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Chinese translation: FYI

12:58 Oct 22, 2013
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
English term or phrase: a sentence
Los Angeles based line Leyendecker by Jessica Moss and Lisa Guajardo blows up the L.A. scene.
With its classic lines and muted colors,

the neon lights and crystal-adorned cell phone city might be heading back towards the not so glimmering streets of fashion.
下面这句如何理解？
Jiang Xia
China
Chinese translation:FYI
Explanation:
Jim, the first sentence uses 'blows up', which means that this line of clothing (I presume this is clothing?), has become very popular very quickly; 'blow up' also carries a positive connotation . The first part of the second sentence also tells us that the clothing line has 'muted colors' (muted=not bright colors),which is the opposite of the 'glimmering‘ (闪亮的， 刺眼的), neon lights of Los Angeles. So, the second sentence tells us that because of this great new, but 'muted' (muted=less bright colors), clothing line, Los Angeles fashion may go back to being more muted ('heading back towards the not so glimmering streets of fashion), which is the opposite of the city's glimmering lights and culture. In other words, fashion in 'glimmering 'Los Angeles may feature more low-key colors in the future due to this new clothing line.
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Preston Decker
United States
Local time: 07:56
Grading comment
thanks a lot for the specific explanation.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +1FYI
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
FYI


Explanation:
Jim, the first sentence uses 'blows up', which means that this line of clothing (I presume this is clothing?), has become very popular very quickly; 'blow up' also carries a positive connotation . The first part of the second sentence also tells us that the clothing line has 'muted colors' (muted=not bright colors),which is the opposite of the 'glimmering‘ (闪亮的， 刺眼的), neon lights of Los Angeles. So, the second sentence tells us that because of this great new, but 'muted' (muted=less bright colors), clothing line, Los Angeles fashion may go back to being more muted ('heading back towards the not so glimmering streets of fashion), which is the opposite of the city's glimmering lights and culture. In other words, fashion in 'glimmering 'Los Angeles may feature more low-key colors in the future due to this new clothing line.

Preston Decker
United States
Local time: 07:56
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks a lot for the specific explanation.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  fyao99: your explanation is awesome!
2 hrs
neutral  Sheldon Fu: glimmering means a dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light.
12 hrs
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