Malcom X once said:
You can't hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree. You can't hate Africa and not hate yourself.
It is a fairly well known quote.
- Are there any “official” translations of this quote? (Not Google translate, etc.)
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iciba (official?)： 你不能恨一棵树的根，而不恨树。你不能恨非洲，也不恨自己。 – user6065 Oct 19 '15 at 3:20
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Only official statements, such as government regulations and UN statements, get official translations. Maybe you meant to ask whether there is any already published translation? – Colin McLarty Oct 20 '15 at 14:17
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well known example of "official translation":阿拉伯语： لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا الله مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ الله 罗马化： lā ʾilāha ʾillā-llāh, muḥammadun rasūlu-llāh 中文翻译： “万物非主，唯有真主。穆罕默德，是主使者。 – user6065 Oct 20 '15 at 14:48
Such sayings have their culture background and only Malcom X himself could tell whether a translation is right or not.
"背祖忘宗" or "數典忘祖" may carry a similar meaning but does not have the same context. Not to say creative translations like "惱根怎可不惱樹, 厭鄉也該厭自己".
I think should be
你不能恨一棵树的根，而不恨树。你不能恨非洲，却不恨自己。
It's literal translation, I don't know whether there is a more elegant way like translated into Chinese idiom.
I think there are many chinese saying
- 人穷怪屋基、屋漏怪瓦稀
- 人醜不要怪父母，人窮不要怪政府
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Different meanings. Not a translation of, said, quote by any means. – user3306356♦ Oct 21 '15 at 5:15
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I think @user3306356 you are not a chinese? This is a very good translation. – Fred Oct 22 '15 at 14:20
