哥哥让着弟弟
English translation: humour
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| Chinese to English translations [PRO] Other / 哥哥让着弟弟 | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Randy Wong China Local time: 06:18 | ||||||
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| 5 | humour |
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| 4 | ...be kind to... |
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| 3 | the elder brother gave in favoring the younger brother |
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| 3 | let... go first |
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1 hr confidence: 
the elder brother gave in favoring the younger brother Explanation: give in; give up (in favor of ) |
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9 hrs confidence:
humour Explanation: 比较地道的说法是： You ought to humour your younger sister a little. 你该让着妹妹一点。 humour： 迁就;迎合 If you humour someone who is behaving strangely, you try to please them or pretend to agree with them, so that they will not become upset. She disliked Dido but was prepared to tolerate her for a weekend in order to humour her husband. javascript:; 她不喜欢迪多，但准备暂时忍受她一个周末，以迁就自己的丈夫。 |
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13 hrs confidence:
...be kind to... Explanation: kind, adj. nice, benign, tolerant kind有“宽容”、“忍让”的含义。 根据语境： An elder brother is expected to be kind to his younger brothers. The elder brother is kind to his younger brother. An elder brother should be kind to his younger brother(s). |
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let... go first Explanation: I'd probably want to use a phrasal verb in English: Max let his little brother go first The two boys played together, the older being careful to let the younger one win sometimes Jimmy let his little cousin go first The older kids made sure that the little kids got their turn as well |
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