能 eg I guess you don't have time to go out now you have young children. 我想你现在有了小孩子,恐怕就没有时间出去了.
I suppose = a phrase used to show a) that you believe something although you do not want to believe it or you are still not certain (尽管你不愿相信或不能肯定,但仍然相信谋事)认为;相信 eg I suppose you're right. 我认为你是对的.
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