Throwing the Baby out with the Bath Water

戴光荣 2012-11-7 11:09

What Does "Throwing the Baby out with the Bath Water" Mean? "Throwing the baby out with the bath water" is an expression that implies that an entire idea, concept, practice or project doesn't need to be rejected or discontinued if part of it is good. The baby, in this sense, represen ...

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伪科学=Pseudo-science，False science，Bad Science？？

戴光荣 2012-10-12 22:34

今天与一治学非常严谨、成果颇为丰富的老师聊天，话题中有一个很刺耳的术语：伪科学。 他总是谦虚地说他现在的研究是伪科学，不值一提。 谦虚归谦虚，但是在我听来，触动很大。 如果说他所从事的（翻译学）研究是伪科学，那么，人文科学中有多少“伪科学”成分？ 这个话题，一下子无法展开，太多东西可以说了。 今天 ...

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A cock and bull story

戴光荣 2012-9-22 14:04

Can you guess the meaning of this phrase"cock and bull story"? DO you know the origin of this phrase? Here you can enjoy it. http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/cock%20and%20bull%20story.html A cock and bull story(Meaning: A fanciful and unbelievable tale) ...

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"lingua franca"翻译成“滥呱复滥呱”？

戴光荣 2012-8-29 15:23

今日在读 Kingsley Bolton 的专著 “Chinese Englishes”( 注意书标题中的复数形式！！），发现有人将 "lingua franca" 翻译成 “ 滥呱复滥呱 ” ，实在是惊讶莫名。为了还原该术语的本来面目，我们先来看看该术语的定义或解释： 定义出处如下 （ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ） ...

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大家一起来翻译马克吐温的名言

热度 3 戴光荣 2012-8-26 16:35

以下几个句子出自美国作家马克吐温。 请大家一起来探讨并尝试翻译成中文。 The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them. It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove ...

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words fail me

戴光荣 2012-7-8 21:12

words fail me I cannot find the proper words to describe my thoughts and feelings; I am unable to express my reaction, often because the situation is shocking, surprising, or unusual; we can also say "I'm speechless." 1. Words fail me when I think ...

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