Kenny同志 Posted September 27, 2012 at 02:06 PM Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 at 02:06 PM I was watching a documentary on two Japanese war criminals who started two 杀人竞赛s during the 1930s and was curious to know its equivalent in English. I thought that “killing race” would be fine but doing a lookup in Google Books returned only one result, far fewer than the number of hits of “killing contest”. So is “killing race” incorrect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymoose Posted September 27, 2012 at 02:25 PM Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 at 02:25 PM I think a race should have a well defined objective, and the competition is to see who can be first to reach that objective. In other words, the time is the variable. A contest, on the other hand, sounds more like a competition to see who can get the highest achievement within a set time. In other words, the achievement (the score) is the variable. That's what it seems like to me, anyway, just thinking about it cursorily. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
li3wei1 Posted September 27, 2012 at 03:01 PM Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 at 03:01 PM I agree. An eating contest is to see who can eat the most in a given time. An eating race would be who could eat a given amount the fastest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny同志 Posted September 28, 2012 at 12:58 AM Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 at 12:58 AM Thanks, Anonymoose and Liwei. I am clear now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outofin Posted September 28, 2012 at 03:46 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 at 03:46 PM I am clear now. Does it sound right to everyone? I prefer to use the word "clear" to the thing you talked about, not you the person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creamyhorror Posted September 28, 2012 at 04:32 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 at 04:32 PM If I were using 'clear' on a person, I would say "I'm clear on the topic now." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny同志 Posted September 29, 2012 at 03:19 AM Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 at 03:19 AM Thanks. I might be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestTexas Posted September 29, 2012 at 04:32 AM Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 at 04:32 AM I'm clear now = I understand... it's fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny同志 Posted September 29, 2012 at 04:35 AM Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 at 04:35 AM Thanks for confirming this, WestTexas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneEye Posted September 29, 2012 at 05:03 AM Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 at 05:03 AM Glad we're all clear on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
li3wei1 Posted September 29, 2012 at 07:59 AM Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 at 07:59 AM It's important to be completely transparent on these matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny同志 Posted September 29, 2012 at 08:02 AM Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 at 08:02 AM I don't think I understand what you mean. What matters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
li3wei1 Posted September 29, 2012 at 08:11 AM Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 at 08:11 AM It's a joke, Kenny. this thread has diverged from topic since post 5, on the matter of whether 'clear' refers to a person or something that the person is talking or thinking about, i.e. whether it's better to say "that's clear" or "I'm clear". There has been some disagreement, and I think both sides have given perfectly legitimate examples. 'Transparent' has the same literal meaning as 'clear', and a figurative meaning that is very similar (honest and open, rather than understandable). I was using it in a way that refers to the person, rather than the thing. I hope I have made myself perfectly clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny同志 Posted September 29, 2012 at 08:14 AM Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 at 08:14 AM I see. hehe. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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