Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Sep 1, 2007 02:47
16 yrs ago
English term
nutshell
English to Chinese
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Music
My passion for Rachmaninov started as long ago as I can remember. Somewhere deep inside me there is a certain subliminal feeling that Rachmaninov's music is a {nutshell} of the most elemental characteristics of the Russian soul. His music takes me by the throat and heart," said Ashkenazy.
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Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 3 +1 | 凝练的表达 |
Xiaoping Fu
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| 4 +1 | 躯壳 |
tomu6526
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| 5 | 浓缩/体现 |
orientalhorizon
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| 4 | 表现了.../代表着.../表现形式 |
Shang
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| 4 | 概括 |
willhuang
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Proposed translations
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Xiaoping Fu
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11 mins
躯壳
灵魂（Russian soul）的躯壳
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精神的躯壳
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Note added at 19 mins (2007-09-01 03:06:43 GMT)
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意思就是代表了Russian soul
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Note added at 12 mins (2007-09-01 02:59:47 GMT)
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精神的躯壳
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Note added at 19 mins (2007-09-01 03:06:43 GMT)
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意思就是代表了Russian soul
1 hr
表现了.../代表着.../表现形式
be the nutshell of不要直译
2 hrs
orientalhorizon
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浓缩/体现
可以转为动词来译，浓缩了或体现了俄罗斯灵魂的最基本元素。不过从感觉上来说，还是“浓缩”更能表达这种象征意义。most elemental characteristics也不必逐字都译出来，它要表达的就是那些最基本的构成元素或要件。这句甚至都可进一步“改造”一下，译为“......的音乐中浓缩了俄罗斯的灵魂“。
9 hrs
概括
nutshell: 概括; 最简单扼要的表现法; 大要
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a {nutshell} of the most elemental characteristics of the Russian soul : 概括了俄罗斯人灵魂的最基本特征。
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Note added at 9 hrs (2007-09-01 12:37:01 GMT)
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a {nutshell} of the most elemental characteristics of the Russian soul : 概括了俄罗斯人灵魂的最基本特征。
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