tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat May 24 18:25:03 1997

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Re: Treasure Island





> >     qoror here.  I was watching an adaptation of Treasure Island just
now,
> >and someone said something that sounds good for Klingons as well.  I
don't know
> >whether it was in the real book or not.  Here it is:
> 
> >        "Gentlemen of virture never turn back."
> 
> >        and my stab at it:
>         
> >        "Qu'chajvo' not tlhe' ghob SuvwI'pu'."
 
"Turning from duty" strikes me as to English a metaphor.  The most literal
meaning of "turn back" is probably "chegh", "surrender".  Thus:

	"not chegh ghob SuvwI'pu'."

SuSvaj


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