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Social Sciences - Zoology | | English term or phrase: midgies | | I have to polish the floors, empty the midgies, prepare the morning rota and make tea for every screw that visits matron. |
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| | Chinese translation:Midgies = Midges (蠓) (一种会吸血的小蚊虫) | Explanation:
请参考以下资料：
“a minute, 2-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals, birds, and other insects”
http://www.memidex.com/midgies
“I think I am possibly allergic to the midgies (mozzies 蚊子) ”
http://www.dogsey.com/showthread.php?t=14088
“本科昆虫通称蠓﹐俗称小咬﹐墨蚊﹐糠蚊。…有吸血习性的蠓侵袭人畜﹐传播疾病﹐作为病原体的宿主﹐是一类重要的医学昆虫。”
http://140.133.6.14/cpedia/Content.asp?ID=19952
Tvera 提供的原文似出自小说 “A Prisoner of Birth”:
“Big Al is the hospital orderly,” said Nick.
“That sounds like a cushy number,” said Danny. (按: cushy number 意为”闲差”)
“I huv tae polish the floors, empty the midgies, prepare the morning rota, and make tea fur very screw that visits matron. I niver stop moving,” said Big Al.
(按: “huv tae”, “rota” 和 “niver” 非拼错字，可能是作者欲传达 Big Al 的知识程度不高或是有严重乡音。)
从上下文猜想，对话中的 Big Al 表示他在医院的工作一点都不轻松，不但要擦地板、准备早晨值班表，还要帮泡茶给护士长的访客喝。从字面上，”empty the midgies” 可譯為“清倒捕蠓器”，但也可能隱含 “負責所有打掃工作” 的意思。
以上仅供参考。
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  Shirley Chen
United States
Local time: 12:03
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8 hrs confidence:   peer agreement (net): +1 Midgies = Midges (蠓) (一种会吸血的小蚊虫)
Explanation:
请参考以下资料：
“a minute, 2-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals, birds, and other insects”
http://www.memidex.com/midgies
“I think I am possibly allergic to the midgies (mozzies 蚊子) ”
http://www.dogsey.com/showthread.php?t=14088
“本科昆虫通称蠓﹐俗称小咬﹐墨蚊﹐糠蚊。…有吸血习性的蠓侵袭人畜﹐传播疾病﹐作为病原体的宿主﹐是一类重要的医学昆虫。”
http://140.133.6.14/cpedia/Content.asp?ID=19952
Tvera 提供的原文似出自小说 “A Prisoner of Birth”:
“Big Al is the hospital orderly,” said Nick.
“That sounds like a cushy number,” said Danny. (按: cushy number 意为”闲差”)
“I huv tae polish the floors, empty the midgies, prepare the morning rota, and make tea fur very screw that visits matron. I niver stop moving,” said Big Al.
(按: “huv tae”, “rota” 和 “niver” 非拼错字，可能是作者欲传达 Big Al 的知识程度不高或是有严重乡音。)
从上下文猜想，对话中的 Big Al 表示他在医院的工作一点都不轻松，不但要擦地板、准备早晨值班表，还要帮泡茶给护士长的访客喝。从字面上，”empty the midgies” 可譯為“清倒捕蠓器”，但也可能隱含 “負責所有打掃工作” 的意思。
以上仅供参考。
| Shirley Chen
United States
Local time: 12:03
Native speaker of:  Chinese
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