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English to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / sentence explain
English term or phrase:murderous show there hangs an air of staleness
Here the sentence I wonder how to understand like this:" In the guise of news, radio and television relay the official lies. Yet over the whole sorry, murderous show there hangs an air of staleness."
I wonder what the " Yet over the whole sorry, murderous show there hangs an air of staleness."
Could you provide a little more context? What kind of show are we talking about? What does it have to do with Arts & Crafts and Painting? Thanks.
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10 mins confidence:
murderous show lacks vigor or spirit from inactivity or boredom
Explanation: I think the whole sentence should read:
Yet over the whole sorrow, an air of staleness hangs in the murderous show.
The definition of the original phrase means that over the news, radio and television, lies are broadcasted (i.e. the truth is never told). But still over the whole sorrow, an air of lacking vigor or spirit from boredom lies in the murderous show.
Staleness here means impaired in efficacy, vigor, or spirit, as from inactivity or boredom.
So the whole news is not true, and lacks excitement.
Yasutomo Kanazawa Japan Local time: 22:25 Native speaker of: Japanese
1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
the deadening spectacle is repeated over and over again
Explanation: Because the first part only speaks of "official lies" I would assume the writer is using "murderous show" in reference to the deadening of the people's senses. (my interpretation based on the fragment given). Stale is the opposite of fresh, new. To me, the writer infers that the repetition of the format or the type of content creates monotony for the viewer/ listener.
Jenni Lukac Spain Local time: 14:25 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English
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