Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

a pack rat

Chinese translation:

就爱收藏东西

Added to glossary by Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Jul 8, 2004 02:49
19 yrs ago
English term

a pack rat

English to Chinese Social Sciences Government / Politics
On writing the book:
I've always been given to remembrance and remembering-more when I was younger even than when I was President. When I was a young man, I thought about my childhood all the time. It's a Southern thing; we're all obsessed with the past. I was very blessed that both my mother and I saved virtually everything from my childhood. I was always a pack rat.
求形象一点的译名。

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Proposed translations

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5 mins
Selected

什么都会收藏起来的耗子

什么都会收藏起来的耗子 (或用「松鼠」)

Just a suggestion.
Peer comment(s):

agree Ozethai
5 hrs
Well, Oze, I believe Clearwater needs someone to provide a ready made expression in Chinese. I am too ignorant to provide a ready one.
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+1
13 mins

收集鼠

收集鼠
Peer comment(s):

agree Ozethai
5 hrs
neutral jyuan_us : 这词造得不错,也与语境相符,能让意思贯通,但读者会问,这是什么老鼠?造一个"衔泥燕" 这类的词,读者会觉得很生动。收集鼠就不同了,读者无法产生直观的联想。Clearwater,我的意思并不是要用"衔泥燕" 来译PACK RAT,不恰当。
17 hrs
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+1
38 mins

我总象个囤粮过冬的饿鼠一样

看来大家非要把他叫成鼠了。不知出来老鼠外还有什么动物好囤积东西
Peer comment(s):

agree Ozethai
5 hrs
neutral jyuan_us : Luzou, 囤粮过冬和保存资料目的上完全无可比性,这样比喻,与语境不符。
16 hrs
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8 mins

TRY

我像狐尾大林属一样, 总喜欢收集(并保存) 有用的东西。

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Note added at 12 mins (2004-07-08 03:01:05 GMT)
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像美国中南部森林里的一种大老鼠一样喜欢保存有用的东西。

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Note added at 1 hr 0 min (2004-07-08 03:49:45 GMT)
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pack rat on Encyclopedia.compack rat, rodent of the genus Neotoma, of North and Central America, noted for its habit of collecting bright, shiny objects and leaving other objects, such as ...
www.encyclopedia.com/html/p1/packrat.asp - 46k - Jul 6, 2004 - Cached - Similar pages
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+2
3 hrs

喜欢收藏另碎东西的人

noun: someone who collects things that have been discarded by others

喜欢收藏另碎东西的人
如:电视机坏了,将电线和插头留下;台灯坏了,将灯罩留下;久而久之,家中无处可放,结果给他老婆全当垃圾扔掉。
Peer comment(s):

agree Ozethai
2 hrs
agree jyuan_us : 像那么一回事。
13 hrs
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4 hrs

贮藏者

什么动物象征 “收藏家“? 在波兰是松鼠。 我们说:”她是一个松鼠" 就行了。
如果中文没有这种说法,最好直接说:我是一个贮藏回忆的收藏家
Peer comment(s):

agree Ozethai
1 hr
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agree jyuan_us : 方向正确
12 hrs
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