Mar 17, 2009 17:51
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are some things not still eminently valuable even if they can’t be sustained
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Researchers have been looking at the small-scale innovative project or programme, and
wonder if it can be justified in its own terms, and not only if it succeeds in being scaled up. In
other words, are some things not still eminently valuable even if they can’t be sustained in the
short term by local resources?
wonder if it can be justified in its own terms, and not only if it succeeds in being scaled up. In
other words, are some things not still eminently valuable even if they can’t be sustained in the
short term by local resources?
Proposed translations
(Chinese汉语)
| 3 | eminently = 非常; 'eminently' should be 'intrinsically'? |
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Proposed translations
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eminently = 非常; 'eminently' should be 'intrinsically'?
整个句子是疑问句 - rhetorical question
are some things not = are not some things
'still ... even if' = still ... even (al)though 结构
There is a double negative. Take it out and you get:
Are only those things which can be sustained in the short term by local resources valuable?
eminently = fml very （正式）非常 eg Your decision was eminently fair. 你的裁决非常公正。（朗文进阶词典）
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Note added at 3 days2 hrs (2009-03-20 20:20:17 GMT) Post-grading
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[ IMO the more usual collocations would be:
'intrinsically valuable', and 'eminently worthwhile']
are some things not = are not some things
'still ... even if' = still ... even (al)though 结构
There is a double negative. Take it out and you get:
Are only those things which can be sustained in the short term by local resources valuable?
eminently = fml very （正式）非常 eg Your decision was eminently fair. 你的裁决非常公正。（朗文进阶词典）
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Note added at 3 days2 hrs (2009-03-20 20:20:17 GMT) Post-grading
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[ IMO the more usual collocations would be:
'intrinsically valuable', and 'eminently worthwhile']
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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