Like Shaft

Chinese translation: 电影人物

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English term or phrase:Like Shaft
Chinese translation:电影人物
Entered by: Will Wong

04:51 Mar 6, 2006
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Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / concept cars
English term or phrase: Like Shaft
Like Shaft, Chrysler's Imperial prototype sedan is one bad mother. And like Chrysler's popular 300, the Imperial is supposed to take Detroit sedans back to their glory days, when they were built with plenty of size and a sinister attitude.
clearwater
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Local time: 14:08
电影人物
Explanation:
Shaft是电影人物,黑人侦探. "is one bad mother" 是电影里的一句话,形容他是不好惹的.
"像Shaft, Chrysler's Imperial prototype sedan 不是好惹的."

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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-03-06 06:58:35 GMT)
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mother, short for "motherf*cker"

see #5:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mother
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5注意这里的大写,表示专有名词,用在这里很可能就是某个型号或品牌
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
like shaft
电影人物


Explanation:
Shaft是电影人物,黑人侦探. "is one bad mother" 是电影里的一句话,形容他是不好惹的.
"像Shaft, Chrysler's Imperial prototype sedan 不是好惹的."

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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-03-06 06:58:35 GMT)
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mother, short for "motherf*cker"

see #5:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mother


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaft_%281971_film%29
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like shaft
注意这里的大写,表示专有名词,用在这里很可能就是某个型号或品牌


Explanation:
  再看这两句话。先说“Like Shaft”,接下来又说“ like Chrysler's popular 300”,很显然,是在说车的型号。从上下文看来,很可能是个老掉牙的型号,以前曾经威风八面。现在Chrysler想重温旧梦。

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