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Chinese translation: 贝奥武甫


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03:00 Jan 26, 2008
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Art/Literary - History / 人名
English term or phrase: Beowulf
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Chinese translation:贝奥武甫
Explanation:
北欧神话里的一个大英雄,最近好莱坞出了个相关的大片。英国文学史或选读教材的开篇一般都是这个神话。
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traiston
China
Local time: 07:10
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Thank you guys, I like to be backed by texts.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3贝奥武甫
traiston
4 +2贝奥武夫laoloup
1 +1北欧武夫Wenjer Leuschel


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
beowulf
北欧武夫


Explanation:
这是我平常的玩笑译法。有如 Woody Allen,我翻译成“吴地阿伦”。

Wenjer Leuschel
Taiwan
Local time: 07:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 30
Notes to answerer
Asker: Wenjer, I am very impressed by your translation but I am a coward and do not dare to go with the unconventional and extraordinary.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jason Ma: 是啊,如果不是学术性的文本,何不尝试一下诙谐幽默的用法。不过此类做法在港台常见,就如:阿诺-舒华辛力加(阿诺德-施瓦辛格),荷里活(好莱坞),布希(布什),老包(Bob), 阿甘(Gump).
7 hrs
  -> 呵呵,谢啦!
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
beowulf
贝奥武甫


Explanation:
北欧神话里的一个大英雄,最近好莱坞出了个相关的大片。英国文学史或选读教材的开篇一般都是这个神话。

traiston
China
Local time: 07:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you guys, I like to be backed by texts.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, traiston, I wish I had had English lit like you did.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  clearwater
2 hrs

agree  Jason Ma: 课本上是这种说法.
8 hrs

agree  William He
12 hrs
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
beowulf
贝奥武夫


Explanation:
其实“北欧武夫”还是蛮贴切的。这是一部用古英语写的北欧史诗,2007年改编成动画电影。
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beowulf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beowulf_(2007_film)

laoloup
Canada
Local time: 19:10
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, laoloup, for your help.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  chica nueva: http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:Adh4oc39JnYJ:zh.wikiped...
4 hrs

agree  Jason Ma
8 hrs
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