这也许有点堂吉诃德式,但却是崇高的。
这是个堂吉诃德式的任务吗?
正是因为这种近乎堂吉诃德式的偏执自负态度,“美国人之选”充斥着争议之声。
Precisely because it is more than a quixotic fancy Americans Elect is controversial.
如果我们心中都多有一点堂吉诃德式的性格,也许这世界会是一个更加美好的家园。
If we all had a little more Don Quixote in us, maybe the world would be a better place to live in.
例如。形容词“堂吉诃德式的”,意思是“理想主义的,不切实际的”,这来源于他的名字。
For example, the adjective "quixotic", which means "idealistic and impractical", derives from his name.
我选择的这两个答案似乎如同堂吉诃德式幻想一样不切实际,或者显得荒谬,但是请容忍我讲下去。
These might seem quixotic or paradoxical choices, but please bear with me.
去年夏天,怀揣着一点堂吉诃德式的幻想,我们俩,也就是伊恩和杰夫,结伴从沃特卢一路骑车到了温哥华。
With just a few quixotic tendencies between us, we, Ian and Geoff, rode from Waterloo to Vancouver together last summer.
去年夏天,怀揣着一点堂吉诃德式的幻想,我们俩,也就是伊恩和杰夫,结伴从沃特卢一路骑车到了温哥华。
With just a few quixotic3 tendencies between us, we, Ian and Geoff, rode from Waterloo to Vancouver together last summer.
接下来便是堂吉诃德式的探寻:为了找到秘方,使好村民,毫无疑问是像巴罗这样的好村民拥有便便大腹和乐观的性格。
What follows is a quixotic quest for the recipes that give good countryfolk—and doubtless Mr Barlow—ample waistlines and cheerful characters.
这是一种堂吉诃德式的探索,不仅反映了对工具栏目的误解,而且反映了对隐喻魔法徒劳的希望。关于这一点我们在第13章已经谈过。
This is a Quixotic quest that not only reflects a misunderstanding of the purpose of toolbars but also reflects the futile hope for magical powers in metaphors, which we discussed in Chapter 13.
这是一种堂吉诃德式的探索,不仅反映了对工具栏目的误解,而且反映了对隐喻魔法徒劳的希望。关于这一点我们在第13章已经谈过。
This is a Quixotic quest that not only reflects a misunderstanding of the purpose of toolbars but also reflects the futile hope for magical powers in metaphors, which we discussed in Chapter 13.
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