Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
You have come here to find what you already have.
Chinese translation:
你来这里是找回自己本具的佛性
Added to glossary by
Cathy Mao
Aug 7, 2007 13:00
16 yrs ago
English term
You have come here to find what you already have.
English to Chinese
Art/Literary
Philosophy
Buddhist Aphorism
要翻译的文章中，作者引用了佛教里的一句话 'You have come here to find what you already have.' 顿时词穷，还好有Proz，把它贴出来，众人拾柴火焰高！先谢谢大家！
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 3 +1 | 你来这里是找回自己本具的佛性 |
Nai-Ching Ting
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| 5 | 本来内在就具有，何必向外苦苦寻觅。 |
ZhiBing SUN
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| 3 +1 | 訪道心覺 |
pkchan
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| 3 | 骑着驴找驴 |
yangxxxx
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Proposed translations
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17 mins
Nai-Ching Ting
Native in Chinese
Works in field
32 years, for more than 22 million words
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese
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你来这里是找回自己本具的佛性
笨鸟先飞，先行试译。可能拋砖引玉有更多高手可以切磋。因无上下文，只就文论文了。
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Nai-Ching, for the swift response! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "谢谢大家的建议，我觉得Nai-Ching Ting的译文更加直白，可能更加符合语境。"
+1
2 hrs
訪道心覺
佛家訓誡﹕你所追求的东西，实际上你已经得到了
[PDF] 4 You have come here to find what you already have. A Buddhist ...File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
You have come here to find what you already have. A Buddhist Aphorism. (Steinem, 1992). Chapter 1:. OBTAINING YOUR BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN LIS AT UIS ...
www.uis.edu/liberalstudies/students/documents/rev06ch1intro... - Similar pages
[PDF] 4 You have come here to find what you already have. A Buddhist ...File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
You have come here to find what you already have. A Buddhist Aphorism. (Steinem, 1992). Chapter 1:. OBTAINING YOUR BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN LIS AT UIS ...
www.uis.edu/liberalstudies/students/documents/rev06ch1intro... - Similar pages
Note from asker:
| Thanks, pkchan! |
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本来内在就具有，何必向外苦苦寻觅。
作者如果不是在写宗教文章，应当如此翻译。应当看上下文来决定如何意译。
（1）褒义
本来内在就具有，何必向外苦苦寻觅。
我们发现自己苦苦寻觅的东西自身本来就具有。
......依此类推
（2）贬义
骑驴找驴
......依此类推
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Note added at 1小时 (2007-08-07 14:18:27 GMT)
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（1）褒义
你要找的东西你早就拥有
你要找的东西就在你怀里（手里）（身上）
（2）贬义
拿着东西找东西
找你手里拿着的东西
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Note added at 17小时 (2007-08-08 06:50:34 GMT)
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本自具足，何须外求！
（1）褒义
本来内在就具有，何必向外苦苦寻觅。
我们发现自己苦苦寻觅的东西自身本来就具有。
......依此类推
（2）贬义
骑驴找驴
......依此类推
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Note added at 1小时 (2007-08-07 14:18:27 GMT)
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（1）褒义
你要找的东西你早就拥有
你要找的东西就在你怀里（手里）（身上）
（2）贬义
拿着东西找东西
找你手里拿着的东西
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Note added at 17小时 (2007-08-08 06:50:34 GMT)
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本自具足，何须外求！
Note from asker:
| Thanks, stronggas! |
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