Do you have a good sense of humor? If yes, write a funny caption for this picture.
Under the picture is my attempt at a funny caption (and I am not known for being humorous, so if you don't feel it funny, too bad!)
"Hmm... it's coming a little too fast for a sharp picture"
Now your turn. Shoot!
TODAY'S CHALLENGE
A short quote to challenge your translation skill. Could you translate this into Vietnamese?
"Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives."
- A. Sachs
All right. Have a nice weekend everyone.
Hoành
"Er, which side?"
ReplyDelete"Chết thì phổ biến hơn là sống. Ai rồi cũng chết, nhưng không phải ai cũng sống." - A. Sachs.
Actually, I don't feel it funny. He is trying to take some pics. And i think his pics are very nice
ReplyDeleteHi anh Hoành
ReplyDeleteYour caption wasn't funny :p, because the man was very focused, and calm, not like he's seeing something "too fast", so the caption doesn't fit! and the picture isn't very funny either...
On translation: Cái chết thì phổ quát hơn sự sống. Mọi người rồi đều sẽ chết, nhưng không phải ai cũng sống mãi. (hoặc Mọi người đều tiến đến cái chết, nhưng không có ai sống mãi)
Từ phổ quát là dịch từ các phạm trù triết học của Hegel: Theo tiếng Anh, cặp phạm trù này là "Universality (cái phổ quát) - particularity (cái đặc thù) and individuality (cái cá thể)".
"dies" mang tính tương lai, còn "everyone lives" lại mang tính chơi chữ, tức là "live" luôn chia ở thì hiện tại, thì đúng là ko ai sống mãi được.
anyway, nice week anh!
Thanks, Kitty, jEa and Dung (Good to see you, Dung. How's life?)
ReplyDeleteAbout the funny caption for the picture, I knew that the picture itself is not funny and the photographer is so serious. I was just hoping that you guys would give it a caption that would make it funny. That was the purpose of my question :-) Anyway, thanks for taking notice. I'll find some other pictures so that we can play "caption" again.
About the translation, Dung is getting too complex for life. Sister dear, can we just keep life simple? :-) But phổ quát is more accurate for universal than phổ biến. I think phổ biến is "common", not as intense as "universal."
But we shouldn't "explain" a word when we translate. Many many translators make this mistake, by caving in to the temptation to explain the philosophical meaning of a word. Don't do that, because when you give a word one philosophical meaning, you automatically kill off many other philosophical meanings that the author may have intended for that word.
Just translate, don't explain.
So here is my suggestion:
"Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives."
"Chết thì phổ quát hơn là sống. Ai cũng chết, nhưng không phải ai cũng sống."
(Bởi vì nhiều người sống như những xác ướp biết đi--không suy tư, không trưởng thành, không đổi mới, không sáng tạo, không gì hết).
Great day, everyone. Let's have some more lively discussion.
Oh, what is the difference between "English discussion" and "English challenge"?
Answer: In a discussion, we just discuss about things in English . We don't correct or analyze English itself.
"English challenge" is to study English language. And we may analyze and/or correct the writings.
Have a nice day! :-)
Hello All!
ReplyDeleteI'm a newbie.
I find this forum helpful and interesting.
I love TDHoanh's opinion. And then, I'd like to translate a/f:
" Cái chết phổ biến hơn sự sống; ai rồi cũng chết và rồi không phải mọi người đều đang sống cả đâu."
Tks all,
vt.
abt the pix:
ReplyDelete" Hey! Miss Bride! Hurry up! Smile! The train is coming behind!"
vt.
Caption: "Keep it coming...I don't have all day"
ReplyDeleteQuote: Chết là chuyện tự nhiên, ai rồi cũng sẽ chết nhưng mấy ai đã biết sống
Đạt
For the picture caption:
ReplyDeleteI left the defibrillator at home. Dammit!
Thanks, bros Toàn and Đạt.; I wish we have some voting procedure to see which caption would be selected as everyone's favorite. Great day! :-)
ReplyDeleteFor the picture caption:
ReplyDeleteIn case a voting system appears, I would like to submit another entry (to double my winning chance):
"Why is my belly so damp? Have I lied on something?"
where can i post music and its lyrics???
ReplyDeleteHi Nguyên, you can either post them in the comment section. Or you can prepare a formal article in for our Nhạc Xanh category, and submit it to one of the admins.
ReplyDeleteHi Brother Hoanh et all,
ReplyDeleteI sincerely appreciate your valuable comments on my translation and also I am sorry for delayed reply.
Best wishes,
van