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Xing Shen 于 1999/10/30 09:46:55 发表在 汉英
How to translate: Qi2 Hu3 Nang2 Xia4 ? I checked my Chinese-English dictionary and got the following: ride a tiger and hard to get off. Any better way to say it? Thanks in advance.
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=>on the horns of a dilemma,嫌太文的话就说one-way ticket
作者：Tony - 1999/10/30 11:28:31
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Tony's versions are excellent! Two more alternatives...
作者：Owen - 1999/10/30 13:32:14
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1) Needs must when the devil drives.
2) (have reached) a point of no return
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Bitten off more than you could chew.
作者：ds - 1999/10/31 01:12:28
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The way I see it, the original Chinese saying expresses the idea that somehow
you got yourself into trouble by climbing onto the back of the tiger. You have
now gotten yourself into a position where you can't get off (i.e. something you cannot
handle.) The English phrase ,"You have bitten off more than you could chew" expresses
the same senitment. You got yourself into trouble by taking on something bigger
than you can handle.
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That can be used to translate "吃不了兜着走"
作者：古月 - 1999/10/31 10:41:31
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"吃不了兜着走" seems to be more conclusive than "骑虎难下." While the former is almost certain that one has gotten something he cannot handle, the latter only describes someone caught between the horns of a dilemma which he may or may not be able to get through.
To translate "吃不了兜着走" into "having bitten off more than one could chew" would be perfect. "To get oneself in hot water" could be considered an alternative as well.
Gu Yue
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北京方言 "吃不了兜着走“ 和 Bite Off ...
作者：sq - 1999/10/31 17:28:31
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"吃不了兜着走“，作为北京方言，其传统意义是“处于受辱、
受屈或有严重后果等倒霉、难堪的境地”。如：
－ 叫人知道了，我吃不了兜着走。
－ 他要是犯刺儿，我叫他吃不了兜着走！
－ 你试试，我叫你吃不了兜着走！
此语多用于威胁。也很古老了。第一例在红楼梦里就可以找到。
80年代以来是否有什么新变化，尚不得知。
而英语 Bite off more than one could chew 则是指做力不胜
任、力不从心的事。
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甚获吾心！
作者：Leroi - 1999/11/01 12:21:55
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对方言，俚语，俗语，谚语，惯用语的理解与翻译，这种照顾到具体语言环境的细致分析非常重要。
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“贪多嚼不烂”？
作者：畸壶 - 1999/11/01 12:23:47
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妙！
作者：sq - 1999/11/01 13:32:22
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“吃不了兜着走”在某些情况下译成“in hot water”如何？
作者：古月 - 1999/11/01 12:25:08
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妙语、熟语的使用不能脱离上下文似乎已经达成共识。谢谢！
古月
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sure, dare you harass me, you'll get in hot water! .*)
作者：妹 - 1999/11/01 12:26:21
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or I'll put you in hot water! .*)
作者：妹 - 1999/11/01 12:27:42
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No, of course not. I'm not that reckless yet. Thanks for the early warning!
作者：古月 - 1999/11/01 12:51:28
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