Apr 1, 2013 02:52
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扛镐
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Hi all:
Can anyone please tell me the English meaning of 扛镐? Thanks!
Celia
Detail:
第二年春天，饥饿难耐的人们，突然想起了埋在地里的红薯，就偷偷地拿锹、扛镐到地里搜寻。结果找到的那些红薯，全被严冬冻成了软乎乎的烂薯。
Can anyone please tell me the English meaning of 扛镐? Thanks!
Celia
Detail:
第二年春天，饥饿难耐的人们，突然想起了埋在地里的红薯，就偷偷地拿锹、扛镐到地里搜寻。结果找到的那些红薯，全被严冬冻成了软乎乎的烂薯。
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | holding pickaxes on shoulders |
jarv95888
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| 3 +1 | with their picks |
Phil Hand
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Apr 1, 2013 02:52: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Proposed translations
+1
41 mins
Selected
holding pickaxes on shoulders
... held spades and pickaxes stealthily digging the ground in search.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks! "
+1
15 hrs
with their picks
中文的很多动词不用翻译成英文动词，这里用with比较通顺：
...and went with their picks down to the field to find them.
...and went with their picks down to the field to find them.
Note from asker:
| Thank for your help! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Rita Pang
: That too! Essentially, both answers offer the idea of "holding their picks and doing some digging with them". It's your call to pick the best suited response for your translation. These really shouldn't be asked in the Kudoz forum...
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They're still interesting questions. Not every question has to have a single "right" answer! These are an interesting break from the technical stuff.
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