Sep 25, 2012 13:10
11 yrs ago
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English term
Pipe down for mess, sailor!
English to Chinese
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
When she saw that he was awake, she called out, “Pipe down for mess, sailor!”
語境如下：兩個海盜船員，落難在島上。‘他’睡覺醒來，發現‘她’在做飯。然後就是上面這一句話。
請指教。
語境如下：兩個海盜船員，落難在島上。‘他’睡覺醒來，發現‘她’在做飯。然後就是上面這一句話。
請指教。
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 3 +1 | 水手，开饭啦，静下来吧， |
Francis Fine
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| 4 | 回回神，来吃饭吧, 伙计！ |
chentan90
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| 3 | 伙计，别忙活了 |
Patrick Lau
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| 3 | 下班吧，水手！ |
yikshum
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References
| on sailing ships, a pipe (whistlelike de... |
Sharon108 (X)
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Proposed translations
8 hrs
伙计，别忙活了
Declined
伙计，别忙活了
+1
2 hrs
Francis Fine
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水手，开饭啦，静下来吧，
Declined
pipe down usually means "keep quiet."
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Note added at 10 hrs (2012-09-25 23:11:48 GMT)
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I cannot answer Ms Ren's question even to my own satisfaction. That's why I mark my answer as "not very sure." I've already translated "Pipe down" loosely. It is usually used on a person talking too much. Perhaps the sailor had begun talking right after he woke up?
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Note added at 10 hrs (2012-09-25 23:11:48 GMT)
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I cannot answer Ms Ren's question even to my own satisfaction. That's why I mark my answer as "not very sure." I've already translated "Pipe down" loosely. It is usually used on a person talking too much. Perhaps the sailor had begun talking right after he woke up?
Note from asker:
| 静下来吧 - 指什麼？他剛剛睡醒覺。 |
16 hrs
下班吧，水手！
Declined
"pipe down"除了命令人安靜，也可解作「吹哨讓(水手)下班」。
但"for mess"怎樣解，就不清楚了。
希望給大家啟發！
但"for mess"怎樣解，就不清楚了。
希望給大家啟發！
Example sentence:
It's time to pipe the sailors down. 該吹哨通知水手們下班了。
14 days
回回神，来吃饭吧, 伙计！
Declined
刚醒过来，可能头脑还不清楚，正忙着想自己的境遇
所以 pipe down 指的是先什么都别想
所以 pipe down 指的是先什么都别想
Reference comments
9 days
Reference:
on sailing ships, a pipe (whistlelike device) was used to communicate orders via different arrangements of notes. “Pipe down for mess” was the signal used to announce meals.
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