30 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +1 But, on the other hand, it turned out that the concept of "happy life" included things I have given
Explanation:
But, on the other hand, it turned out that the concept of "happy life" included things I have given up - the pleasure of plentiful delicious food and good wine, a comfortable house to live in, a successful career, sharing time with ladies - all those things bringing delights.
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1 hr confidence: On the other hand, however, it transpired...
Explanation:
On the other hand, however, it transpired that the concept of "happy life" also comprised what was known as "human weaknesses", all of which I had given up, namely, enjoying plentiful good food and wine, comfortable housing, career successes, relationships with women, in other words, all those sensual pleasures.
| Lena Watson
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5 hrs confidence: ... the pleasures of plentiful tasty food and good wine,... [see below]
Explanation:
You wanted the last part of the second sentence, I believe:
... had renounced: the pleasures of plentiful tasty food and good wine, a comfortable place to live, a successful career, the company of women - just every pleasure imaginable.
I wouldn't use "you want to..." because it changes the personal sense of his narration.
For the first part of that sentence, I think what you have is OK, except add an article: "a happy life." And maybe "those things", rather than "the things".
In the two sentences together, it would be quite nice to get rid of "on the one hand ... on the other hand", which often makes English translations of "с одной стороны ... с другой" sound cluttered. Maybe something like this: " The point is, that the way I had approached things was to try and suppress... As it turned out, however, the concept of 'a happy life'...
| Rachel Douglas
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16 hrs confidence: sm. nizhe
Explanation:
An option - by the way I struggle with things like this all the time! Trying to re-arrange the English syntax where meaning is conveyed by proximity rather than cases can be a real bear!
OK, to business:
But on the other hand the concept of "a happy life" turned out to include things known as "human weaknesses," things I'd already renounced: enjoying an abundance of good food and wine, comfortable lodgings, career success, female companionship, or any sort of pleasure.
Or even:
But on the other hand the concept of "a happy life" turned out to include things I'd already renounced: such "human weaknesses" as enjoying an abundance of good food and wine, comfortable lodgings, career success, female companionship, or any sort of pleasure.
Udachi!
| Deborah Hoffman
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PRO pts in category: 36
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