Sep 9, 2009 03:22
14 yrs ago
English term

time will tell

English to Chinese Other Poetry & Literature
I would like to know if the sentence "Time will tell" has been correctly translated in the link below:

http://www.babylon.com/definition/time_will_tell/Chinese (T)

Thank you!!
Proposed translations (Chinese)
4 +8 the translation is correct
3 +2 时间会告诉我们答案

Discussion

Ana Brassara (asker) Sep 9, 2009:
time will tell
時間會證明一切

Proposed translations

+8
5 mins
Selected

the translation is correct

it could be translated to "時間會證明一切"
Peer comment(s):

agree Ellen Xu
2 mins
neutral chica nueva : 等着瞧 time will tell, we'll wait and see
3 hrs
agree Lou SHEN : 时间会证明一切是很好的翻法,符合中文习惯
8 hrs
agree Dr JM Chen, PhD
10 hrs
agree Gertrude Tsau
22 hrs
agree Grace Liu : It'll all depend on the context as for using “证明” or “告诉”.
1 day 16 hrs
agree Gloria (Shufen) Huang (X) : "時間會證明一切"是很好的翻譯。
2 days 7 hrs
agree carol so
3 days 11 hrs
agree Yvonne Tse Crepaldi
12 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+2
24 mins

时间会告诉我们答案

My opinion is that "tell" doesn't necessarily mean"证明“。
Peer comment(s):

agree Guei Lin : agree "時間會證明一切".
4 mins
agree chica nueva : 等着瞧
3 hrs
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