Jul 29, 2022 01:50
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intimate portrait

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There are reasons why there has never been an intimate portrait of Donald Trump, the man.
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Jul 29, 2022 02:48: Frank Zou changed "Field (write-in)" from "(none)" to "There are reasons why there has never been an intimate portrait of Donald Trump, the man. In part, it’s because he has a million acquaintances, pals and hangers on, but no real friends. He has no one he trusts to keep his secrets. For ten years, he certainly had me, and I was always there for him, and look what happened to me. I urge you to really consider that fact: Trump has no true friends. He has lived his entire life avoiding and evading taking responsibility for his actions. "

Jul 29, 2022 02:48: Frank Zou changed "Field (write-in)" from "There are reasons why there has never been an intimate portrait of Donald Trump, the man. In part, it’s because he has a million acquaintances, pals and hangers on, but no real friends. He has no one he trusts to keep his secrets. For ten years, he cert" to "(none)"

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RachelCNEN Nov 1, 2022:
下文的“沒有朋友”只是這句話所提到的“多重原因”(reasons)之一 這句話可以理解爲總述;in part(可以翻譯爲“一部分原因在於。。。”)就是分述的提示詞。從現有文本沒法判斷後文有沒有繼續給出其他的原因。
Rensheng Qi Jul 31, 2022:
jyuan_us: 由身边人所写的传记 Peer comment 好像没法再追加评论了,只好写在这里。不错,Laura Bush: An Intimate Portrait of the First Lady 作为书名的话,Portrait 实际就是指传记了,但是用的仍然是它的本义画像,借用这个词让书名显得生动一些,而不是Portrait本身就有传记的意思。这个书名如果要翻译的话也不会翻译成《劳拉·布什:身边人给第一夫人作传》,而是《近看劳拉·布什》《密友眼中的劳拉·布什》之类。回到这个问题,如果更大的上下文不是在说给川普正式写传记的话,那更不宜翻译成传记。如果上下文确实是在谈传记,那是可以这么说的,但还是以保持原文韵味为好。原文用了比喻,译文没必要把老底直接揭开。
clearwater Jul 30, 2022:
intimate:谙熟的,精通的,深刻的,详尽的。
Kiet Bach Jul 29, 2022:
这里的 portrait 是 portray (描述) 的名词。 https://www.wordhippo.com/what-is/the-noun-for/portray.html#...
Frank Zou (asker) Jul 29, 2022:
portrait是不是可以指代人 根据上下文,是不是说特朗普没有什么可以信任的亲密朋友?
Frank Zou (asker) Jul 29, 2022:
portrait是不是可以指代人 根据上下文,是不是说特朗普没有什么可以信任的亲密朋友?
Frank Zou (asker) Jul 29, 2022:
There are reasons why there has never been an intimate portrait of Donald Trump, the man. In part, it’s because he has a million acquaintances, pals and hangers on, but no real friends. He has no one he trusts to keep his secrets. For ten years, he certainly had me, and I was always there for him, and look what happened to me. I urge you to really consider that fact: Trump has no true friends. He has lived his entire life avoiding and evading taking responsibility for his actions.
Frank Zou (asker) Jul 29, 2022:
There are reasons why there has never been an intimate portrait of Donald Trump, the man. In part, it’s because he has a million acquaintances, pals and hangers on, but no real friends. He has no one he trusts to keep his secrets. For ten years, he certainly had me, and I was always there for him, and look what happened to me. I urge you to really consider that fact: Trump has no true friends. He has lived his entire life avoiding and evading taking responsibility for his actions.

