eat the box it came in

Chinese translation: 吃这样的牛肉和吃包装没啥两样

03:09 Aug 7, 2013
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Livestock / Animal Husbandry / calf
English term or phrase: eat the box it came in
The sixties also witnessed the start of feedlots for weaning calves. This works much faster to produce a slaughter able steer or heifer, reducing the growth time period by half. If left on the mother it takes more than a year to have a saleable offspring. By weaning as soon as possible and feeding grains and steroids, beef can be ready for market in 6 to 10 months. The problem is that the people might just as well {eat the box it came in} , according to the USDA.
clearwater
China
Local time: 10:08
Chinese translation:吃这样的牛肉和吃包装没啥两样
Explanation:
just as well 这里有“不如做某事也可”的意思。在句中暗含的意思是,这牛肉没营养,没口味,如果这个牛肉都能吃的话,那吃包装也无妨。可译为:“吃这个牛肉就像吃包装盒一样索然无味”、“这牛肉的味道和吃包装没啥两样”。
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Ze Liu
China
Local time: 10:08
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谢谢!
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Summary of answers provided
5连包装盒一块吃了
Sheldon Fu
4 +1以与此而来的包装盒为食。
tanglsus
4 +1吃这样的牛肉和吃包装没啥两样
Ze Liu
3索性连包装盒也一块儿吃了
Ian Wang
2吃包裝都比較有營養
Lincoln Hui


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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
吃包裝都比較有營養


Explanation:
因為缺乏後理, 所以僅能猜測其用意。

Lincoln Hui
Hong Kong
Local time: 10:08
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
索性连包装盒也一块儿吃了


Explanation:
因为上文中说到的肉牛早断奶早熟,我认为people might just as well eat the box it came in表达的就是:这样的牛肉很不好,如果人们要吃这样的牛肉,索性把牛肉包装盒一块吃掉得了。夸张点就好比都吃了鹤顶红了,再来瓶敌敌畏也无大碍。

Ian Wang
China
Local time: 10:08
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
连包装盒一块吃了


Explanation:
网上的句子:

my colleagues that it was unbelievably, incredibly delicious. I went back for another piece and it was gone. I started to eat the box it came in, it was so good.
http://www.mygrandma.com/Content.aspx?src=testimonial2.htm

至于到底是想说牛肉速成不好,还是牛肉味道鲜美。得有更多的上下文才行。
网上也有不少类似句子是想表达味道好得以至于想把包装盒吃了。




Sheldon Fu
China
Local time: 10:08
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
以与此而来的包装盒为食。


Explanation:
根据美国农业部所称,人们还不如(干脆)以与此而来的包装盒为食。

供参考。

tanglsus
United States
Local time: 22:08
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

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agree  Joanna Chow
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
吃这样的牛肉和吃包装没啥两样


Explanation:
just as well 这里有“不如做某事也可”的意思。在句中暗含的意思是,这牛肉没营养,没口味,如果这个牛肉都能吃的话,那吃包装也无妨。可译为:“吃这个牛肉就像吃包装盒一样索然无味”、“这牛肉的味道和吃包装没啥两样”。

Ze Liu
China
Local time: 10:08
Native speaker of: Chinese
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谢谢!

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agree  Sheldon Fu
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