Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
it's down to the last who gets to sneeze for you
Chinese translation:
钜细靡遗
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Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Jul 7, 2004 07:43
19 yrs ago
English term
China
it's down to the last who gets to sneeze for you
English to Chinese
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
On whether he'd want a state funeral like Reagan's:
I haven't thought about it, and I've been chided for not, so I've got my little book now and Hillary and I have to fill it out. They give you a book to plan your funeral. The government does. It's big. I mean, it's down to the last who gets to sneeze for you.
I haven't thought about it, and I've been chided for not, so I've got my little book now and Hillary and I have to fill it out. They give you a book to plan your funeral. The government does. It's big. I mean, it's down to the last who gets to sneeze for you.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | 钜细靡遗 |
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
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| 3 +1 | 连每一个"谁给你打喷嚏"都给安排了 |
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钜细靡遗
这有几分俏皮。
他说的是那本政府给的小册子，他和 Hilary 在里头对自己的葬礼，甚至到最后该由谁来为他打个喷嚏的细节都得钜细靡遗填写清楚。
他说的是那本政府给的小册子，他和 Hilary 在里头对自己的葬礼，甚至到最后该由谁来为他打个喷嚏的细节都得钜细靡遗填写清楚。
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Lu Zou
: 是否有更通俗一点的说法？
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Thanks. Let me think about it.
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chica nueva
: 连每一个"谁给你打喷嚏"都给安排了
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Thanks, Lesley.
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Comment: "多谢！"
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连每一个"谁给你打喷嚏"都给安排了
it's down to the last 'who gets to sneeze for you'
who gets to do this, who gets to do that...让谁做什么...谁被允许做(谋事)
get to do something = to succeed in doing something, or be allowed to do something 做成谋事;被允许做谋事 eg I hope I'll get to know him better in time. 我希望我到时能更加了解他. I never got to see the original documents. 我一直没有机会看到文件原稿.
国事(国家大事) -> 仪式隆重,具体, planned down to the last 'who gets to sneeze for you'. planned to the nth degree, to the minutest detail.
down to something = even including something which seems small and unimportant 包括一切地;彻底地 eg The event had been very carefully planned, down to the last detail. 这项活动经过了精心的策划,连每一个细节都没漏掉.
who gets to do this, who gets to do that...让谁做什么...谁被允许做(谋事)
get to do something = to succeed in doing something, or be allowed to do something 做成谋事;被允许做谋事 eg I hope I'll get to know him better in time. 我希望我到时能更加了解他. I never got to see the original documents. 我一直没有机会看到文件原稿.
国事(国家大事) -> 仪式隆重,具体, planned down to the last 'who gets to sneeze for you'. planned to the nth degree, to the minutest detail.
down to something = even including something which seems small and unimportant 包括一切地;彻底地 eg The event had been very carefully planned, down to the last detail. 这项活动经过了精心的策划,连每一个细节都没漏掉.
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