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"时间是把杀猪刀", how to say it in English ? :-) "时间是把杀猪刀" is a very popular chinese slang, it means time can change everything, it turns good to evil, beautiful to ugly. "杀猪刀" is a knife used by butcher. My dear friends, could you tell me how to say this Metaphor in English?
Aug 1, 2011 6:52 AM
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你好，我觉得意译能更准确地表达出这句谚语的意思。 英文中相应的谚语有： Time and tide wait for no man. Time works great changes. Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns.
August 1, 2011
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