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Pu-erh

3 Jun 2020

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What does You can't hurry nature. mean?

I listend this in the dialogue below.

A: These white rocks are 52 million years old!
Over time, wind and water shaped them into these forms.
B:Fifty-two million years? You can't hurry nature, I guess.

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POLYDANK

4 Jun 2020

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It can be implied that B thinks nature is slow, but that is not what he is trying to say. He is just simply making a comment.

Here is another sample dialogue:
A: The surface of the sun is one million degrees!
B: One million degrees? Well, I guess we can't go there then.

I hope this helps.

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POLYDANK

3 Jun 2020

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It's a joke. As in, you can't hurry something that is so damn slow.

My Japanese isn't the best, but this is the best translation I can do:
あなたは自然を急ぐにで出来せん

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Pu-erh

3 Jun 2020

Japanese

Thx a lot.

Could you tell me the meaning of the sentence?
I cannot get what part of it the joke is.....

POLYDANK

3 Jun 2020

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@lastwaveoutrun Well, more like humorous. Think of trying to hurry something that is millions of years old.

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Pu-erh

3 Jun 2020

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Thx a lot!

I am so sorry for not being unable to understand...
Could you tell me directly what it means?
Does the speaker B want to show what kind of feeling?

POLYDANK

3 Jun 2020

English (US)

@lastwaveoutrun And I don't think I can explain in Japanese. I think speaker B just wants to be a little humorous is all.

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Pu-erh

3 Jun 2020

Japanese

Thx a lot for answering many times!

I am so sorry not to understand...
Very confused...
I don't know if the speaker is impressed or disappointed at all.
Why do you think it is humorous expression?
What do you want to tell because you can't hurry nature?

POLYDANK

3 Jun 2020

English (US)

Speaker A sounds impressed, but listener B does not. I can say this because speaker A uses a exclamation point (!) and sounds move involved. While I imagine listener B leaning back and saying some random comment "you can't hurry nature".

"You can't hurry nature" really isn't trying to tell anything. Maybe what is humorous is the contrast between speaker A and listener B. Sometimes it's hard to tell why something is funny.

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Pu-erh

4 Jun 2020

Japanese

Thx for your kind answer!

May I ask you my last question?
Speaker B think that speaker A want to hurry nature?
Seeing A being moved, B is rolling his eyes ?

POLYDANK

4 Jun 2020

English (US)

@lastwaveoutrun
"Does speaker B think that speaker A wants to hurry nature?"
- No, I think it is clear that it's not possible to hurry nature, and we know that speaker B is not interested.

"Is A being moved, while B is rolling his eyes?"
- Yes, I think you get it now :)

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Pu-erh

4 Jun 2020

Japanese

Thx a lot!

I understand that B means nature is working slow or inefficiently?

POLYDANK

4 Jun 2020

English (US)

It can be implied that B thinks nature is slow, but that is not what he is trying to say. He is just simply making a comment.

Here is another sample dialogue:
A: The surface of the sun is one million degrees!
B: One million degrees? Well, I guess we can't go there then.

I hope this helps.

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Pu-erh

5 Jun 2020

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Thx a lot!

Maybe I understand.
You mean that B isn't particularly trying to evaluate that, and B just tweeted?

POLYDANK

5 Jun 2020

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Yeah, that sounds right.

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Pu-erh

5 Jun 2020

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Pu-erh

5 Jun 2020

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Thank you for being so patient with me!!

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What does You can't hurry nature. mean? See a translation

It can be implied that B thinks nature is slow, but that is not what he is trying to say. He is just simply making a comment.Here is another sample dialogue:A: The surface of the sun is one million degrees!B: One million degrees? Well, I guess we can't go there then.I hope this helps.

It's a joke. As in, you can't hurry something that is so damn slow.My Japanese isn't the best, but this is the best translation I can do:あなたは自然を急ぐにで出来せん

@lastwaveoutrun Well, more like humorous. Think of trying to hurry something that is millions of years old.

@lastwaveoutrun And I don't think I can explain in Japanese. I think speaker B just wants to be a little humorous is all.

@lastwaveoutrun "Does speaker B think that speaker A wants to hurry nature?"- No, I think it is clear that it's not possible to hurry nature, and we know that speaker B is not interested."Is A being moved, while B is rolling his eyes?"- Yes, I think you get it now :)

It can be implied that B thinks nature is slow, but that is not what he is trying to say. He is just simply making a comment.Here is another sample dialogue:A: The surface of the sun is one million degrees!B: One million degrees? Well, I guess we can't go there then.I hope this helps.

Yeah, that sounds right.

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What does You can't hurry nature. mean?

It can be implied that B thinks nature is slow, but that is not what he is trying to say. He is just simply making a comment.

Here is another sample dialogue:
A: The surface of the sun is one million degrees!
B: One million degrees? Well, I guess we can't go there then.

I hope this helps.

It's a joke. As in, you can't hurry something that is so damn slow.

My Japanese isn't the best, but this is the best translation I can do:
あなたは自然を急ぐにで出来せん

@lastwaveoutrun
"Does speaker B think that speaker A wants to hurry nature?"
- No, I think it is clear that it's not possible to hurry nature, and we know that speaker B is not interested.

"Is A being moved, while B is rolling his eyes?"
- Yes, I think you get it now :)

It can be implied that B thinks nature is slow, but that is not what he is trying to say. He is just simply making a comment.

Here is another sample dialogue:
A: The surface of the sun is one million degrees!
B: One million degrees? Well, I guess we can't go there then.

I hope this helps.