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Angliholic Posted 16 years ago
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Nothing is more lamentable than a dead heart.

1. Nothing is more lamentable than a dead heart.

2. Despair is the greatest sorrow.

3. Nothing gives greater cause for sorrow than despair.; There is no grief so great as despair.
4.There is no greater grief than the death of the will?

HI,

We have a Chinese saying, and I searched for the English version on the Internet. I got the above four versions. I want to make sure if all of the above sound good and mean about the same to you. Thanks in advance.
  

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#1 is too cute; #4 is too vague.

— Mister Micawber

  • #1 is too cute; #4 is too vague.
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#1 is too cute; #4 is too vague.
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4.There is no greater grief than the death of the heart.

Thanks, Mister.

If I replace "will" with "heart" in the fourth version, does it sound good and clear?

Thanks again in advance.
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why don't you give the chinese saying as well, to see if some of us who are bilingual can help with the translation?
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No-- then it is like #1: too cute. You are not writing verses, are you?
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