Apr 9, 2008 01:00
16 yrs ago
English term
last chance saloon
English to Chinese
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Finance (general)
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Last Chance Saloon
As an English metaphorGeneral use
In everyday speech, by both American and British speakers of English, the term has been adopted to describe a situation beyond which hope or good fortune will greatly diminish. Because of its infrequent use in relation to alcohol or bars, "last chance saloon" is usually employed as a paralogical metaphor. Comedy duo Matt Lucas and David Walliams described the launch of their Little Britain series as their "Last Chance Saloon", after having been behind a number of worthy, yet largely ignored, projects before.
The expression often lends itself to newspaper headlines, as it describes a complex situation in a relatively scant number of letters. In a famous example, John Major's 1995 attempt to stave off critics by calling for a Conservative Party leadership election was famously headlined in The Independent as "John Major's Last Chance Saloon"[5]—but there are many others.[6]
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As an English metaphorGeneral use
In everyday speech, by both American and British speakers of English, the term has been adopted to describe a situation beyond which hope or good fortune will greatly diminish. Because of its infrequent use in relation to alcohol or bars, "last chance saloon" is usually employed as a paralogical metaphor. Comedy duo Matt Lucas and David Walliams described the launch of their Little Britain series as their "Last Chance Saloon", after having been behind a number of worthy, yet largely ignored, projects before.
The expression often lends itself to newspaper headlines, as it describes a complex situation in a relatively scant number of letters. In a famous example, John Major's 1995 attempt to stave off critics by calling for a Conservative Party leadership election was famously headlined in The Independent as "John Major's Last Chance Saloon"[5]—but there are many others.[6]
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Proposed translations
(Chinese)
3 +8 | 最后的契机 | William He |
4 | 最后的沙龙机会 | Duobing Chen |
3 | 最后的狂欢 | Melody Xie |
2 | 稍纵即逝 | Vavy Yeung |
Proposed translations
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最后的契机
Last Chance Saloon是指1869年在堪萨斯柯德威尔(Caldwell, Kansas)设立的酒吧,是旅行者最后可以合法买到烈酒的地方,因为再西行就是禁酒的印第安保留区。引申为最后的机会!
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5 mins
最后的沙龙机会
从上下文中看出,该短语是个常用说法,用于描述文字较少、经常受到批评的文字。不妨直译。
3 hrs
最后的狂欢
最后一次放纵饮酒的机会。在某些情况下大概可以意译为“最后的狂欢”。
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