別有一番滋味
English translation: take on a new meaning
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| 12:44 May 25, 2012 |
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|  Selected response from: Phil Hand China Local time: 18:51 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | The music has a special appeal to me |
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| 4 | it has a special (nostalgic) flavour/feel to it (now) |
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| 3 +1 | it seems to have taken on new meaning |
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2 hrs confidence: 
it has a special (nostalgic) flavour/feel to it (now) Explanation: The sentence comes from a famous Song Dynasty poem by 李煜 (see ref.), where its meaning is distinctly melancholy. See: http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/李煜#.E5.89.8D.E6.9C.9F So I think one could reflect this melancholy feeling in the translation, through a reference to something being nostalgic, or bittersweet. See: http://www.zgxxb.com.cn/zmfk/201002244988.shtml But then again, this expression seems to express a very subtle feeling, understood in various ways depending on the context, but always expressing a 'special' feeling, or flavour. See (for what it's worth!): http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/175485075.html http://www.zgxxb.com.cn/zmfk/201002244988.shtml -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2012-05-25 14:50:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- See also, even clearer: http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/289972583.html "因为我们消失了那习以为常的感觉，取而代之的是曾经拥有，因为曾经拥有一切变得可贵，一切变得让人别有一番滋味。" |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1it seems to have taken on new meaning Explanation: or today I hear things in it that I never realised were there or it somehow still seems fresh or it feels like a different tune or today, of course, we listen to it with different ears ... |
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13 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1The music has a special appeal to me Explanation: The music has a special appeal to me |
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