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Change log entry 42388
Processed by: goldyn_chyld (2012-07-14 13:08:27 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 41111 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
1) So a 明镜 is a "bright mirror"? Ok, well, what *is* a bright mirror, actually? Is it one of those mirrors with lights around the edge, like in an actor's dressing room? Or ... what? A mirror which is reflecting a bright light?

2) "a mirror into the conscience" --- I didn't find anything like that in the many examples I looked at. Besides, how can you have a mirror *into* something? You can say "a *window* into the soul" or whatever, but not "a *mirror* into ..."

盡覽湖面如明鏡般映照著四周翠綠山巒。

為了讓建築物融合在地山景,故宮晶華的外牆採用如明鏡般透亮的玻璃帷幕,照映出藍天、綠意和故宮身影
To make the building blend into its mountainous surroundings, its outer wall is a translucent glass curtain that reflects the blue sky, the green of the mountains, and the NPM's facade.

從歷史這面明鏡中映照現實,我們又能從中學到些什麼呢?
The constitutional environment over the past hundred years has at least improved that much. As we hold the mirror of history up to today's reality, what can we learn?

「映照過往的明鏡」"A Mirror to the Past"

明镜一般的心灵

有如明鏡一般的回信

the best mirror is an old friend
老朋友如一面明镜。

everything is clear in my heart
我心如明镜。

just as fire is covered by smoke , as a mirror by dust and the embryo is covered by the womb ; so this knowledge is covered by that lust
如同烟雾掩盖了火焰,明镜蒙上了灰尘,子宫遮蔽了胎儿一样,贪欲也屏蔽了智慧

镶木地板洁如明镜 The parquet floors shone like mirrors
Diff:
- 明鏡 明镜 [ming2 jing4] /bright mirror/fig. a mirror into the conscience/
+ 明鏡 明镜 [ming2 jing4] /mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat -- such as a lake -- or sth that provides clarity and insight)/
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