Dec 2, 2012 05:47
11 yrs ago
English term
of a better
English to Chinese
Art/Literary
Philosophy
原文是，后半句完全看不懂。
The World is certainly a great and stately Volume of natural Things; and may be not improperly styled the Hieroglyphicks（古埃及的圣体文） of a better
The World is certainly a great and stately Volume of natural Things; and may be not improperly styled the Hieroglyphicks（古埃及的圣体文） of a better
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 3 +3 | 称之为更伟大雄奇的一卷象形文字也并非不适当 |
Jinhang Wang
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| 3 | Probably a transformative sentence as described below: |
jarv95888
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Proposed translations
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10 hrs
Jinhang Wang
China
China
Native in Chinese
China
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Native in: Chinese (Variants: Mandarin, Simplified)
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
称之为更伟大雄奇的一卷象形文字也并非不适当
FYI
自然事物，在我们人眼里，不过是一些图像而已，因此，可以用埃及的象形文字来比喻
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Note added at 10 hrs (2012-12-02 15:59:04 GMT)
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伟大雄奇 改为 伟大壮观
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Note added at 10 hrs (2012-12-02 16:04:59 GMT)
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of a better 补充完整应该是：of a better one volume/of a better volume.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2012-12-02 16:12:07 GMT)
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参考前辈 jarv95888 的译法，再次修改如下：
称之为更伟大庄严的一卷象形文字天书也并非不适当
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Note added at 3 days10 hrs (2012-12-05 16:31:58 GMT)
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具体译法，还可以再推敲，斟酌
自然事物，在我们人眼里，不过是一些图像而已，因此，可以用埃及的象形文字来比喻
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Note added at 10 hrs (2012-12-02 15:59:04 GMT)
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伟大雄奇 改为 伟大壮观
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Note added at 10 hrs (2012-12-02 16:04:59 GMT)
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of a better 补充完整应该是：of a better one volume/of a better volume.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2012-12-02 16:12:07 GMT)
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参考前辈 jarv95888 的译法，再次修改如下：
称之为更伟大庄严的一卷象形文字天书也并非不适当
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Note added at 3 days10 hrs (2012-12-05 16:31:58 GMT)
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具体译法，还可以再推敲，斟酌
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
jarv95888
: 这是非常简洁到家的译法。
2 hrs
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承蒙抬举，愧不敢当！
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| agree |
Joanna Chow
23 hrs
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| agree |
Wen-zhe (Clyde) Ye
12 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
1 hr
Probably a transformative sentence as described below:
If this is a complet sentence (since you didn't have a full stop at the end of "of a better), it might be an omitted sentence based on the parallet structure to the first part of the sentence:
The World is certainly a great and stately Volume of natural Things; and may be not **Hieroglyphicks of a better Volume, (which is) improperly styled.
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-12-02 06:56:14 GMT)
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Or:
The World is certainly a great and stately Volume of natural Things; and may be not a better Volume of Hieroglyphicks, improperly styled.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2012-12-02 15:53:47 GMT)
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这个世界诚然是一本庄严伟大的自然之书，也许我们使用的象形文字未臻尽善，而风格也未能尽美。
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Note added at 10 hrs (2012-12-02 15:57:05 GMT)
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Interpretation of the original sentence:
The world is itself of sacred book of nature, although it is not a very good book written in imitation of nature by human beings, and the way it is written is not proper.
The World is certainly a great and stately Volume of natural Things; and may be not **Hieroglyphicks of a better Volume, (which is) improperly styled.
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-12-02 06:56:14 GMT)
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Or:
The World is certainly a great and stately Volume of natural Things; and may be not a better Volume of Hieroglyphicks, improperly styled.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2012-12-02 15:53:47 GMT)
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这个世界诚然是一本庄严伟大的自然之书，也许我们使用的象形文字未臻尽善，而风格也未能尽美。
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Note added at 10 hrs (2012-12-02 15:57:05 GMT)
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Interpretation of the original sentence:
The world is itself of sacred book of nature, although it is not a very good book written in imitation of nature by human beings, and the way it is written is not proper.
Discussion
... may be not the Hieroglyphics 后有两个修饰语：(which are) properly styled 以及 of a better (Volume of natural Thing).
而这里是把 "improperly styled" 倒装到 "the Hieroglyphics" 的前面。
先把双重否定的部分去掉(虽然语气会变强)，The world may be properly styled the hieroglyphics of a better [one]. 再把被动变主动，[We] may style the world as the hieroglyphics of a better [one]. 这样应该比较好解读。
The world may not be the Hieroglyphicks of a better (Volume), which is improperly styled.
Sorry, based on the link above, there seems to be no problem at all!
http://www.bookofnature.org/library/ngb.html
Based on the URL above, there should be a "one" after "better".
FYI