2014年4月10日 星期四

【翻譯】21 Of The Most Beautiful Japanese Cherry Blossom Photos Of 2014

21 Of The Most Beautiful Japanese Cherry Blossom Photos Of 2014
21張 2014 日本最漂亮的櫻花照片

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The delicate pink sakura, or cherry blossom, is associated primarily with the culture of its native Japan. These trees blossom throughout Japan every spring, but their beauty never gets old, so we’ve collected some of our favorite photos of this year’s cherry blossoms in Japan.

優雅的粉紅色櫻花, 或可稱為櫻桃花, 象徵著日本本土的文化. 在每年的春天這些樹在日本各地開花, 但她們的美麗永遠不會老去, 所以我們收集了一些我們最喜歡的今年日本櫻花的照片.

delicate 精巧, 嬌嫩, 優雅

In Japan, the blossoming of the sakura begins in April, when students go back to school or people go back to work after the holidays. Japan’s national weather service even tracks the movement of the “sakura front,” which is an imaginary line that travels south-to-north every season and heralds the blooming of the sakura. This line’s progression in Japan is marked on this convenient sakura calendar.

在日本, 這些櫻花在四月假期後開始開花, 在學生回去學校上課或是人們回去上班的時候. 日本的國家氣象預報服務甚至追蹤 "櫻花面前", 這是旅行南到北每一個季節, 預示著櫻花的盛開的假想線的運動. 在櫻花日曆中有標明這條線的發展.

herald 預先

The cherry blossom is tied to the ancient Japanese tradition of hanami, or picnicking under a sakura tree. The fact that the cherry blossom has heavily featured in ancient Japanese art has made it a staple of both historical and modern Japanese aesthetic. Although it is also native to China and Korea, it is generally associated primarily with Japanese culture, which is why it often accompanies the Japanese diaspora into cities around the world.

櫻花讓人連繫到日本傳統的賞花, 或是在櫻花樹下野餐. 櫻花在古代日本藝術中的重要特色使得她成為連結歷史和現在日本美學的橋梁. 雖然她也產於中國和韓國, 人們普遍相信她是屬於日本的文化, 這就是為什麼她往往伴隨著日本僑民到世界各地的城市.

hanami 賞花
aesthetic 美學
disspora 僑民

While sakuras are probably best viewed with a Japanese castle, mountain or garden in the backdrop, they might also be planted somewhere in your city as well. They provide a great opportunity to go have a beautiful springtime picnic!

雖然櫻花最適合的背景是日本城堡, 山上或是庭園, 她們可能也種植在你的城市. 她們提供了一個漂亮春天野餐的機會.






















2014年4月3日 星期四

【翻譯】24 Animals Sleeping And Cuddling With Stuffed Animals

24 Animals Sleeping And Cuddling With Stuffed Animals
24隻動物邊睡邊擁抱充填動物玩具

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Perhaps the only thing cuter than an adorable household pet is an adorable household pet curled up for a nap with their favorite plushie toy. There’s nothing like an animal cuddling with the toys we loved in our early childhoods to get the cuteness juices flowing.

世界上要比一隻可愛的家庭寵物還要可愛的, 大概是一隻可愛的家庭寵物蜷縮跟在牠們最喜歡的絨毛玩具睡在一起.沒有甚麼比一個動物擁抱著我們小時候最喜歡的玩具更能源源不絕地湧出可愛了.

adorable 可愛的
plushie 絨毛玩具
cuddle 擁抱
juices flowing 源源不斷

The actual reasons for which animals cuddle up with or play with stuffed animals can vary greatly. For some, it can simply be a source of soft warmth to keep them feeling safe during their nap time. For others, these stuffed animals can represent prey. This is especially apparent in dogs, which can sometimes thrash their plush animals around or rip them when they play. Dogs that were weaned too early from their mothers may also exhibit behavioral problems and may try to nurse from their plush animals – even as adults, this behavior still makes them feel safe.

動物擁抱充填玩具的實際原因可能相差很大.一方面說, 絨毛玩具可以提供柔軟和溫暖好讓動物們在睡覺時覺得安心. 另一方面說, 這些絨毛玩具可以表示為獵物. 這尤其顯示在狗身上, 狗常常會在玩的時候撕裂和鞭打那些毛絨動物. 狗如果太早離開母親斷奶會展現行為上的問題, 像是想從毛絨動物上獲得哺乳 - 甚至在成犬身上, 這些行為會讓牠們感到安全.

vary 變化
thrash 鞭打
rip 撕裂
plush 毛絨
wean 斷奶