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工作学习 / 外语学习 / 英语还有什么短语说法，可以较好地对应＂老牛拉破车＂的吗？ Slow boat to China，怎么样？
-softface(探长);
2014-6-10
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不怎么样
-dandelion1(蒲公英);
2014-6-10
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Buffaloes pulling broken car
-redneck(Cracker);
2014-6-10
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感觉单独用 Slow boat 就已经有＂老牛拉破车＂的味道了。
-softface(探长);
2014-6-10
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I'm actually a fucking slow boat, don't know when it's gonna capsize, Jesus
-errands_boy(Errands Boy);
2014-6-10
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加一个on，说 I'm actually ON a f***ing slow boat，不要自嘲得这么厉害吧？
-softface(探长);
2014-6-11
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但，后面的 it's gonna capsize 中的 it 还可以说是指这个boat，意思略有偏差，可以吗？
-softface(探长);
2014-6-11
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Right, I'm on a slow boat, god forbid, it may be broken any time soon, I comfort myself everyday by using a fucking saying, it's always darkest before the dawn
-errands_boy(Errands Boy);
2014-6-11
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Slow boat to China
This idiom is used to describe something that is very slow and takes a long time.
-softface(探长);
2014-6-11
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Why China? Why not slow boat to New Zealand or Australia?ha ha ha
-redneck(Cracker);
2014-6-11
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New Zealand and Australia are both included in their English world.
-softface(探长);
2014-6-11
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So they are steam boats?
-redneck(Cracker);
2014-6-11
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应该是。Slow boat to China这个短语起源于上个世纪四十年代。流行歌有：（On a）Slow boat to China
-softface(探长);
2014-6-11
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《新时代汉英词典》和 《汉英双语 现代汉语词典》，都只是把【老牛破车】词条进行解释性的翻译说明，而不是直接找到英语中相对应的说法。《新时代汉英词典》：【老牛破车】also“老牛拉破车” old ox pulling a rickety cart --creep slowly along; drag along at a snail's pace; make slow progress
《汉英双语 现代汉语词典》【老牛破车】（比喻 fig.）做事慢慢腾腾，像老牛拉破车一样 like an old ox tugging at a broken cart --making slow progress
《新时代汉英词典》和 《汉英双语 现代汉语词典》，都只是把【老牛破车】词条进行解释性的翻译说明，而不是直接找到英语中相对应的说法。
-softface(探长);
2014-6-11
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