Day's old age
Japanese translation: 一生［人生］を一日にたとえたら、老後［老年］とは夕方［晩］のようなものだ［に当たる］
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| 5 +1 | 一生［人生］を一日にたとえたら、老後［老年］とは夕方［晩］のようなものだ［に当たる］ |
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peer agreement (net): +1一生［人生］を一日にたとえたら、老後［老年］とは夕方［晩］のようなものだ［に当たる］ Explanation: 一生［人生］を一日にたとえたら、老後［老年］とは夕方［晩］のようなものだ［に当たる］ isshoo [jinsee] o ichi-nichi ni tatoetara, roogo [roonen] to wa yuugata [ban] no yoona mono da [ni ataru] This is a frequently seen phrase. "A is to B as [what] C is to D" is often translated as "AとBの関係はCとDの関係と同様［同じ］である" (A to B no kankee wa C to D no kankee to dooyoo [onaji] de aru), "AをBにたとえたらCはDに当たる［のようなものだ］" (A o B ni tatoetara C wa D ni ataru [no yoona mono da]), and so on. Mathematically, it is "A:B = C:D". Than't why we call "old age" "晩年" (ban'nen). http://www.google.com/search?q="A is to B as C is to D"&lr=l... http://www.google.com/search?q="A is to B what C is to D"&lr... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-05-11 15:47:34 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- To: Moocow It is quite difficult to translate a part of the set phrase, but I would say that ¥"Day¥'s old age¥" would corresponds to ¥"晩年¥" (ban¥'nen). The following pages (one of them is about semantics in the linguistic sense) may be of help. Look for ¥"day¥'s old¥" as a key phrase: http://www.uni-saarland.de/fak4/norrick/lecture.htm http://classicpersuasion.org/pw/empedocles/empalleng.htm http://www.non-contradiction.com/ac_works_b38.asp -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-05-11 15:49:08 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- If you want to use ¥"終盤¥", ¥"人生の終盤¥" (jinsee no shuuban) may be okay. Reference: http://www.urban.ne.jp/home/tama1128/Voca_List/idioms010.htm Reference: http://engserve.edu.mie-u.ac.jp/~eg6003/grammar/relative1.ht... |
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