x**e
发帖数: 1794 | |
t*****e
发帖数: 2228 | 2 what situation? hard anyway
【在 x**e 的大作中提到】
: 请教一下 这个怎么翻呀
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x**e
发帖数: 1794 | 3 扇子上的 老美好奇写的是什么
我解释的是 This is one of Chinese philosophic sayings which means the real smart person will pretend to be silly in some difficult situations.
觉得不太妥
【在 t*****e 的大作中提到】
: what situation? hard anyway
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t*****e
发帖数: 2228 | 4 why not google about it?
"where ignorance is bliss, it's folly to be wise."
smart person will pretend to be silly in some difficult situations.
【在 x**e 的大作中提到】
: 扇子上的 老美好奇写的是什么
: 我解释的是 This is one of Chinese philosophic sayings which means the real smart person will pretend to be silly in some difficult situations.
: 觉得不太妥
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x**e
发帖数: 1794 | 5 谢谢 字典的就是经典
不过觉得ignorance是无知的意思 但难得糊涂的人都是很有知的只是装无知罢了
一美国朋友说是dumb down 这个也太口语化了吧
【在 t*****e 的大作中提到】
: why not google about it?
: "where ignorance is bliss, it's folly to be wise."
:
: smart person will pretend to be silly in some difficult situations.
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t******1
发帖数: 61 | 6 don't be the smartest person in the room. (will it work?) |
t*****e
发帖数: 2228 | 7 i dont agree, this is totally misleading.
【在 t******1 的大作中提到】
: don't be the smartest person in the room. (will it work?)
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o********l
发帖数: 12430 | 8 an occasional mishap
【在 x**e 的大作中提到】
: 请教一下 这个怎么翻呀
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t******1
发帖数: 61 | 9 "To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing." -- Elbert Hubbard
Is this better? |
l*r
发帖数: 669 | 10 "playing dumb ..."
is this better?
Hubbard
【在 t******1 的大作中提到】
: "To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing." -- Elbert Hubbard
: Is this better?
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t******1
发帖数: 61 | 11 A hell of a lot better, why didn't i think of that? the simpler, the better!
【在 l*r 的大作中提到】
: "playing dumb ..."
: is this better?
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: Hubbard
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