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标题: 最难用英语表达的中文词 [打印本页]
作者: 心灵的港湾    时间: 2016-12-12 02:30
标题: 最难用英语表达的中文词
“辛苦了”、“混”、“撒娇"......
简单、常用的中文词，却很难找到贴切的英语翻译
今天，我们就说说这些最难用英语表达的中文词！

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Chinese expressions that are hard to translate to English: 很难翻译到英文的中文说法
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They're simple and common expressions, but with rich cultural context: 这些说法很简单，但是包含了很深的文化概念
% m$ U$ ]. \2 Z' I: ]( ]% F. F, g% |What are those? Let me take a stab at it: 多有哪些词？我来试试看
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辛苦了
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How do you say 辛苦了 in English? “辛苦了“英语就很难表达
There might be an English equivalent, but there's no exact match: 可能有对应的说法，但没有完全符合的
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It can't perfectly convey the mood and meaning: 不能百分百把情绪和意思传递出去
It's a form of acknowledgement and gratitude: 这是用来表达认可和感谢的
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“辛苦了”英语可以这么说↓↓
Thank you, you did a good job/job well done! 谢谢，你做的很棒, 比较多用于上级对下属/ b  x: f) V& t
Thanks for your hard work: 谢谢你辛勤的工作
When you say this, you acknowledge that it might not have been very easy: 你这样说，代表你觉得那个工作比较辛苦、不容易( ?) `! L7 o& D7 N" S. V
But sometimes I feel saying "辛苦了" is a bit of an exaggeration: 但是我有时候觉得说“辛苦了”有点夸张，因为并没有很辛苦$ O- L$ f! n2 |" w: n
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But it's a way of showing appreciation and respect in Chinese culture: 但是这是中国文化里表达感谢和尊重的方式
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How would you translate that? 这个怎么翻译啊？! O* ~( y& T7 n
When you check the dictonary, you might find "human feelings": 查字典，字典会告诉你“human feelings" ! l/ D/ K7 h8 @3 d
Some foreigners might call it 关系, which has entered the English vocabulary: 有些外国人会用“关系”，这个词现在已经进入英语了
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  ?8 A# ?" Q6 aI don't think there's a one word equivalent of "人情” in English: 我觉得英语里没有“人情”
5 m/ w& d3 i9 t6 U“人情” is such an important aspect of Chinese society: 人情在中国社会是很重要的组成部分( `5 z7 y, J1 k+ H0 ~4 \
It's untranslatable: 这个词翻译不了1 @. ~% |' Z) a* g4 o9 [  y
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得瑟

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Spencer, I noticed you like to use "得瑟“ a lot: Spencer, 我发现你最近很爱说“得瑟”
* @0 q  F# d9 ~9 RHow would you translate that in English? 这个英语怎么翻译？
5 G: v/ x- G5 z" J& p. K+ _; Q# G4 vThese are words that you won't be able to find in a dictionary, never mind textbooks: * }1 p4 X4 D! y  ]) g1 k/ x$ y( \% p

" f1 L$ ?& b  ~$ \/ }- a& X3 FArrogant: 傲慢
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/ M1 o& r7 X# ]: T' Y  `Full of themselves/himself/herself: 得瑟、自我感觉良好
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混
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"混" is also very hard to translate: “混”也很难翻译
4 P/ V3 |  ^% m; t& H( m" Z4 lIt has both negative and positive connotations: 它既可以是褒义，又可以是贬义
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You're doing well: 你混得不错% p- Z) f, k" o3 h$ Q) e) h
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作、嗲、撒娇

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I've got a bunch of related ones that are hard to translate: 我有一串相关的难翻译的词- {4 c* c7 D$ N; w( o) d. n7 u
Being cutesy, girly: 撒娇
* m; A( _+ p2 ~2 @9 C5 u8 kThe dictionary defines it as "coquettish", but we don't really use that word: 字典会告诉你“嗲”是“coquettish”，但这个词日常不会用0 C8 ]  K. i! `% p- N0 Y' s
A lot of things are represented by one character in Chinese, but need a few English words to translate completely: 中文很多时候只需要一个字，但英文要好几词才能翻译、解释
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5 f' ?5 V9 ]3 n! ^; LEven though they look similar, cutesy means 撒娇 and cute is more like 可爱: 虽然它们看上去很相像，“cutesy”更加撒娇，“cute”可能更可爱" G( g. C2 u' g' d' ?5 S8 L- A
Cutesy: 嗲; N+ C. D1 E! K) m
Feminine: 女性化
. \- j2 p- i$ ]! l$ DYou got me: 我被问住了
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What about?
素质
讨厌
素质 is class.
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讨厌 is annoying
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I think in English, we'd express a lot of things with the tone of voice: 我觉得英语里，会更多用语气来传递意思上的差别1 A4 M  D- W- v$ H0 L3 D
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