all bets are off

Chinese translation: 一切都是徒劳

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English term or phrase:	all bets are off
Chinese translation:	一切都是徒劳
Entered by:	clearwater

22:29 Sep 29, 2007

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Medical - Sports / Fitness / Recreation / traveler

English term or phrase: all bets are off

Currently bird flu mostly afflicts humans who have been in close proximity to infected birds, so stay away from farms and poultry markets. If the virus mutates and begins to spread from human to human, {all bets are off}. Experts predict that you'll have plenty of warning, however. "Since this strain was first noted, almost a billion tourists have traveled through Asia, and the number of cases among them is zero," says Dr. David Shlim, medical director of Jackson Hole Travel and Tropical Medicine.

clearwater KudoZ activity Questions: 12458 (5 open) (1 without valid answers) (1079 closed without grading) Answers: 1671 China
Local time: 14:24

一切都是徒劳

Explanation:
all bets指的是前面的stay away from farms and poultry markets，所有的防范都将是没有用的。

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tomu6526
Local time: 14:24

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谢谢！
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Summary of answers provided

4 +3

一切都是徒劳

tomu6526

3 +2

後果不可預料

pkchan

满盘皆输

happyzane

一切都完/晚了

Adsion Liu

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12 mins confidence:

一切都完/晚了

Explanation:
just an idea based on the context. Hope it's helpful...

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Note added at 17 mins (2007-09-29 22:46:46 GMT)
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整句：如果该病毒发生变异产生变种并在人之间传播，｛（那么）一切都完/晚了）...

Adsion Liu
Canada
Local time: 02:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 44

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

後果不可預料

Explanation:
A-C- [ Translate this page ]知難而不退. All bets are off. 後果將不可料. All ears. 洗耳恭聽. All good things must come to an end. 花無百日紅. All hay loads on a willing horse. 能者多勞 ...
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一個詞組的意思- 簡 - [ 轉為繁體網頁 - Translate this page ]If someone says `all bets are off', they mean that it is impossible to say ... 後果不堪設想。字面上是輸掉了所有賭注。 7個月前回答者：bj_marvel - Q籽一級 ...
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Last Dew in the Morning - Daily sentence (20) - [世博英語博客頻道]- 簡 - [ 轉為繁體網頁 - Translate this page ]解析：bet 是“賭注”，all bets are off 是指“推翻之前一致的意見”，即“後果不可預料”之意。發佈人：day-day-up 點擊：1035. 【打印】【頂部】. 相關評論 ...
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pkchan
United States
Local time: 02:24
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 85

4 hrs confidence:

满盘皆输

Explanation:
这是中文的标准说法。

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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-09-30 03:10:02 GMT)
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在这个语言环境中，可以理解为无法挽回的后果。

happyzane
Local time: 14:24
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

一切都是徒劳

Explanation:
all bets指的是前面的stay away from farms and poultry markets，所有的防范都将是没有用的。

tomu6526
Local time: 14:24
Native speaker of:

Chinese,

Japanese
PRO pts in category: 8

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谢谢！

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