Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese汉语 term or phrase:
平常心
English英语 translation:
regular mindset
Chinese汉语 term
平常心
3 | regular mindset |
karcsy
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5 | normal heart |
Frank_jie
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4 | relaxation; taking it easy |
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
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3 | moderate attitude |
Samantha Zhao
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3 | ordinary heart; placid disposition |
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Proposed translations
regular mindset
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normal heart
心态好---Good attitude
保持一颗平常心---Keep a normal heart((直译)/Live with your heart (意译)/listen to your heart(文学性意译)/Never push yourself(口语化)
附:The Common Heart is the Way ---- 以平常心做平常人----《中庸》做人目标观
解析:留美日澳语言学者---顾琼雯
relaxation; taking it easy
moderate attitude
ordinary heart; placid disposition
Eliminate greed with a heart of mercy and sharing. Eliminate ups and downs with an ordinary and peaceful heart. Eliminate vanity with a simple heart. Eliminate carelessness with a sincere and earnest heart.
以平常心做平常人--《中庸》做人目标观Be an Ordinary Person of a Placid Disposition--behaving view point of ‘the mean’
(Google)
Hmm, rather philosophical for the context.
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do it with a peaceful mind 以平常心去做 (Google)
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Note added at 1 day11 hrs (2008-06-10 06:36:40 GMT)
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(with) equanimity:
http://www.google.com/search?q=以平常心 equanimity&rls=com.micro...
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equanimity = (fml) calmness of mind in a difficult situation (正式) (困境中的)平静;沉着;镇定 eg He received the bad news with surprising equanimity. 他听到那个坏消息时显得异常镇定。(朗文进阶词典)
equanimity (L. aequus even, animus the mind) = calmness of mind; evenness of temper; composure (Collins Concise English Dictionary)
-> that's exactly the meaning in English (however it's Latinate, so it's formal)
[try: composure (it's also Latinate, and it doesn't collocate well in the context sentence)
composure = calmness and complete control over your feelings 镇定;沉着 eg Keep calm, don't lose your composure. 保持镇定,不要慌张。(朗文进阶词典)
composure = calmness; tranquillity; self-possession (Collins Concise English Dictionary)]
try: a calm mind,(even temper, level head)
calm = quiet and not worried or excited 镇静的;沉着的;心平气和的 eg The police chief advised his men to stay calm and not to lose their tempers. 警官劝他手下的人保持镇静,不要发脾气。
[level-headed = calm and sensible in making judgments 头脑冷静的;明智的]
(朗文进阶词典)
-> with equanimity, with a calm mind
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calmly (unfazed 口语)
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【unfazed by sth (doesn't really fit here)
unfazed = (informal) not surprised or worried eg She seems unfazed by her sudden success and fame. (Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
unfazed = 不担心的;不慌不忙的 (朗文进阶词典) 】
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equanimity = (formal) calmness and self-control, especially after a shock or disappointment or in a difficult situation eg He received the news of his mother's death with remarkable equanimity. Three years after the tragedy, she has only just begun to regain her equanimity. (Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
-> doesn't seem quite right either.
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