Daily Translation - English to Chinese 11-12
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Perhaps the greatest tribute that Brahms could pay to Strauss was his remark that he would have given anything to have written The Blue Danube waltz. Background knowledge: Strauss, Johann Strauss, was an outstanding Austrian musician renowned for his waltzes and polkas. Many musicians have come from the Strauss family. Every New Year’s Day, a New Year’s concert featuring works composed by the Strauss family is held at the Vienna Golden Hall. Among them, Johann Strauss’s masterpiece “The Blue Danube” is often included in the additional performances.
This post was last edited by kaixuanzz on 2010-11-12 at 12:06. Perhaps the greatest tribute that Brahms could pay to Strauss was his remark that he would have given anything to have written The Blue Danube waltz. Maybe Brahms’ best compliment to Strauss was his comment regarding The Blue Danube (I’m not quite sure about that subordinate clause)
The last edit to this post was made by kaixuanzz on 2010-11-12 at 12:07. Perhaps Brahms’ greatest compliment to Johann Strauss was that he couldn’t come up with any better praise for the composition of \"The Blue Danube\".
The subordinate clause at the end is difficult to translate; even when translated, it doesn’t sound smooth.
This post was last edited by leteblink on 2010-11-12 at 12:23. Perhaps the greatest tribute that Brahms could pay to Strauss was his remark that he would have given anything to have written The Blue Danube waltz. Probably, Brahms’ highest compliment to Strauss was saying that he would have given everything in exchange for the inspiration to compose The Blue Danube. I added a few words based on my own understanding; is the structure used here considered subjunctive? Here’s another sentence for reference: I would have given anything to have my memories erased. Please use this as something to think about~ I look forward to further discussions on how to translate this sentence in a way that conforms to linguistic habits
Brahms once said he would give up all his works in exchange for Strauss’s Blue Danube, which is perhaps the highest praise one can offer for Johann Strauss!
This post was last edited by hml8851 on 2010-11-12 at 15:59. Perhaps Brahms’ greatest compliment to Johann Strauss was what he said: if it had been him rather than Johann Strauss who composed \"The Blue Danube,\" he would have been willing to pay any price for it. :)
Perhaps the greatest tribute that Brahms could pay to Strauss was his remark that he would have given anything to have written The Blue Danube waltz. Perhaps the greatest compliment for Strauss was Brahms’ statement that he would have given up all his musical achievements in exchange for composing The Blue Danube
Reply to 7# leteblink You’re right! I would have given anything to have my memories erased. I’m willing to pay any price if I could remove those memories. Memory cannot be erased, so this is considered a subjunctive mood. In the sentence, “He would have given anything to have written The Blue Danube waltz.” He was willing to pay any price to obtain the inspiration to compose The Blue Danube. He didn’t manage to create it; it was Johann Strauss who created it, haha – conditional tense.
Perhaps the greatest tribute that Brahms could pay to Strauss was his remark that he would have given anything to have written the Waltz from The Blue Danube. Perhaps Brahms’ greatest compliment for Strauss was his statement that he would have given everything in exchange for being able to compose a masterpiece like The Blue Danube, which indicates how highly Brahms regarded it – and such an assessment constitutes the greatest praise one can offer Strauss
Perhaps the greatest tribute that Brahms could pay to Strauss was his remark that he would have given anything to have written The Blue Danube waltz. Background knowledge: Strauss, Johann Strauss, was an outstanding Austrian musician renowned for his waltzes and polkas. Many musicians have come from the Strauss family. Every New Year’s Day, a New Year’s concert featuring works composed by the Strauss family is held at the Vienna Golden Hall. Among them, Johann Strauss’s masterpiece “The Blue Danube” is often included in the additional performances. “I am willing to pay any price to create The Blue Danube. ”This sentence is perhaps Brahms’ highest praise for Johann Strauss.