Sep 29, 2005 07:00
19 yrs ago
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Chinese term
尘埃落定, 不搞一刀切
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沸沸扬扬数月之后，现在终于尘埃落定，“住宅禁商“不搞一刀切。
After months of hubbub, it came to a conclusion that “Forbid business operation in residential housing” ??.
how to translate? 尘埃落定, 不搞一刀切 how to translate?
After months of hubbub, it came to a conclusion that “Forbid business operation in residential housing” ??.
how to translate? 尘埃落定, 不搞一刀切 how to translate?
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Chinese term (edited):
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concluded/finalized, be subject to no single solution
concluded/finalized, be subject to no single solution
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Chinese term (edited):
�����䶨, ����һ����
be finalized/settled, don't achieve procrustean uniformity
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Chinoise
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you always agree to all suggestions.
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Yi-Hua Shih
: thanks for the word procrustean ;-)
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thanks!
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chica nueva
: http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:k1tefppNVQkJ:learning.s... I don't think I would use Procrustean here. It's quite formal, for argument - not many people understand it (IMO)
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Maybe. But I refer to a CN-EN dictionary compiled by an American professor in Hawaii.
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lzhong103
: please don't use "procrustean uniformity" on anyone - "one size fits all" is so much more natural.
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chica nueva
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Chinese term (edited):
�����䶨, ����һ����
一刀切
一刀切 = cut it even at one stroke - make everything rigidly uniform; impose uniformity in all cases; prescribe a single solution for diverse problems (外研社:汉英词典)
-> impose a 'one size fits all' solution, devise a blanket answer to the situation, make an across-the-board decision
-> impose a 'one size fits all' solution, devise a blanket answer to the situation, make an across-the-board decision
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Chinoise
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Yi-Hua Shih
: thanks for your information. :) gives me alot....
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Thank you
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lzhong103
: "One size fits all" is an excellent translation.
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Thank you - I remember being told, if writing a press release for the newspaper, aim for a reading age of 12, because you want most people to understand it.
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Chinese term (edited):
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after the dust had settled, it was not as easy as (I) thought
seems to be the general idea
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