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Chinese term or phrase:
天涯共此时
English translation:
The moment is echoed far and apart
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jyuan_us
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Chinese term
天涯共此时
Chinese to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
海上生明月
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The moment is echoed far and apart
我查过的不少参考翻译都把“共此时”翻成了类似于“share the moonlight”或是"moon shines across the earth"之类与月亮有关的话。我认为诗的上句已经有月了，下句谈的应该是诗人应月而生的一种与远方友人 神交的冲动，如果再停留在月光之上似乎有点不妥。
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Bin Tiede (X)
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chica nueva
: echo = 1 回声；回音； 产生回声 2 重复（他人的话）；附和 （朗文进阶词典）
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MinnieHuyang
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Oceans apart, we gazed at the bright moon which rose across the sea
天涯共此时
海上生明月
Oceans apart, we gazed at the bright moon
which rose across the sea
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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-05-28 03:23:17 GMT)
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斗胆试译，请不要见笑。
海上生明月
Oceans apart, we gazed at the bright moon
which rose across the sea
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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-05-28 03:23:17 GMT)
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斗胆试译，请不要见笑。
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sharing the same point in time though we are far apart
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We are far apart but heart to heart sharing the same moon up there
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