Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
raise the tributes
Chinese translation:
提高贡赋
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Gloria (Shufen) Huang (X)
Feb 25, 2013 12:02
11 yrs ago
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English term
raise the tributes
English to Chinese
Art/Literary
Folklore
What does the phrase mean?
It's from the TV series-Once Upon a Time.
The dialogue goes like this:
(Mother) Cora: The king's not a strong man. The kingdom will be yours. Raise the tributes, form a personal guard. Let everyone know where the new power lies, and you'll hold the hearts of your people in your hands.
(Daughter) Regina: Is that what you would do, Mother?
Cora: That's exactly what I would do.
Regina: Well, the thing is I don't want to be you.
It's from the TV series-Once Upon a Time.
The dialogue goes like this:
(Mother) Cora: The king's not a strong man. The kingdom will be yours. Raise the tributes, form a personal guard. Let everyone know where the new power lies, and you'll hold the hearts of your people in your hands.
(Daughter) Regina: Is that what you would do, Mother?
Cora: That's exactly what I would do.
Regina: Well, the thing is I don't want to be you.
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 5 | 贡赋 |
Patrick Cheng
|
| 4 | 提高酬劳 |
rank kings
|
| 4 | 征收更高的供金 |
Patrick Lau
|
Proposed translations
15 hrs
Patrick Cheng
United States
United States
Native in Chinese
United States
Earn your trust job by job
Native in: Chinese (Variants: Traditional, Simplified) 
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese
Related KudoZ points
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贡赋
nadico翻成‘供金’意思差不多了，不过中文有现成的‘贡赋’一词。attributes愿意是指国王向国土范围内的土地所有者（比如大多数有爵位的人）要求每年进贡的财物。这里Cora告诉女儿国王不是一个很有主见的人，她可以为所欲为。她应该提高领主们每年进贡的数目，好组建自己的个人卫队，让大家知道真正的权力在谁手里。
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Comment: "我覺得您的答案和解釋比較正確，所以就選您的了。謝謝！"
2 hrs
提高酬劳
C:国王并不是一个强大的人。这个王国将会属于你。提高酬劳，筹建一个私人卫队。让所有人知道新的权力属于谁，你将能把你的人民的心掌握在手上。
10 hrs
征收更高的供金
在自己的领地内向农民征收更高地租和其他税金以组成私人卫队。培植势力的意思
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