汉译英常见错误 | 他爱饮烈性酒,有10年酗酒史
[译] 他爱饮烈性酒,有10年酗酒史。
[误] He enjoyed wine and had a history of heavy alcoholic intake of ten years’ duration.
[译] 他爱饮烈性酒,有10年酗酒史。
[误] He enjoyed wine and had a history of heavy alcoholic intake of ten years’ duration.
skeleton at the feast意为“扫兴的人或物”。
[译] 我儿子感冒了,喉咙痛。
[误] My son caught a cold and had a throatache.
skeleton in the closet [cupboard, house] 意为“家丑”、“家中丢脸的事情”。
[译] 细胞的大小和形状方面差别很大。
[误] Cells differ greatly in size and in form.
[译] 那位教师每月工资 1,000 美元。
[误] The teacher draws wages of 1,000 dollars a month.
soup-and-fish(名词,口语)意为“男子晚礼服”、“燕尾服”。
[译] 布鲁克在战争开始时服役。
[误] Brooke served in the rank at the beginning of the war.
spaghetti /spəˈgeti/ Western(美国俚语)意为“意大利人摄制的美国西部电影”。
[译] 教师回答了学生的问题。
[误] The teacher answered the students’ problem.
本例的spare tire [tyre](后者为英式英语)是戏谑语,意为“肥胖的腰围”、“中年发胖”。
[译] 没有许可证, 不得进入原子能研究所。
[误] You won’t get into the atomic research station without an admittance.
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