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Chapter 136 Looking at the future from the perspective of translating ancient Chinese

Many years ago, the Chinese teacher assigned an ancient text to modern translation question, and the students answered differently, but after deliberation today, I have countless emotions. The title is a part of the translation, the original text is as follows: Dao Ke Dao very Dao name can be named very name unnamed The beginning of heaven and earth is named the mother of all things. Answer one: Sentence: Dao can be Tao, very Tao; name can be named, very famous.The nameless beginning of heaven and earth, the nameless mother of all things. Translation: Roads can be made, but not necessarily in a conventional way; fame can be earned, but not necessarily in a conventional way.Without fame, you can only go back to the primitive society where everything started. With fame, everyone will surround you like watching your mother.

Today, this classmate is an Internet celebrity, and quickly became famous by bold nudity. Answer two: Sentence: Tao can, Tao is very, Tao; name can, name is very, name.The nameless beginning of heaven and earth, the nameless mother of all things. Translation: If you say you are right, you are right, if you say you are unreasonable, you are unreasonable, it depends on what you want to say; it can make your reputation good, or it can ruin your reputation, it depends on how to make your reputation.It can be said that nothing in the world is famous, and it can also be said that everything is famous.

Today, the classmate is a lawyer. Answer three: Sentence: Dao, Dao can be very Tao; name, name can be very famous.The nameless beginning of heaven and earth, the nameless mother of all things. Translation: truth, can talk about many different principles; name, can have many different names.In the beginning, don't bully these unknown children, maybe their mother is a famous person. Today, this classmate works in kindergarten. Answer four: Sentence sentence: Dao can be said to be wrong, and it is often said;The nameless beginning of heaven and earth, the nameless mother of all things.

Translation: Whether it is reasonable or unreasonable, everyone says so; whether the reputation is good or bad, everyone loves to be famous.Although it was not famous at the beginning, it became famous after everyone knew about it. Today, this classmate is engaged in advertising planning. Answer five: Sentence: Dao can, Dao is not, Chang Dao; name can, name is not, constant name.The nameless beginning of heaven and earth, the nameless mother of all things. Translation: If you say you can do it, you can do it, if you say you can't do it, you can't do it. This is a very common truth; sometimes you can be called by your name, sometimes you can't be called by your name. Only by visiting people often can they remember you.At the beginning, no one knew you, but after giving you enough gifts, people are more familiar with your name than their mother.

Now, this classmate is an official.
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