a part-time dilettante

Chinese translation: 玩票的

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English term or phrase:a part-time dilettante
Chinese translation:玩票的
Entered by: Wenjer Leuschel (X)

13:06 Sep 12, 2004
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature / Narration
English term or phrase: a part-time dilettante
Just about then, the American Translators Association (ATA) held one of its conferences in California—maybe its first one west of the Mississippi—at Stanford University, a few miles away from my house. Even though many of my evenings and weekends were by now devoted to translation, I saw myself as a part-time dilettante; unsure of my position among career translators, I hesitated to attend.
大概就在那时,美国翻译人协会 (ATA) 在加州史丹佛大学召开一次会议 - 也许是该协会在密西西比河以西召开的第一次吧 - 距离我居住的地方不过几英里之遥。即使我当时已经耗费了许多夜晚和周末的时间在翻译上,但是我只将自己视为业余的翻译人,不能确定自己在全职翻译者之间的地位,因此有些迟疑是否应该前去参加会议。

a part-time dilettante 译成「业余的翻译人」,说得通吗?
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 21:44
业余(翻译)涉猎者
Explanation:
业余(翻译)涉猎者

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Note added at 16 mins (2004-09-12 13:22:53 GMT)
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dilettante指“A dabbler in an art or a field of knowledge”(美国传统辞典),即对某些人对某一行业只是涉猎,不是专门从事,或者说专得不深。
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Jianming Sun
Local time: 21:44
Grading comment
谢谢大家!
定稿:即使当时我已经耗费了许多夜晚和周末的时间在翻译上,但我只将自己视为兼职玩票的翻译人,不能确定自己在全职翻译者之间的地位,因此是否前去参加会议还有些迟疑。
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1业余的翻译人
Chinoise
4 +1业余(翻译)涉猎者
Jianming Sun
4 +1原意明了,关键是怎么译才能使其嵌入后与上下文更贴切,即所谓"天衣无缝"
Mark Xiang
4兼职的‘三脚猫’翻译
Ray Luo
3dilettante...
chica nueva
1陆帝谋眔届τ陆亩(干瓃jianming玡晋痙ē)
iiiox


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
业余的翻译人


Explanation:
业余(的)翻译人,对极了。

Chinoise
Local time: 10:44
Works in field
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agree  Jianming Sun: Thanks!
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
业余(翻译)涉猎者


Explanation:
业余(翻译)涉猎者

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Note added at 16 mins (2004-09-12 13:22:53 GMT)
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dilettante指“A dabbler in an art or a field of knowledge”(美国传统辞典),即对某些人对某一行业只是涉猎,不是专门从事,或者说专得不深。

Jianming Sun
Local time: 21:44
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
谢谢大家!
定稿:即使当时我已经耗费了许多夜晚和周末的时间在翻译上,但我只将自己视为兼职玩票的翻译人,不能确定自己在全职翻译者之间的地位,因此是否前去参加会议还有些迟疑。

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agree  iiiox: 同意,下面提供一點點補述^^"
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
兼职的‘三脚猫’翻译


Explanation:
dilettante:二百五,三脚猫,半瓶醋 等等。

Ray Luo
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:44
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 32
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dilettante...


Explanation:
看蓝宝时总结的形近意近词
... smth网友millyren 背蓝宝书的时候记下的一些,自己觉得容易混淆的词,这2天总结了一下
allegation 主张 allegiance 忠诚 allergy 过敏 allege 宣称 allay 缓解 alley
小巷,胡同 alloy 合金 ally 同盟 amateur 业余爱好者= dilettante,dabbler amateurish ...
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... 一、记GRE单词讲究的是迅速,只要你眼睛看到英文单词,能想起中文意思,
这个单词就算记住了。所以是“认”单词而不是“背”单词。如看到dilettante知道是“
外行,业余爱好者”,看到emancipation知道是“解放”,这就够了 ...
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... desultory:plan=facile;profundity 散漫的:计划=容易的:深刻(事物及其反面特征).
dilettante:commitment=nonentity:consequence 浅薄的涉猎者:致力,献身=
无足轻重的人:重要性(人物及其反面行为). discern ...
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chica nueva
Local time: 01:44
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Native speaker of: English
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陆帝谋眔届τ陆亩(干瓃jianming玡晋痙ē)


Explanation:
Dilettante is from the Italian verb dilettare, to delight. The dilettante paints, writes, composes, plays a musical instrument, or engages in a scientific experiments purely for amusement--not to make money, become famous, or satisfy a deep creative urge (the latter, I presume, being the justifications for the time that professional artists, writers, composers, musicians, poets, and scientists spend at their chosen work). A dilettantish attitude is superficial, unprofessional; dilettantism is superficial, part-time dabbling in the type of activity that usually engages the full time and energy of the professional artist or scientist. 篕Word Power Made Easy. 爹穨緇獶穨弧猭"產""穨緇產"硂柑ぃ甧秈ㄓ┮某ノゑ耕粂よΑㄓ陆亩はτ肚笷種^^"

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Note added at 9 hrs 24 mins (2004-09-12 22:31:00 GMT)
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癸ㄤ龟dilettantish硂钩㎝\"粂\"\"暗届\"家妓^^\"

iiiox
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
原意明了,关键是怎么译才能使其嵌入后与上下文更贴切,即所谓"天衣无缝"


Explanation:
业余翻译爱好者.



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Note added at 2 hrs 19 mins (2004-09-12 15:25:14 GMT)
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I hesitated to attend=我对是否参加有点犹豫/我不愿参加

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Note added at 12 hrs 7 mins (2004-09-13 01:14:03 GMT)
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dilettante强调的是"业余爱好",即凭兴趣干的事.

Mark Xiang
Local time: 21:44
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 56

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