anonymoose Posted January 4, 2006 at 05:08 PM Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 at 05:08 PM What would be an equivalent phrase in English of 想到这里? Some examples I found on a google search: 想到这里，小宝才觉得还是国内好 source 想到这里，肖剑南又一次走进后面大屋里面，大屋里面陈设简陋，根本不可能藏下任何东西，肖剑南不禁皱了皱眉。 source 想到这里，他又拿出一根烟抽了起来 source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted January 4, 2006 at 05:25 PM Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 at 05:25 PM I think you can often omit it. For example (example culled from Google) 她一度几乎下定了决心要去问他，但是问起这件事不免又要有多少别扭，想到这里，她便把这个主意暂时搁了下来。 It doesn't really give you anything beyond a slightly more explicit cause > effect relationship. In English an 'and' or 'so' would suffice. If it had to include it I'd probably say 'thinking about this, she decided to . . ', but I'd prefer to drop it. 'Thinking about / considering this' is the closest equivalent I can think of, but I doubt you'd use that very often. Roddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowdh Posted January 4, 2006 at 05:26 PM Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 at 05:26 PM There I was getting all excited thinking I knew the answer Xiang Dao Zhe Li... would like to go inside or something but doh, the compound character thing strikes and after checking on wenlin its something like "thinking of here"... but my translation skills are incredibly minimal at the moment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowdh Posted January 4, 2006 at 05:27 PM Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 at 05:27 PM Now see Roddy's explanation makes more sense... darn it back to the studying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semantic nuance Posted January 5, 2006 at 05:29 AM Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 at 05:29 AM 想到這裡---come to think of it, when you think about it, or thinking about it.... Hope it helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amego Posted January 12, 2006 at 08:40 PM Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 at 08:40 PM just to be naughty, this can also mean "would like to come here" 他想到這裡(來)。 ta1 xiang3 dao4 zhe4 li3 (lai2) "He wants to come here." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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