be flattened like a pancake

Chinese translation: 被压成肉饼

09:27 Aug 27, 2019
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / 儿童小说
English term or phrase: be flattened like a pancake
What if XXX's mama caught hold of me in her long trunk?
Would I be crushed like a bug?
Would I be flattened like a pancake?

上下文:一只小猫害怕被大象用鼻子抓住,然后设想了自己的悲惨结局。

不知道怎么翻译能让语言更流畅。
MeC.L.
China
Chinese translation:被压成肉饼
Explanation:
要是大象妈妈用她的长鼻子抓住我该怎么办?
我会像一只小虫那样被碾碎吗?
还是会被压成肉饼呢?

尽管讲到pancake,大家脑海中会浮现出美式松饼的形象,但文学作品重要的是译文流畅,对目标语言的读者友好,所以不如灵活译成中文读者熟悉的意像。
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lingyanlv
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Local time: 22:31
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1被压成肉饼
lingyanlv
4把我壓平如薄鬆餅
pkchan
3踩成泥饼
tanglsus


  

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把我壓平如薄鬆餅


Explanation:
or:把我壓平如鬆餅

pkchan
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Local time: 10:31
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
被压成肉饼


Explanation:
要是大象妈妈用她的长鼻子抓住我该怎么办?
我会像一只小虫那样被碾碎吗?
还是会被压成肉饼呢?

尽管讲到pancake,大家脑海中会浮现出美式松饼的形象,但文学作品重要的是译文流畅,对目标语言的读者友好,所以不如灵活译成中文读者熟悉的意像。

lingyanlv
China
Local time: 22:31
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agree  brunoccj: +1
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1 day 11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
踩成泥饼


Explanation:
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tanglsus
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Local time: 10:31
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