"thermally cleansing ""delightfully bad"

Chinese translation: 热切地发泄欲求 / 兴高采烈地做恶

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:"thermally cleansing ""delightfully bad"
Chinese translation:热切地发泄欲求 / 兴高采烈地做恶
Entered by: Wenjer Leuschel (X)

01:35 Jun 3, 2004
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: "thermally cleansing ""delightfully bad"
His personality was beaten out on the twin anvils of the two towns and in the struggle between their two ethoses: the one puritanical, moral, decent, “good”, hiding its sins; the other thermally cleansing but openly corrupt and corrupting: a place where “good” meant “bad”——delightfully bad.
lilysmiley
热切地发泄欲求 / 兴高采烈地做恶
Explanation:
两个镇之中,一个镇的人是伪君子,另一个镇的人是真小人。
伪君子镇上的人一副清教徒式的端庄,掩藏着他们的罪恶,状似为善。
真小人镇上的人则热切地发泄他们的欲求,做恶是好事,兴高采烈地做恶。
Selected response from:

Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 07:16
Grading comment
I see. Thank you very much!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4热切地发泄欲求 / 兴高采烈地做恶
Wenjer Leuschel (X)


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
thermally cleansing / delightfully bad
热切地发泄欲求 / 兴高采烈地做恶


Explanation:
两个镇之中,一个镇的人是伪君子,另一个镇的人是真小人。
伪君子镇上的人一副清教徒式的端庄,掩藏着他们的罪恶,状似为善。
真小人镇上的人则热切地发泄他们的欲求,做恶是好事,兴高采烈地做恶。


Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 07:16
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 116
Grading comment
I see. Thank you very much!
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search