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知根知底/触及灵魂地了解

portrait用的就是本义,画像,或者刻画、描述。被谁刻画,当然是川普周围的人。他周围并没有真正的朋友,自然也就没有知己眼里的他。整句可翻译为:从来也没有人刻画过一个真正的川普。
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亲民形象

There are reasons why there has never been an intimate portrait of Donald Trump, the man.
唐纳德·特朗普连一点儿亲民形象都没有,这并不奇怪。
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孤军奋战

never been an intimate portrait 要连着翻译
特朗普在政坛孤军奋战,没有朋友缘说来话长。
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尽显亲密的描述

intimate portrait指关系亲密的亲人或者朋友以了解,亲昵的口吻对特朗普做出的描述。例如“那天唐纳德打赌说打72杆,结果输了,被灌啤酒直到不省人事...那个样子太好玩儿了...”
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由身边人所写的传记

从来没有一本由近身者所写的传记

从来没有一本由身边人所写的传记

身边人可以由很多次替换,例如熟人、熟悉他的人、关系亲近者、密友等

传记是比喻用法,就是像绘画一样描绘他的意思,体现出来了的实务就是一本传记类的书,很多大人物都有这种intimate portrait的书。可以搜一下美国前总统,应该就有写他们的、书名含有这两个单词的书。

Note from asker:
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Peer comment(s):

disagree Rensheng Qi : 这个引申得有点远了。potrait 不可能有传记的意思。
13小时
Thank you. Pleasse look as a reference at this book: Laura Bush: An Intimate Portrait of the First Lady
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深入的描述 / 深入的描写

这里的 portrait 不是肖像,而是 “描述”

intimate:
2. Relating to or indicative of one's deepest nature: intimate prayers.
3. Essential; innermost: the intimate structure of matter.
4. Marked by informality and privacy: an intimate nightclub.
5. Very personal; private: an intimate letter.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/intimate

portrait:
2. A verbal representation or description, especially of a person.
3. A dramatic representation of a character: the actor's portrait of the famous general.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/portrait

这句是 Donald Trump 曾经聘用过的律师写的。这位律师 (Michael Cohen) 写了一本书叫 Disloyal 来暴露 Donald Trump 的丑陋行为。因为 Michael Cohen 和 Donald Trump 的关系曾经很密切,所以知道很多关于 Donald Trump 的事:
"There are reasons why there has never been an intimate portrait of Donald Trump, the man. In part, it’s because he has a million acquaintances, pals and hangers on, but no real friends. He has no one he trusts to keep his secrets. For ten years, he certainly had me, and I was always there for him, and look what happened to me. I urge you to really consider that fact: Trump has no true friends. He has lived his entire life avoiding and evading taking responsibility for his actions. He crushed or cheated all who stood in his way, but I know where the skeletons are buried because I was the one who buried them. I was the one who most encouraged him to run for president in 2011, and then again in 2015, carefully orchestrating the famous trip down the escalator in Trump Tower for him to announce his candidacy. When Trump wanted to reach Russian President Vladimir Putin, via a secret back channel, I was tasked with making the connection in my Keystone Kop fashion. I stiffed contractors on his behalf, ripped off his business partners, lied to his wife Melania to hide his sexual infidelities, and bullied and screamed at anyone who threatened Trump’s path to power. From golden showers in a sex club in Vegas, to tax fraud, to deals with corrupt officials from the former Soviet Union, to catch and kill conspiracies to silence Trump’s clandestine lovers, I wasn’t just a witness to the president’s rise—I was an active and eager participant."
https://www.facebook.com/stopthedonaldtrump/posts/there-are-...

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Disloyal: A Memoir; The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump is a 2020 book by Michael Cohen.[2][3] In the memoir, Cohen recollects his time working as an attorney for Donald Trump from 2006 to 2018, his felony convictions, and other personal affairs. Throughout the book, Cohen alleges numerous incidents of wrongdoing by Trump.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disloyal:_A_Memoir

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https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71GslFSfZNL...

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这里的 portrait 是 portray (描述) 的名词。
https://www.wordhippo.com/what-is/the-noun-for/portray.html#...

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There are reasons why there has never been an intimate portrait of Donald Trump, the man. In part, ...
之所以从来没有对特朗普这个人的深入描述,部分原因是 ...
之所以从来没有人深入描述过特朗普这个人的内心世界,部分原因是 ...
Peer comment(s):

agree clearwater
18小时
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2天 2小时

被密友爆料

This version sounds like everyday Chinese.
Example sentence:

There are reasons why there has never been an intimate portrait of Donald Trump, the man.

Donald Trump这个人之所以从未被密友爆料,是有原因的。

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