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Interpreter differentiate by accident: Slow does not express certainly

From;    Author:Stand originally
Translate expert net 2005-05-19Chen Dezhang

Textual: He Is Aslowstudent. Translation: He is the student with a very slow start. Differentiate and analyse: Slow has " need a long time " meaning, from this extend the meaning goes out " difficult " wait for other meaning, be like: Heisslow Of Understanding. His comprehension is poorer. He Is So Slow That I Havetoexplaineverythingseveraltimes. He is too slow, I must explain all things several times. So former sentence should interpret is: It is more difficult that he learns (show understanding and response are slow) . Notice the interpret way of following sentence: 1.Beslow To Promise But Quick To Practice. Not easily promise, but once promise wants,carry out as soon as possible. 2.Businesswas Rather Slow Last Month. Last month the business not quite boom. 3. He IS Slow Atspeech Withwomen Yet. Talk with the woman, he returns tongue of clumsy of a bit stupid mouth.

Some dictionaries become interpret of Slow And Steady Winstherace " slow and steady person get the better of " . Actually here Slow is not point to " slow " , emphasize however " unflappable " , " ad cool-headed " , answer so interpret is " ad cool-headed and dovish person get the better of " .

The collocation that should consider to differ when the interpreter has different habitual view in Chinese, be like: Slow Season is off-season, slowtime (as opposite as summertime time) standard time, aslow Starter (in boxing) begin to adopt defensive after that the player of onslaught, the Book Isratherslow. This book is very drab (not wonderful) .

Carry incidentally, the Slow in Goslow is adverbial, besides express " go slowly " , still can express " not confused " , " careful " , " go-slow " , " lazy " wait for a meaning, for example: Youdbettergo Slow In Reach-ing A Conclusion. You had better not be eager to making conclusions.

Conversely, although most circumstance falls " slow " but interpret is Slow(ly) , but also have exception, be like " chronic " it is Chron-icdisease, (in the school) " slow class " it is Adjustments, "Slow (mail) " it is Regular Freight.




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