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Aug 17, 2013 09:59
10 yrs ago
English term

It is the mark of a good action that it appears inevitable, in retrospect.

English to Chinese Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
It is the mark of a good action that it appears inevitable, in retrospect.

文章引用了这句名言,并没有上下文。这句话表达了什么意思呢?怎么译比较好?谢谢了

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clearwater Aug 17, 2013:
It is the mark of a good action that it appears inevitable, in retrospect.
的意思应该是:
In retrospect, it is the mark of a good action that it appears inevitable.


Proposed translations

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優秀的行動在事後看來會是必然(發生)的

事後會覺得不可能採取任何其他選擇
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良好行动的标志就是回想起来

http://www.google.com.hk/#bav=on.2,or.&fp=79e2086a35e244e8&n...

良好行动的标志就是回想起来,这项行动似乎是不可避免的(势在必行的)。

FYI
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回顾可得,善举的标志是在于它所显示的必然性

供参考
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回想起来觉得不可避免的行为便是好的行为

基本意思都差不多,只是风格上的不同
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1 day 4 hrs

事后反观,其必然发生实属善事。

主语和宾语的关系:
That it appears inevitable is the mark of a good action in restrospect.
Subject: That it appears inevitable
Predicate: ... is the mark of a good action in restrospect.
(在语法里,原句的第一个it 是虚位主词,第二个it是指事代名词。)
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