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    chafe your old pedestals for naught Here is a dialogue from the screenplay of the movie "Mr. Turner" Dad: I thought you was exploded. I've been down on my knees and praying you was safe. Son: Well, you've been chafing your old pedestals for naught, Daddy. I was a hundred miles distant. what does "you've been chafing your old pedestals for naught" mean here?
    July 30, 2016
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    “千分之...”用英语怎么说 比如千分之35,应该如何表达?
    May 9, 2016
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    "dug in on both sides" On important stuff, where the interests are really dug in on both sides, it's extremely difficult to get anything done. --Fred Thompson What does "dug in on both sides" mean?
    November 3, 2015
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    谢谢!我觉得暗讽这个解释可以适用于大多数情况
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    September 27, 2015
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    You are right. When expressing obligation, they have similar meanings, while "要" is more formal than"得". We normally don't use "得", say, in official documents. Here are some examples: "中国共产党要始终代表中国最广大人民的根本利益" "要加强对权力运行的制约和监督,把权力关进制度的笼子里" If "要" is replaced with"得" in the two sentences above, they will seem informal and inappropriate. 我们得单独谈谈。 As in this sentence, if we replace"得" with "要", it may sound a little bit stiff. By the way, when we say that someone has to do something for their own good, we tend to use "得" (but not always). For example: 你得按时吃药,才能早日康复。 你得找个伴了。 In the two sentences above, the speakers are providing well-meant, sincere advice to the listeners, and by using"得" they can enhance that feeling of friendliness.
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    September 24, 2015
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    如何翻译shade / throwing shade? http://news.yahoo.com/hillary-clintons-shade-parade-129646321121.html “Shade, for the uninitiated, is a subtle dismissal that implies one hasn’t the time nor energy to acknowledge a foe. It takes many forms. The New York Times Magazine has described it as “a hard, deep look that could be either aggressive or searching” or “a compliment that could be interpreted as the opposite of one.” “the Internet is a bona fide shade factory — displaying oblique mockery in everything from backhanded Twitter faves to well-timed Instagram posts. It’s a form of communication that naturally resonates with a younger digital-savvy generation.”根据这个解释,shade有讽刺和轻视的意味,是一种“subtle dismissal”。言辞、行为、眼神等都可以是shade。牛津词典的解释为:Publicly criticize or express contempt for someone,没有“subtle”的意味。而chinadaily将其翻译为“影she” http://www.vccoo.com/v/84c5f4 ,这又把行为、眼神等其他形式的shade排除了。能否找到意思更对等的中文词语?
    September 24, 2015
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    Where will all this leave... Where will all this leave the few hundred guests selected to attend Friday night's lavish state dinner honoring the Chinese president? Most likely still thrilled to be there, geopolitics be damned. (source: http://www.burlesonstar.net/nationalnews/ci_28856567 ) Q1: Does"selected to attend Friday night's lavish state dinner honoring the Chinese president" modify the word "guests"? If so, the sentence can be simplified as this: Where will all this leave the guests? So, what does it mean? Q2: What does "geopolitics be damned" mean? Does it mean "no one cares about geopolitics"?
    September 23, 2015
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    making the human out-take reel Donald Trump its president Asked if the United States’ current trajectory towards making the human out-take reel Donald Trump its president was similar to Australia’s grand Abbott-experiment, Oliver had to deliver some bad news. “I don’t think they’re going to elect him, you did elect Tony Abbott,” he said. Q1: What does "making the human out-take reel Donald Trump its president" mean? And does the word "human" refers to human being? I've looked up the words in the dictionary and the explanations are as follows (which don't make any sense as in this sentence though): "out-take" : a scene that is not used in the final version of a movie or television show. "reel":to walk or move unsteadily. Q2: What does "the grand Abbott-experiment" refers to?source: https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/world/a/29588337/john-oliver-farewells-aussie-pm-ding-dong-tony-is-dead/
    September 21, 2015
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    draw the line at goats “There is nothing wrong with going to bed with someone of your own sex. People should be very free with sex--they should draw the line at goats.” ― Elton John What does "draw the line at goats" mean?
    September 13, 2015
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    How do you say "Queen Elizabeth II"? Queen Elizabeth the second?
    August 31, 2015
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