the metaphor of pieces falling into place

Chinese translation: 字符块从四面八方纷纷落下依序排列的情况

05:13 Dec 27, 2005
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Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) / splash screen design
English term or phrase: the metaphor of pieces falling into place
While developing a new feature for a product, I decided to create a splash screen that illustrated the metaphor of pieces falling into place. A little animation seemed the perfect trick for the job. To spice up your own splash screen, you can use the code presented in this article.
clearwater
China
Local time: 08:08
Chinese translation:字符块从四面八方纷纷落下依序排列的情况
Explanation:
这是"fall into place" 的本意。作者正是想用此词组的本意。仅供参考。
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Kerong Zhao
Canada
Local time: 20:08
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谢谢!
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Summary of answers provided
3metaphor = 比喻; the pieces falling into place (in a puzzle, a jigsaw puzzle?)
chica nueva
3字符块从四面八方纷纷落下依序排列的情况
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metaphor = 比喻; the pieces falling into place (in a puzzle, a jigsaw puzzle?)


Explanation:
英语之声Voice of English - [ Translate this page ]
We're coming up on a very big installed base of the version we have out, Office
2003, and we're hard at work on the ... So many of the pieces fitting together,
our development tools in our platform for the application vendors to use ...
www.4english.cn/speeches/billgates20050308.htm - 98k - Cached - Similar pages

see also 'pieces coming together'

metaphor = 比喻

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in place = in the proper place 在适当的位置 eg All the technical equipment was now in place. 所有的技术设备均已到位.(朗文进阶词典)

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字符块从四面八方纷纷落下依序排列的情况


Explanation:
这是"fall into place" 的本意。作者正是想用此词组的本意。仅供参考。

Kerong Zhao
Canada
Local time: 20:08
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 81
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谢谢!

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neutral  Ellen Xu: 那么“metaphor"用在这里是什么意思?
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