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Aug 24, 2014 15:56
9 yrs ago
English term
Wasn't meant to be
Not for points
English to Chinese
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
This is from a proofreading job that's already done, but I thought I'd throw it out there anyway. I know what the phrase means, of course, but off the top of my head I could not think of a translation that really clicked, so let's see if anyone can do better:
天意結果不如人願
天意結果不如人願
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 4 | (结果）不该如此 |
jarv95888
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| 3 | 天不遂人愿 |
clearwater
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Proposed translations
6 hrs
天不遂人愿
天不遂人愿
1 day 8 hrs
(结果）不该如此
试译：就这样，没别的了。 本来结果不该如此，但是他们却在决赛里输了 .......
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Note added at 1 day9 hrs (2014-08-26 01:51:30 GMT)
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变通一点的译法： ......本来该赢的，结果却输了.......
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Note added at 1 day9 hrs (2014-08-26 01:53:38 GMT)
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(It just wasn't meant to be! They've been beaten in the final!
--> It just wasn't meant to be so .......
"so" = "They've been beaten in the final"
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Note added at 1 day21 hrs (2014-08-26 13:37:35 GMT)
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From my understanding of the text. It's an exclamation that the game ends so fast and the result is out of the speaker's expectation.
Please correct me if I' wrong.
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Note added at 1 day9 hrs (2014-08-26 01:51:30 GMT)
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变通一点的译法： ......本来该赢的，结果却输了.......
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Note added at 1 day9 hrs (2014-08-26 01:53:38 GMT)
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(It just wasn't meant to be! They've been beaten in the final!
--> It just wasn't meant to be so .......
"so" = "They've been beaten in the final"
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Note added at 1 day21 hrs (2014-08-26 13:37:35 GMT)
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From my understanding of the text. It's an exclamation that the game ends so fast and the result is out of the speaker's expectation.
Please correct me if I' wrong.
Note from asker:
| 這並不是 wasn't meant to be 的意思。 |
| http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/meant+to+be |
Reference comments
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Reference:
上下文
没有语境不好说啊
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Note added at 4 hrs (2014-08-24 20:49:51 GMT)
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抱歉！我是要发discussion的！搞错了。PS:您发出整个句子也好啊
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Note added at 4 hrs (2014-08-24 20:49:51 GMT)
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抱歉！我是要发discussion的！搞错了。PS:您发出整个句子也好啊
Discussion
The expression is of course interpreted as related to fate, but its tone is so colloquial instead of formal. I doubt if it is necessary to cite "fate" in the translation. For example, in a reverse case, the Chinese expression "他不该死的" as in an event of accident, it's just an expression instead of a formal address to Fate or God.
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1852525