矮子里拔将军 怎么翻译传神一点?

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felali9
楼主 (北美华人网)
如题。
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conundrum
ask chatGPT
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shanruoshui
pick your poison
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Dreamlandever
Pick the tallest dwarf
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provencebebe
英文里有 picking over the scraps. ……
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Skipper
如题。
felali9 发表于 2023-03-18 16:19

From chatgpt
"矮子里拔将军" is a Chinese idiom that means "out of the common lot emerges a general," or "a talented person can stand out even among the mediocre." To translate it in a more expressive way, you could say something like "A mighty general from among the dwarfs," or "A hero who rises above the rest."

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Skipper
ChatGPT 的中文水平有待提高
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comee

The best among the worst literally means what it says. If a person is the best among the worst it means he has the most good qualities among the group of people with the least good qualities. 
你信吗
Lesser evil
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comee
如题。
felali9 发表于 2023-03-18 16:19

应该是"矮子里面拔大个"吧?矮子与大个是反意词。
瞧瞧人家拿破仑,矮子与将帅,不矛盾。
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layjohns
From chatgpt
"矮子里拔将军" is a Chinese idiom that means "out of the common lot emerges a general," or "a talented person can stand out even among the mediocre." To translate it in a more expressive way, you could say something like "A mighty general from among the dwarfs," or "A hero who rises above the rest."


Skipper 发表于 2023-03-18 17:02

不对,这个属于出类拔萃之类的翻译
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Shirley9812
直译 best among the worst
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sandydouble
The lesser of two evils
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Ruth
From chatgpt
"矮子里拔将军" is a Chinese idiom that means "out of the common lot emerges a general," or "a talented person can stand out even among the mediocre." To translate it in a more expressive way, you could say something like "A mighty general from among the dwarfs," or "A hero who rises above the rest."


Skipper 发表于 2023-03-18 17:02

把这句话糟蹋得够呛