Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
Ａ別人都不喜歡聽
English translation:
Nobody cares to listen to A
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Roddy Stegemann
Jul 21, 2006 08:05
17 yrs ago
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別人都不Ａ
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Sentence:他的常識很多，也很喜歡說笑話。可是，他說的話別人都不喜歡聽。
1st Attempt: He has very good common sense and likes very much to tell jokes, but nobody likes to listen to what he has to say.
Question: Is the pattern common in Chinese 別人都不Ａ and does it mean "nobody does A"? Or, does it mean something more akin to "others do not do A"?
As always you are welcome to comment on other parts of the sentence, as well.
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1st Attempt: He has very good common sense and likes very much to tell jokes, but nobody likes to listen to what he has to say.
Question: Is the pattern common in Chinese 別人都不Ａ and does it mean "nobody does A"? Or, does it mean something more akin to "others do not do A"?
As always you are welcome to comment on other parts of the sentence, as well.
http://homepage.mac.com/moogoonghwa/tsongkit/contents.html#p...
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | Nobody cares... |
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
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Proposed translations
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Nobody cares...
He has very good common sense and likes very much to tell jokes, but nobody cares for/of whatever he says.
I believe this should be the right interpretation.
I believe this should be the right interpretation.
Note from asker:
| Wenjer, Please have another look at http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1460306 and distinguish for me among the three kinds of businesses in Chinese. |
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Final rendering: He has very good common sense and likes very much to tell jokes, but nobody cares what he has to say.
Discussion: Please see http://homepage.mac.com/moogoonghwa/tsongkit/part2/II-10-g.html#s18 for further discussion.
Acknowledgement: My thanks to Wenjer, zhouqi, and Chinesetrans. It is not often that I like your English better than mine Wenjer, but this is one of those times. Unfortunately, you did not answer my question completely. Still, I am thankful.
My best wishes from the land of no mountains surrounded by sea on many sides.
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