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"His ambitions never shine" is it natural? Can I replace "shine" with something else?
"His ambitions never shine" is it natural? Can I replace "shine" with something else?
It means this man has great talent and ambitions, but he never succeeded in anything due to bad luck.
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- 英語 (美國)
"Shine" means to do something well, and an ambition is not doing something, so "shine" does not work in this sentence. You could say "Her ambitions never stand out."
You could say, "She shines at having weak ambitions." That makes sense because "having weak ambition" is doing something. You would say that as ridicule or as a joke.
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- 英語 (美國)
"Shine" means to do something well, and an ambition is not doing something, so "shine" does not work in this sentence. You could say "Her ambitions never stand out."
You could say, "She shines at having weak ambitions." That makes sense because "having weak ambition" is doing something. You would say that as ridicule or as a joke.
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@AmericanDave Can you correct this sentence and make it more beautiful, please please please? Or replace "shine" with a better word? I translated this from a beautiful and sad poem: "虚负凌云万丈才，一生襟抱未曾开。" This man has great talents and ambitions, but he is disappointed for all his life. The poem is so good, but I don't know how to make a better translation. Here's my translation:
All his talents seem like a lie. Ambitions in a lifetime never shine.
All his talents seem like a lie. Ambitions in a lifetime never shine.
- 英語 (美國)
OK, I understand. That's challenging. Let me think about it...
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@AmericanDave Can I say "his ambitions never borne fruit" or "all the ambitions for nothing"
- 英語 (美國)
I understand all but 虚负. What do these mean?
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There's another word called "空有", I don't know if you heard about it. 空有 has similar meaning to 虚负, and it's more commonly used in literatures, but 虚负 is an ancient word only used in poems like this.
空有其表: attractive on the outside, empty on the inside. Also, 空有其表=虚有其表
空有其表: attractive on the outside, empty on the inside. Also, 空有其表=虚有其表
- 英語 (美國)
I'm really not up to translating classical Chinese poetry, to put it mildly, but here's kind of a literal translation:
His abilities were a void that reached the sky. In his whole life, none of his ambitions ever blossomed.
I think that is accurate, but "accurate" is not what you want in translating poetry.
I bet there is a proper, professional translation in English somewhere.
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@AmericanDave Yes, "blossom" seems like a suitable word. Thanks a lot for your suggestions!
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