“The gods cannot help those who don’t seize opportunities.”

Chinese translation: (天)機不可失

15:14 Nov 18, 2007
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Philosophy / 孔子名言
English term or phrase: “The gods cannot help those who don’t seize opportunities.”
中文原文应该是什么?谢谢!
Fang Sheng
Canada
Local time: 20:50
Chinese translation:(天)機不可失
Explanation:
Seize quotes & quotations“Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. ... “The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities” ...
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Chinese ProverbsWhen you want to test the depths of a stream, don't use both feet. ... The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities. ...
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2(天)機不可失
pkchan
4漠視時機者,上天不助也!
Philip Tang
3"自助者天助(天助自助者)" - {怀疑弄错人了}
lbone
3上天不会帮助错失良机者
Helen Mandarin


  

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“the gods cannot help those who don’t seize opportunities.”
"自助者天助(天助自助者)" - {怀疑弄错人了}


Explanation:
在网站查了一下,这句被很多人和“自助者天助(天助自助者)”相对应,但“自助者天助(天助自助者)”并不是孔子说了。

我对孔子没有研究。仅从网络搜索结果进行分析,供参考。

http://www.google.cn/search?num=100&complete=1&hl=zh-CN&neww...

上面这个搜索是带中文搜索的,把中文去掉,结果会多不少,我也大致看过,大多数结果还是这句。

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-11-18 16:49:31 GMT)
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对了,好象问题中也没提到孔子,看来我头晕了。

lbone
China
Local time: 08:50
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
Notes to answerer
Asker: 上面说到过“孔子名言”。不过我也看到很多是“天助自助者”,觉得不太对头

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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
“the gods cannot help those who don’t seize opportunities.”
上天不会帮助错失良机者


Explanation:
"自助者天助(天助自助者)" - {怀疑弄错人了}(answered by Ibone) is best tranlated as "God helps those who help themselves". I'm not sure "the gods cannot help those who don’t seize opportunities" is the best translation of "自助者天助(天助自助者)" in the first place.

Helen Mandarin
United Kingdom
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
“the gods cannot help those who don’t seize opportunities.”
(天)機不可失


Explanation:
Seize quotes & quotations“Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. ... “The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities” ...
thinkexist.com/quotes/with/keyword/seize/ - 35k - Cached - Similar pages

Chinese ProverbsWhen you want to test the depths of a stream, don't use both feet. ... The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities. ...
www.phnet.fi/public/mamaa1/chinese.htm - 11k - Cached - Similar pages


pkchan
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Local time: 20:50
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agree  yvonne_ch: 机不可失,失不再来。(ps:god≠God,大写=上帝;小写=神仙;有权势的人)
1 day 16 hrs
  -> 謝謝

agree  LoyalTrans
3 days 9 hrs
  -> thanks
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2 days 18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
“the gods cannot help those who don’t seize opportunities.”
漠視時機者,上天不助也!


Explanation:
漠視時機者,上天不助也!

Philip Tang
China
Local time: 08:50
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ChineseChinese
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