| Change log entry 71157 | |
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| Processed by: | goldyn_chyld (2020-11-21 16:33:01 GMT) |
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<< review queue entry 67340 - submitted by 'richwarm' >> 1. This would be better expressed as a v.o. (dissect sparrow) rather than as a noun phrase (preliminary test on a small sample). 2. Why "preliminary"? The point is that one doesn't need to go any further than dissecting one or two if they are typical cases. (Sparrows are seen as all being more or less alike.) J ~ "Though there are plenty of sparrows, it is not necessary to dissect every one of them; to dissect one or two is enough." 麻雀虽然很多，不需要分析每个麻雀，解剖一两个就够了。 J ~ <<Likewise, the comrades in charge of the leading bodies of the Party at the central, provincial and county levels should themselves investigate one or two villages, or dissect one or two "sparrows ".>> 党的领导机关，包括全国性的、省的和县的负责同志，也要亲自调查一两个农村，解剖一两个“麻雀”。 |
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- 解剖麻雀 解剖麻雀 [jie3 pou1 ma2 que4] /lit. to dissect a sparrow; fig. a preliminary test on a small sample/ + 解剖麻雀 解剖麻雀 [jie3 pou1 ma2 que4] /to dissect a sparrow/(fig.) to examine a typical case as the basis for making a generalization/ |