Q:
第一課的52行near-suicidal
depression是可以翻成"自殺傾向的低
潮"嗎?老師那這一句是否可寫成
a circumstance under tending to
self-suicidal更為清楚呢?那在文章裡
是翻的清楚還是不清楚好呢?
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A: 從字面的解釋可翻譯成
“瀕臨自殺邊緣的燥鬱症”,
指的是 Christopher Reeve 的燥鬱症, 嚴重到使他多次想自殺了斷. 這個片 語(expression)並不會太難了解呢! |
| 至於你要用英語解釋a psychological problem that one tends to commit suicide就可以了. |
| circumstance根據字典的定義: a fact, occurrence or condition, relating to an act or event, 如此指物理環境, 是可以看見的, 例如一件事或一個行為; 人的內心世界通常用mind 或psychology. 心理問題就是指我們的情緒出狀況與mind有關, 因此不用circumstance 而用a psychological problem tending to self-suicidal. |
這裡是接受的意思,但因為此片語的後面是接一個壞的事物所以能將
come to term with換face the music這個idiom
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A: face the music
是俚語,
所表達的程度較淺;
但come
to terms with the break up of his parents’ marriage所表達的那種青少年失去家 庭的不得不接受的無奈, 不是一種更深刻的表達嗎? |
| 另一方面comes to terms with的意思是: to come to an agreement or understanding, 是用在正式的場合. 而這篇文章的語體比較嚴謹, 因為畢竟它在詳細報導一位名人的成就與貢獻. 如果妳和Michael Fox 與Elvis Presley的簡短報導比較, 妳就可以發現後兩者措詞語氣簡單淺顯多了; 而 face the music 固然也是指 to accept the unpleasant consequences 但屬於口語的說法, 在語意上有一種不識愁之味, 卻又強說愁的懵懂. 比較適合用在 Michael Fox 與Elvis Presley這樣的語體. |
suppose to write? Is there any simile or comparison about the
feeling-love? because I want to make it different, please answer my
question. Thanks..
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A: If you want to
make your love letter different, please read more English novels. Then write down the quotes from the books. Listening to English love songs also help you to learn expressions of love. But the most important of all, use your imagination! |
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