<p>Nice try, but not that correct.</p>
<p>Let’s disassemble this sentence.</p>
<p>The subject is: something / (1)什么东西</p>
<p>The verb is: separates / 分离，(2)将 ... 分离</p>
<p>The object is: me / (3)我</p>
<p>And the adverbial is: from other people / (4)从 其他人</p>
<p>So to re-assemble it in the Chinese way should be like:</p>
<p>(1)什么东西 (2)将 (3)我 (4)从 其他人 (2)分离</p>
<p>To clarify it: 什么东西将我从其他人分离。</p>

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2020-06-27T17:15:58.440Z
2020-06-27T17:15:58.440Z
Melonee
<p>My attempt for this:  有些事物将我和别人分隔.</p>
<p>Have fun.</p>

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2020-06-28T06:33:24.147Z
2020-06-28T06:33:24.147Z
dan
<p>[Subject]: Something -  什么东西</p>
<p>[verb]: separates - 分开</p>
<p>[object]: me - 我</p>
<p>[adverbial]: from other people - 从其他人</p>
<ul>
<li><p>English grammar: [什么东西] [分开][我], [从其他人]</p>
</li>
<li><p>Chinese grammar: [什么东西] [从其他人][分开][我]</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>(use deposit marker '将' to put object back before the adverbial)</p>
<blockquote>
<p>&quot;有东西(将)我从其他人(那裡)分开&quot; -- There is something separates me from other people</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<p>&quot;<strong>有东西将我和其他人分开</strong>&quot; -- There is something separates me and other people</p>
</blockquote>
<p><em>more native to use [和 (~)] instead of [从 (~) 那裡]</em></p>

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2020-06-27T18:22:53.010Z
2020-06-27T18:22:53.010Z
Tang Ho
<p>It hurts to love you, but I still love you,<br />
It's just the way I feel</p>
<p>Lana del Rey is really just complaining about the paparazzi in this song.</p>
<p>&quot;13 Beaches&quot;<br />
十三片沙滩</p>
<p>I don't belong in the world<br />
我与这个世界格格不入<br />
That's what it is<br />
就是这么回事<br />
Something separates me from other people<br />
我总与其他人有点不同<br />
Everywhere I turn<br />
我所到之处<br />
There's something blocking my escape<br />
总也无所遁形</p>

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2020-06-28T04:37:44.027Z
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Pedroski
<p>There are a lot of answers here already, but I believe that the most succinct way to translate this hasn't been mentioned yet:</p>
<p><strong>与众不同</strong>.</p>
<p><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%88%87%E7%9C%BE%E4%B8%8D%E5%90%8C" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wiktionary</a></p>
<blockquote>
<p>different; distinct; standing out from the crowd</p>
</blockquote>

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2020-06-28T08:57:09.750Z
2020-06-28T08:57:09.750Z
Mou某
<p><strong>13个海滩</strong></p>
<p>I don't belong in the world
我不于这世</p>
<p>That's what it is
就是这样的</p>
<p>Something separates me from other people
某事与我分离他人</p>
<p>Everywhere I turn
到处我与转</p>
<p>There's something blocking my escape
某事挡我逃生</p>

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2020-06-28T11:36:01.167Z
2020-06-28T11:36:01.167Z
Wayne Cheah
<p>There is more than one way to translate this sentence:</p>
<p>直译 (Literal translation): 某些事将我与他人分开</p>
<p>意译 (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sense-for-sense_translation" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Sense-for-sense translation</a>): 我与他人不同之处在于</p>

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2020-06-28T00:32:01.477Z
我与他人不同之处在于 is "The thing that  separates me from other people is"
Tang Ho
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Erin Zuo
<p>I'm trying to translate a song lyric that reads &quot;something separates me from other people&quot;.</p>
<p>My translation is &quot; 我从别人点儿什么分开“.</p>
<p>Is this correct? Thanks in advance for your help!</p>

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How to translate "something separates me from other people" in Chinese?
# How to translate "something separates me from other people" in Chinese?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-27)

I'm trying to translate a song lyric that reads "something separates me from other people".

My translation is " 我从别人点儿什么分开“.

Is this correct? Thanks in advance for your help!

**Tags:** translation, usage


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## 7 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-06-27. Score: 2

Nice try, but not that correct.

Let’s disassemble this sentence.

The subject is: something / (1)什么东西

The verb is: separates / 分离，(2)将 ... 分离

The object is: me / (3)我

And the adverbial is: from other people / (4)从 其他人

So to re-assemble it in the Chinese way should be like:

(1)什么东西 (2)将 (3)我 (4)从 其他人 (2)分离

To clarify it: 什么东西将我从其他人分离。


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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-06-28. Score: 1

My attempt for this: 有些事物将我和别人分隔.

Have fun.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2020-06-27. Score: 1

[Subject]: Something - 什么东西

[verb]: separates - 分开

[object]: me - 我

[adverbial]: from other people - 从其他人

* English grammar: [什么东西] [分开][我], [从其他人]
* Chinese grammar: [什么东西] [从其他人][分开][我]

(use deposit marker '将' to put object back before the adverbial)

> "有东西(将)我从其他人(那裡)分开" -- There is something separates me from other people

> "**有东西将我和其他人分开**" -- There is something separates me and other people

*more native to use [和 (~)] instead of [从 (~) 那裡]*


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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-06-28. Score: 1

It hurts to love you, but I still love you,  
It's just the way I feel

Lana del Rey is really just complaining about the paparazzi in this song.

"13 Beaches"  
十三片沙滩

I don't belong in the world  
我与这个世界格格不入  
That's what it is  
就是这么回事  
Something separates me from other people  
我总与其他人有点不同  
Everywhere I turn  
我所到之处  
There's something blocking my escape  
总也无所遁形


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### Answer by username_5 on 2020-06-28. Score: 1

There are a lot of answers here already, but I believe that the most succinct way to translate this hasn't been mentioned yet:

**与众不同**.

[Wiktionary](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%88%87%E7%9C%BE%E4%B8%8D%E5%90%8C)

> different; distinct; standing out from the crowd


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### Answer by username_6 on 2020-06-28. Score: 1

**13个海滩**

I don't belong in the world
我不于这世

That's what it is
就是这样的

Something separates me from other people
某事与我分离他人

Everywhere I turn
到处我与转

There's something blocking my escape
某事挡我逃生


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### Answer by username_7 on 2020-06-27. Score: 1

There is more than one way to translate this sentence:

直译 (Literal translation): 某些事将我与他人分开

意译 ([Sense-for-sense translation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sense-for-sense_translation)): 我与他人不同之处在于

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: 我与他人不同之处在于 is "The thing that  separates me from other people is"  

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