wiggle room

derekrhodes
 November 06, 2009, 03:06 AM posted in General Discussion

anyone have a translation for this?

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helenshen_counselor
 November 06, 2009, 03:47 AM

Hi there, thanks to Scarlett (our new community advocate), I got to know that it's "可以商量的余地” kěyǐ shāngliang de yúdì or "可以商量的空间” kěyǐ shāngliang de kōngjiān，you can simply say"余地" or "空间".

And maybe that's one possibility, is there a context for it?

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miantiao
 November 06, 2009, 03:53 AM

hi helen 那么请问一下，no room to move, no wiggle room,是不是 ‘毫无商量的空间、余地’‘毫无出路的余地、空间’？

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helenshen_counselor
 November 06, 2009, 07:12 AM

@miantiao, 恩！你是对的，没有商量的余地/空间。

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derekrhodes
 November 06, 2009, 03:50 PM

`room for negotiation` .. exactly, helenshen, miantiao thanks.  A possible context might be: People with a long history of safe driving have wiggle room when they're pulled over for speeding.  They are much more likely to just get a warning.

我的新 vocab

  • 余地: margin, leeway
  • 空间: space
  • 毫无: not in the least
  • 出路: A way out
  • 商量: to discuss, consult

Thanks again for taking the time to answer this for me, I appreciate it.