а как бы вы перевели?

[Green Apple]

Здравствуйте,
подскажите,плз, как лучше передать в переводе:
They feel, of a drizzly afternoon in Shoreditch, the mysterious tug of energy over beauty and of edge over elegance.
оригинал здесь: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/06/opini ... ef=opinion
Речь идет о сравнении жизни в Париже и Лондоне.

У меня получилось: Дождливым лондонским утром они чувствуют загадочное превосходство силы над красотой и (??????) над утонченностью.
И еще вопрос вдогонку: район Шордич несет в себе какой-нибудь дополнительный коннотативный смысл типа Брайтон Бич в Штатах, или это просто еще один район Лондона?

[Ралина]

and of edge over elegance
и стойкости над изяществом

[L.B.]

и (??????) над утонченностью.

edge = edginess (m-w: having a bold, provocative, or unconventional quality <an edgy film>), on the bleeding/cutting edge, etc.
моды: в Париже - элегантность, в Лондоне - "я с детства не любил овал, я детства угол рисовал..."

[osoka]

Вот что пишут про Шордитч в "Википедии":

Formerly a predominantly working class area, Shoreditch and Hoxton have, in recent years, been gentrified by the creative industries and those who work in them. Former industrial buildings have been converted to offices and flats, while Curtain Road and Old Street are notable for their clubs and pubs which offer a variety of venues to rival those of the West End. Art galleries, bars, restaurants, media businesses and the building of the Hackney Community College campus are further features of this transformation. However, to the north, east and south, poor quality housing and urban decay is still prevalent. Other traditions of working class entertainment survive on Shoreditch High Street where the music halls of yesteryear have been replaced by the greatest concentration of striptease venues in London (Clifton 2002).

И слово элегантность в современном русском языке существует, как и энергия.

[Alter Ego]

И слово элегантность в современном русском языке существует, как и энергия.

Ну да. Правда, elegance - не всегда и не совсем "элегантность". А у "энергии" есть довольно противный пароним "энергичность"...

[Tanka]

edge over elegance

Экспрессия, остромодность, смелость, эпатаж (но это уже вряд ли)?

[L.B.]

the mysterious tug of ...
загадочное превосходство

Думается, "tug" здесь не "превосходство", а одновременно "притяжение" и "борьба", что, как и "edge", одним словом не передать (и кстати "over" далеко не всегда "над")...

Забавы ради, разные примеры...

There was no greater threat to my undergraduate education than the inertial tug of warm bed over cold campus. (см.)
Who hasn't felt the strong tug of anger, even rage, over some perceived wrong or loss in life that was seen as unfair and unjust? (см.)
While I chose a life devoted to teaching Torah, I always felt the inner tug of artistic expression. (см.)
There’s an upside though: geoloc nixed and going dark, the rasp of newly laundered towel on my back, the snap of snaps, the heft of hand woven broadcloth on my shoulders, the first stubborn tug of denim over my hips. (см.)
But that "spark" if it was never there, never will be. The question is: how grown up does one have to get -- to ignore the tug of "spark" over all those other practical things that grow? (см.)
In comparisons of enriched academia city wide community life, the creative force of both populations, and the establishment of several viable cultural organizations, roaming deer populations, population differentials - diversities, along with turf issues concerning tax structuring (the traditional tug of arguments over loss of tax base due to intrusions of Non-for-profit organizations) make both communities a perfect fit. (см.)
That tug of guilt over sin is yet another assurance that you have placed yourself in God’s grip. (см.)
Her words threw Terry into further animation. He held her body tight ... and let himself go. ... His eyes rolled into the back of his head and he felt the tug of his cum boiling over. (см.)

В целом, это предложение, выделенное в параграф, следует переводить как вставной прозопоэтический (риторический) кусок...