To Be Alive
cobre
July 18, 2009 at 01:13 AM posted in General DiscussionMy Thanks to all who answered my call for help here. You certainly made a great lady happy.
Unfortunately the cancer, bit back, but we have had some wonderful days, celebrating life.
Gene
My friend Isobel who spent years in Taiwan, is battling cancer.
She requested that we make her a small drawing with characters that could mean:
To be alive to the fullest, to overcome, to be well and happy.
Would anyone be so kind as to make a suggestion?
Thank you,
Gene (cobre/per Spanishpod)
goulnik
March 12, 2009 at 05:56 PM
前程似锦，全力以赴 (qiánchéngsìjǐn, quánlìyǐfù)
splendid prospects, spare no efforts
cobre
March 12, 2009 at 05:21 PM
Thank you all for your assistance.
The lady in question is doing well, very weak, but the treatments seem to be working.
Last week she went in for a checkup and surprised the chinese internist with chinese.
life is good.
cobre
February 15, 2009 at 11:47 AM
Spanishlearners, should I reset my brouser to Right to Left to make that read properly?
spanishlearners
February 14, 2009 at 09:11 PM
اتمنى لها الشفاء العاجل This is the arab for "I wish that she will get better soon"
cobre
February 14, 2009 at 05:05 PM
Thank you for helping. Yesterday they gave her good news, the radiation had destroyed the tumors in her brain and today they began chemo on the original tumor. It is of a type that has been cured in the past. We hope and pray.
Y gracias de nuevo para sus ayudas.
谢谢你们
Cobre, 铜
RJ
February 14, 2009 at 11:27 AM
might I suggest:
追求完美的人生
zhui1 qiu2 wan2 mei3 de ren2 sheng1
which would be "live life to its fullest" or "pursue a full and ideal life"
I agree with Changye, perhaps one of the native speakers could help out here.
changye
February 14, 2009 at 05:20 AM
Hi native Chinese poddies, we need your help. Honestly, it's just beyond our ability to come up with an appropriate Chinese phrase. Thank you.
cobre
July 18, 2009 at 01:15 AMMy Thanks to all who answered my call for help here. You certainly made a great lady happy.
Unfortunately the cancer, bit back, but we have had some wonderful days, celebrating life.
Gene