Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Taking 40 winks. Phew!
Chinese translation:
小睡 / 打盹
Added to glossary by
clearwater
Feb 8, 2004 06:54
20 yrs ago
English term
China
Taking 40 winks. Phew!
English to Chinese
Art/Literary
"I think it's just absolutely amazing," concludes Tony of the Klimt. And it looks even better sideways. For all the innocent hazy charm of the Degas, it can't compete. But who is the mysterious long-haired figure on the left of the Klimt picture? Well, considering it's called 'The Three Ages Of Woman', it's probably just her mum. Taking 40 winks. Phew!
试译：
“我认为这幅画绝对了不起，”托尼给克利姆特的作品作了盖棺定论。而这幅画侧面看过去显得更美。尽管德加那幅无辜的作品透着一股朦胧美，但还是不堪一比。可是克利姆特作品中左边留着长发的神秘人物是谁呢？嗯，既然这幅画叫《女人的三个阶段》，说不定就是女人的母亲。眼睛眨40下！唷！（？？？）
连我自己都觉得最后一部分的翻译很别扭，很搞笑，不懂啥意思:(
试译：
“我认为这幅画绝对了不起，”托尼给克利姆特的作品作了盖棺定论。而这幅画侧面看过去显得更美。尽管德加那幅无辜的作品透着一股朦胧美，但还是不堪一比。可是克利姆特作品中左边留着长发的神秘人物是谁呢？嗯，既然这幅画叫《女人的三个阶段》，说不定就是女人的母亲。眼睛眨40下！唷！（？？？）
连我自己都觉得最后一部分的翻译很别扭，很搞笑，不懂啥意思:(
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 5 +3 | 小睡 / 打盹 |
Denyce Seow
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| 4 | 仿佛眼睛眨了四十下！嘘 |
Ray Luo
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| 4 | 打盹儿 |
Golden View
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| 4 | naughty expression! |
Jianming Sun
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| 4 | 闭上眼睛眯一会儿，云开雾散。 |
Xiaoping Fu
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| 3 | 小睡片刻.(本来)没事儿了! |
chica nueva
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Denyce Seow
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小睡 / 打盹
Forty winks: [n] a short sleep (usually not in bed)
This is one of my favorite expression but I never know why it is FORTY winks!! Here is a little explanation:
Forty used to be not only a precise number but also an indefinite term for a large number. There are frequent biblical references to 'forty days' which means no more than 'for a long time', and because of this frequency the number 40 came to have an almost sacrosanct quality. It is probably this sense, jocularly applied, that lies behind 'forty winks', a wink itself being a short spell of sleep.
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I think \"Taking a forty wink. Phew!\" is more of the \"joke\" than \"it\'s probably just her mum\". Klimt\'s \"Three Ages of Woman\" IS a depiction of a woman, her mother and her child.
Take a good look at the picture: http://www.artchive.com/artchive/K/klimt/klimt_3ages_of_woma...
This is one of my favorite expression but I never know why it is FORTY winks!! Here is a little explanation:
Forty used to be not only a precise number but also an indefinite term for a large number. There are frequent biblical references to 'forty days' which means no more than 'for a long time', and because of this frequency the number 40 came to have an almost sacrosanct quality. It is probably this sense, jocularly applied, that lies behind 'forty winks', a wink itself being a short spell of sleep.
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Note added at 1 hr 29 mins (2004-02-08 08:23:50 GMT)
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I think \"Taking a forty wink. Phew!\" is more of the \"joke\" than \"it\'s probably just her mum\". Klimt\'s \"Three Ages of Woman\" IS a depiction of a woman, her mother and her child.
Take a good look at the picture: http://www.artchive.com/artchive/K/klimt/klimt_3ages_of_woma...
Peer comment(s):
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chica nueva
: having/taking a nap
1 hr
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| agree |
Jianming Sun
: After seeing the picture, I agree with you! But here The translation had better be added with a few words to describe it means the figures in the picture are taking a nap.
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| agree |
Danbing HE
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "谢谢诸位！
这里的Phew理当表示“疲倦”、“松了一口气”的意思。为什么这么认为？因为前面是说评选32幅作品经历了捉对厮杀、先后进入复赛、半决赛和决赛，把我们这群评委累得够呛，现在进入决赛的两幅作品终于分出了高低，这下可以小憩片刻了。
试译：总算给评完好，该稍作小憩了。"
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仿佛眼睛眨了四十下！嘘
我想可以如老兄所译。作者指画家将人物画活了，眼睛会动。
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Note added at 2004-02-08 14:08:42 (GMT)
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http://www.worldartsales.net/klimt/k01.htm
同意：是‘打盹’。
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Note added at 2004-02-08 14:08:42 (GMT)
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http://www.worldartsales.net/klimt/k01.htm
同意：是‘打盹’。
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打盹儿
From the web, "take forty winks" means 午睡；打盹儿。
所以这句话很可能是自嘲自己刚睡醒，睡眼朦胧，连谁是谁都分不出...
所以这句话很可能是自嘲自己刚睡醒，睡眼朦胧，连谁是谁都分不出...
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Jianming Sun
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naughty expression!
It just describes a naughty expression without other special meanings.Please note "the it's probably just her mum" is a funny joke. 可以象声词来表达，如“哈哈“，“嘿嘿“，不宜直译。中文内无完全相对的表示法。
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小睡片刻.(本来)没事儿了!
nap = (在白天的)小睡,打盹 eg Grannie likes to have a short nap after lunch. 奶奶喜欢在午饭后小睡片刻.
forty winks = a short sleep 打盹;小睡
(本来)没事儿了! (看上文,不是怀疑发生了什么不良的事情了吗?)
forty winks = a short sleep 打盹;小睡
(本来)没事儿了! (看上文,不是怀疑发生了什么不良的事情了吗?)
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闭上眼睛眯一会儿，云开雾散。
关于左边的长发人，有过一番艺术与色情的讨论。又是把画横过来看，又是猜测孩子是不是收养的。越看越可疑，越分析越悬乎。但很可能，越讨论离真实的情况越远。现在，回到原点上来，闭上眼睛打个盹。把看花了的眼睛恢复一下，把所有的理性分析抛开。再以平静心看一看，那个人可能“不过是她的母亲而已”。女儿是她的过去，母亲是她的未来。一切不是很简单、很明白吗？
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