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Почему все так плохо устроено?

English translation: but why is everything set up so badly?

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Russian term or phrase:почему все так плохо устроено?
English translation:but why is everything set up so badly?
Entered by: Andrew Vdovin

11:34 Jul 9, 2005
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / children's literature
Russian term or phrase: Почему все так плохо устроено?
- Наверное, опять надо ждать. Ну почему все так плохо устроено? – подумала она. И ей вдруг стало грустно.

Dear colleagues!
Прошу помочь подыскать такую фразу, которая звучала бы вполне естественно в данном контексте (героиня фрагмента - девочка, которая сетует на то, что всегда приходится ждать и никогда не выходит, чтобы получилось все сразу).
Thank you!
Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 16:54
But why is everything set up so badly?
Explanation:
I guess we'll need to wait again. But why is everthing set up so badly (so bad)?--she thought. Suddenly she felt sad.
Everything is set up correctly--someone's voice replied.
(Everything is as it should be)

Also consider
"work (out) like this?"
"Everything works well/as it should"
Selected response from:

AnyaV
Local time: 05:54
Grading comment
Anya, I guess like your version most of all. Thank you for your help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3But why is everything set up so badly?
AnyaV
4 +2Why is it so wrong?
Vladimir Spiridonov
3 +1Why everything is so wrong?
Vladimir Dubisskiy
4--->>>
TranslatonatoR


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Почему все так плохо устроено?
Why is it so wrong?


Explanation:
badly done?

Vladimir Spiridonov
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:54
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vladimir Dubisskiy: mine: Why everything is so wrong.. is pretty close (did not see your answer, sorry)
4 hrs
  -> no problem, thank you!
agree  Alla Tatyants
22 hrs
  -> Thank you, Alla
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Почему все так плохо устроено?
Why everything is so wrong?


Explanation:
Why everything is so wrong?

(Not at all,) Everything is right, - said someone

Vladimir Dubisskiy
United States
Local time: 04:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vladimir Chumak: Но порядок слов я бы изменил. Вопрос все-таки.
6 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Почему все так плохо устроено?
But why is everything set up so badly?


Explanation:
I guess we'll need to wait again. But why is everthing set up so badly (so bad)?--she thought. Suddenly she felt sad.
Everything is set up correctly--someone's voice replied.
(Everything is as it should be)

Also consider
"work (out) like this?"
"Everything works well/as it should"


AnyaV
Local time: 05:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Anya, I guess like your version most of all. Thank you for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Simon Gregory: It is close to the original and not so bureacratic as word "organize"
1 hr
agree  w77 (X)
14 hrs
agree  Andrey Belousov (X)
21 hrs
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2 days 10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Почему все так плохо устроено?
--->>>


Explanation:
Why is everything so messed up?
Why is everything so wrong?
Why are things(is everything) going so badly?
Why are things(is everything) going so wrong?

TranslatonatoR
Local time: 05:54
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 34
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