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x-ace 发表于 2009-11-21 14:37

A hedge between keeps friendship green

A hedge between keeps friendship green.　保持距离，友谊常青。
　　Hedge,在这里做名词，解释为树篱，障碍物，也就是用于隔离的东西。在这里教大家另外一个词组，我们平时说的"脚踏两条船"用英语该如何表达呢？那就是Hedge one's bet，这里的hedge做动词用，意思是在两面下注以防损失。引申一下也就是"脚踏两条船"。
　　这句话其实就是“君子之交淡如水”这样一层意思。
相似的表达句子：Good fences make good neighbors.

jiajia123 发表于 2010-6-10 10:35

yeah,it is a little difficult to understand that hedge one's bet means 脚踏两条船上,why is not "hedge two bet ,but hedge one's bet?

bt蘑菇 发表于 2010-6-11 13:13

:shutup:2010TEM translation。。。

470073998 发表于 2010-6-17 22:29

It was so difficult that I could not understand!

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