Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Perhaps no one can be a skeptic in time and a believer in eternity.

Chinese translation:

或许没有人能一面抱持怀疑,又一面恒久崇信

Added to glossary by Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Aug 11, 2004 22:56
19 yrs ago
English term

Perhaps no one can be a skeptic in time and a believer in eternity.

English to Chinese Social Sciences Philosophy Intellectual History
We shall attempt in this book to take no dogmatic position, certainly not a dogmatically anti-Christian position. We shall, however, assume here that the ideas and practices of Judaism and of Christianity are, for purposes of historical analysis, products of human culture in historic time. It is, however, perfectly possible to regard the truths of Christianity, like the truths of Platonism, as transcending history, as not, and certainly not finally, explicable in terms of historical process. Perhaps no one can be a skeptic in time and a believer in eternity. At any rate, we shall attempt in this book to maintain an inoffensive skepticism, and even a certain amount of humility.

寻求恰当的中译。谢谢。

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Aug 12, 2004:
It's all righ, Ritchest. There might be different ways to interpret the text. Your way is interesting to me and I notice that. I've already graded the suggestions and there's no way of changing the fact.
Non-ProZ.com Aug 12, 2004:
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In time: A particular period or part of duration, whether past, present, or future; a point or portion of duration; as, the time was, or has been; the time is, or will be. =有时

一个人不可能一面持怀疑态度,一面又宣称自己是一如既往( 或始终如一)的信徒/信仰者

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也就是说, 一面持怀疑态度,一面又宣称自己是一如既往的信徒/信仰者,这两种说法是矛盾的。

一面(对基督教)持怀疑态度,一面又宣称自己是永不动摇(恒久不变)地信仰基督教,这种说法是不成立、站不住脚的。

所以,看看这个版本怎样:

没有人能够一边不时地对基督教持怀疑态度, 一边又宣称自己是基督教的永恒的信徒。
Peer comment(s):

disagree Ritchest : an explaination away from the original
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: " Jyuan_us 这个理解比较符合作者在上下文里想表达的意思。 谢谢大家。"
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试译

或许没人能怀疑一时,但会忠信终生。

后悔大学里学哲学时没能认真听课(^_^)
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或许没有人怀疑一时而相信终身

人的宗教信仰可能会有所反复:不信-信-不信-信-...
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或许无人能够既怀疑现世又信仰永恒(true philosophy)

This is a complete negation !!!

Keep in mind "the ideas and practices of Judaism and of Christianity are, for purposes of historical analysis, products of human culture in historic time.", comparing "in historic time" with "in time"
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