cross the line

clearwater

过火了；过头了

freakyqi

Besides meaning crossing a line in a bad way, it can mean crossing a boundary between any two things. Like.... he crossed the line between business and pleasure.

niaihui

freakyqi , you are right ,the original setence is "crossed", I missed the "ed".

jl2315

Originally posted by freakyqi at 2007-4-4 11:41 PM

Actually I don't think it's used quite right in that case.

"But for me, this crossed the line."  -- I think he's talking about a different incident, which is the subject of this interview or discussion.  Although he had acted a bit excessive before, he does not think those earlier incidents were that serious.  But this time, he believes it was morally wrong.


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jl2315

Originally posted by niaihui at 2007-4-4 11:36 PM
我觉的是＂就做过头了＂，但他们的翻译是说＂超越了良心的底线＂，觉的不太忠实于原文．

原文后面有 morally，所以我上面用了“道德的底线”。道德跟良心是有一点不同。