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Tempted

Tempted

The room—one of the smaller private lounges off the executive floor—felt too enclosed for the kind of conversation pressing against its walls. “It mattered the moment your access was restricted,” he said. “You don’t lose system clearance quietly.” Clara finally lifted her gaze to him. “I didn’t lose it. It was paused.” “That’s corporate language for frozen.” “That’s corporate language for watching,” she corrected. He exhaled, slow and controlled, but frustration bled through anyway. “You’re telling me this like it’s a chess move.” “It is.” Adrian took a step closer. “You’re not supposed to be playing this game alone.”
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Tempted

Tempted

I replied, pulling me back out of my frozen state. “What were you trying to do exactly? If I was a minute late, you would have been rolling down the stairs,” He says in a high agitated voice like he was super concerned. My eyes widened at the worried look on his face, mesmerized by his reaction. No one had ever seemed concerned for me. I hardly knew him, he barely knew me and I had no idea how to reply to his sudden care. I am definitely overthinking. It must be out of humanity, no?
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To Love and To Be Loved

To Love and To Be Loved

T O S K A (Russian) (n.) a state of great anguish, melancholy, sorrow, or longing beyond bearable bounds. "How has she been, mom?" "You mean, Eunae?" Yunoh's mother asked as the latter arranged the utensils on the dining table. "She's been doing better than ever as far as I can remember. From the last time we met, I think she's even living her dreams now." "That's good," he said, nodding before spitting out what he had been eagerly wanting to say. "D-did she ever ask about me?"
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Kalau saya harus memilih satu kata yang paling mendekati makna 'desperate', saya akan bilang 'putus asa'.

Kalimat-kalimat seperti 'a desperate attempt' langsung terasa seperti 'usaha putus asa'—ada unsur kehilangan harapan, tindakan yang dilakukan karena tidak ada pilihan lain. Dalam banyak novel yang saya baca, karakter yang melakukan hal-hal ekstrem sering digambarkan dengan kata 'putus asa' karena nuansa emosionalnya yang kuat.

Tetapi saya juga selalu memperhatikan konteks. Kadang 'desperate' dipakai untuk menyatakan urgensi tanpa unsur keputusasaan, misalnya 'in desperate need' yang lebih pas diterjemahkan jadi 'kebutuhan mendesak' atau 'sangat membutuhkan'. Jadi, untuk nuansa emosional: 'putus asa'. Untuk nuansa urgensi: 'mendesak'. Itu yang biasa saya pakai saat menerjemahkan dialog atau menulis subtitle, dan menurut saya kedua pilihan itu sangat berguna tergantung situasinya.

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