I am going to be an interpreter tomorrow morning for a pastor who speaks English.
I don't know the Chinese for one sentence:
Women do not go fishing for compliments.
Drop me answer in the comments. Thank you, my readers! ( It's talking about how to maintain proper relationships.)
13 則留言:
女性不求讚美。
http://www.freexinwen.com/chinese/eng/wi/lesson112.asp
http://www.etaiwannews.com/English_Learning/Word_World/2002/11/11/1037006471.htm
fish for compliments 以間接的方式要求讚美
英解：to try in an indirect way to get complimented
可能是指女性需要的是直接的讚美，而不要間接性的、譬喻型的讚美吧～
Thank you guys! You are so kind to me!!!
But I still cannot make sure. All right, I post the whole paragraph to make it clear.
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5. Maintain proper relationships
Most affairs occur between close personal friends, co-workers or family members. Since we obviously have to deal with people every day of our lives how do you maintain a proper relationship in casual relationships?
1) Don't listen to a member of the opposite sex tell you his or her marriage problems.
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2) Women do not go fishing for compliments. You may have married a man that did not notice that two weeks ago you died your hair blue and purple and has yet to comment on it. But that does not mean that you are to look outside of your marriage relationship for those deep emotional needs. If you're a man, if you are not sure what to say, it's better to say nothing in terms of compliments than to give the wrong signal off. Be careful.
OK, any conclusion? 女性要的是直接的讚美比較像吧？
5 如何維持正當（婚姻）關係
1) 不要聽異性對你抱怨婚姻問題
2) 身為女性不要主動尋求（異性）讚美。也許你嫁了個呆頭鵝，連你兩星期前把頭髮染成藍藍紫紫的都沒說什麼，但這並不意味著你就可以向外尋求深情的慰藉。如果是身為男性遇到這種釣讚美的女性，而不知該說什麼，這時最好什麼讚美話都不說，免得引起不必要的遐想和誤會。小心。
This is my translation. I am very happy to have this opportunity to express my appreciation for your kind words.
Yours truely
Thank you Ma'am, I think that is it.
The most important part for this phrase is "go fishing for compliments." Fishing for compliments means to ask for compliments but with an indirect way. I think this sentence is wrong becasue women do go fishing for the compliments. Like most women will say my cooking is not very good today but as matter of fact, she expects you to compliment her that her cooking is very good.
大家說得都非常有理，但是我的牧師的意思並不那麼精確，也就是說我們有點想太多了。
其實他的意思就是說女人不要出去找人恭維，他並不是強調間接或者直接。因此他的句子在Women之後應該有一個逗點，是祈使句，要女人不要這麼做。
因為在婚姻裡面如果女人找不到認同和恭維，也許她會向外找。很多女性找男性說話的時候其實已經抱著這個意圖，希望獲得恭維和讚美。ｗomen do go fishing for the compliments. 顯然是事實，因為當我的牧師在講這個現象的時候只見台下的女性連連點頭而男性同胞都是一臉茫然，連我在台上口譯的也是如此。呵呵！非常有趣！
因為這是牧師的講道所以有立場的問題，有必要強調至高的道德標準，因此會要女性不要去如何如何。那句不是錯的，是期勉的用法。
再次謝謝大家的幫忙，讓我了解到網路的世界果然是臥虎藏龍。
其實女人也不指望男人說出什麼有用的恭維、讚美，只是想聽一點好話，甚至一點人話，證明自己還是人而已。Ha ha.
Women do not go fishing for compliments.
聽起來有點命令性，根據第一點來看，應該是個建議句，"女性不該向外尋求讚美" 應該是這句話最妥適的翻譯。
有點晚，希望可以幫到你的忙
有空來我家看看喔!
http://photo.xuite.net/jenssen.huang
jenssen.Huang 是我前一陣子一篇post "虛問實答"
http://spinesurgeon.blogspot.com/2005/03/blog-post_111228534796055625.html
的主角，這是我看了他的相簿才知道的，本來我想說這個comment會不會是個spam。
所以基於這個原因，我想要設個留言板在旁邊供大家留言，comment會簡潔一些。可是我還不知道怎樣裝留言板，所以也許明天也許明年。
不好意思!我只是想分享我的點點滴滴而不是要讓版面成為spam...Sorry
放輕鬆，歡迎你常來看看！ 說不定會有人跟你說他的朋友有需要犀力士的，要你多幫忙。呵呵！
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