Mar 4, 2013 13:03
11 yrs ago
English term
without its catches
English to Chinese
Medical
Medical (general)
Snoring treatment
As far as humans are concerned surgery has been known to prevent snoring although it doesn’t come without its catches;First of all in some countries you’ll have to pay for this kind of surgery, at a pretty hefty price too.It’s also known to be a pretty stressful procedure, it involves reducing the amount of soft tissue in your throat and can also involve removing the tonsils. As you can see surgery can be a pretty invasive treatment and pretty daunting for some who are afraid to go under the knife.
第一個句子中的 it doesn’t come without its catches應該如何翻譯？
第一個句子中的 it doesn’t come without its catches應該如何翻譯？
Proposed translations
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未患病
As far as humans are concerned surgery has been known to prevent snoring although it doesn’t come without its catches;
就人类而言，已知手术可阻止打鼾，但在未患病时无效。
catch a cold 感冒，所以我认为在这里是患病的意思。
对于已发生的打鼾，通过手术可以阻止，但不能在无症状时通过手术预防，大致是此意思。
就人类而言，已知手术可阻止打鼾，但在未患病时无效。
catch a cold 感冒，所以我认为在这里是患病的意思。
对于已发生的打鼾，通过手术可以阻止，但不能在无症状时通过手术预防，大致是此意思。
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Joanna Chow
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Rita Pang
: An educated guess, but this is so not what this means. Essentially the line means "this method works but it has own shortcomings". Short and simple and that! This has NOTHING to do with the patient catching a cold or any illness.
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没有缺陷
“Catch" means "drawback," or "gimmic" in this instance.
Peer comment(s):
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Fang Huang
: 或者也可以翻做“隐患”
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Yes, I agree. "隐忧" or "隐患" is a better term. Thank you, Fang.
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Rita Pang
: 详见愚见，谢谢！
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"手术并非万全之法"言下之意是说手术不一定能解决问题，但根据上下文手术本身就能解决问题(surgery has been known to prevent snoring)，只不过费用昂贵且折腾人。"万全"一词好像是用来形容"事先准备过程", 用它来形容手术本身好像有点差距。另外"弊端"一词也有所失准，手术有弊端听起来好像是有人会藉由手术受贿或舞弊。也许"缺点"或"弊病"更适合。(By the way, the connotion of "catch" is "hidden," "unknown"
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並非万全或完美
Clearwater 的提议不错，但愚见认为更应翻译为 “手术并非万全之法”。 相比隐忧，我实际上觉得”缺憾“更为直接，因”shortcomings“一词在此句中并不代表”可能存在的毛病“（泛指”隐忧“），它只是纯粹指出手术并非万能，做完以后可能会有副作用或对于治疗该病症并不能达到百分之百的根治效果。如用隐忧实质上就是跳前了一步并带出”手术可能有后遗症“，但原文从来没表达这意思。
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Note added at 7 days (2013-03-12 06:04:57 GMT)
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对不起，我打错字，以上”shortcomings“实应为”catch“。 "not without its catches" 可理解為 "not without its (some) shortcomings"
至于生病一说那就是完全偏离原文的轨道了。
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Note added at 10 days (2013-03-14 15:13:15 GMT)
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Hey jarv95888, yes I definitely agree to your explanation on 弊端. With "catch" however, as much as the connotation is there (Hidden, unknown), we don't need to go entirely by the book in terms of translating it word for word as "hidden". In this case the source makes it clear that "this surgery works, but there could be...." (with the "could be" leading to "high fees", "discomfort", etc). In either case, we can agree on "catch" being something that is definitely NOT positive or presents hindrance of sorts.
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Note added at 7 days (2013-03-12 06:04:57 GMT)
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对不起，我打错字，以上”shortcomings“实应为”catch“。 "not without its catches" 可理解為 "not without its (some) shortcomings"
至于生病一说那就是完全偏离原文的轨道了。
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Note added at 10 days (2013-03-14 15:13:15 GMT)
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Hey jarv95888, yes I definitely agree to your explanation on 弊端. With "catch" however, as much as the connotation is there (Hidden, unknown), we don't need to go entirely by the book in terms of translating it word for word as "hidden". In this case the source makes it clear that "this surgery works, but there could be...." (with the "could be" leading to "high fees", "discomfort", etc). In either case, we can agree on "catch" being something that is definitely NOT positive or presents hindrance of sorts.
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