上一期的Chinglish小伙伴們都糾正了么？今天小編再次給大家敲敲警鐘，下面的表達學起來。

1. 人都是這山望著那山高，對自己的現(xiàn)狀沒有滿意的時候。

[誤] Almost all people think that the other mountain is higher than the one he's standing on. They never feel saisfied with what they've already got.

[正] Almost all people think that the grass is greener on the other hill. They never feel saisfied with what they've already got.

注：“這山望著那山高”是指人不滿足于現(xiàn)狀的心理，它在英語中有現(xiàn)成的說法，即 the grass is greener on the other hill（他山的草更綠），因此我們借用即可，這樣既方便又更有利于與西方人溝通。

2. 北京申奧成功的消息令我們熱血沸騰。

[誤] Beijing's winning the bid for the Olympics makes our blood boil.

[正] Beijing's winning the bid for the Olympics makes us excited.

注：Make one's blood boil是指“激怒某人”，而非“使人激動”。英語中“使人激動”的說法除了make one excited，還有較為口語化的make one's spine tingle。

3. 別聽他們胡說八道，根本就沒那回事。

[誤] Don't listen to their babbling. Nothing of the sort.

[正] Don't be fooled by their babbling. Nothing of the sort.

注：原文中的“聽”不能用listen to來表示，因為listen to指“聽”的動作，而原文中的“別聽”不是不讓他“聽”，而是勸告他“不要聽信”，因此，用not be fooled by才更達意。

4. 我們這兒的人都覺得他有婚外戀。

[誤] People around here all feel that he has affairs outside his own marriage.

[正] People around here all feel that he is leading a double life.

注：Affair本身就指“私通”或“曖昧關(guān)系”，當然是“婚外”的事，所以outside one's own marriage是多此一舉了。英語中“有婚外戀”的地道說法應該是lead a double life。

5. 別看別人不把她當回事，在家里她可是父親的掌上明珠。

[誤] Although other people never take her seriousy, she is the pearl on her father's hand at home.

[正] Although other people never take her seriousy, she is the apple of her father's eye at home.

注：中英文常用不同的喻體表明相同的喻義，“掌上明珠”與the apple of one's eye就是一個很好的例子。這種情況我們一般應尊重各國文化和習俗，翻譯時取目的語的固定說法，而不必直譯，這有助于將意思更有效地傳達給讀者。The apple of one's eye源自圣經(jīng)《舊約》，當時人們用apple指人的瞳孔。盡管瞳孔現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)用pupil來表示，不再是apple了，但這一用法卻延續(xù)了下來。

6. 都十點鐘了。起床了，懶蟲！

[誤] It's ten o'clock. Get up, lazy worm!

[正] It's ten o'clock. Get up, lazy bones!

注：“懶蟲”并非真是一條蟲，只不過被用來形容人很懶惰罷了。英語里與之對應的說法是lazy bones（懶骨頭）。注意，這里的bone應以復數(shù)形式出現(xiàn)，也許是因為不會只有一根骨頭懶吧！

7. 我唯一的資本就是勤奮。

[誤] My only capital is diligence.

[正] My only means to success is diligence.

注：原文的“資本”是借喻，實際指“可以依靠并取得成功的手段”。而英語的capital指money used to produce more wealth or for starting a business，并沒有中文那樣的引申意思。所以，這里的“資本”不能與capital畫等號。也有人用advantage來翻譯“資本”，雖然不盡意，但至少可以讓讀者理解。

8. 這家商店開辟了休息處，受到顧客的稱贊。

[誤] This department store has set up a resting-place, much to the customers' appreciation.

[正] This department store has set up a lounge, much to the customers' appreciation.

注：英語的 resting-place雖然有“休息處”的意思，但更經(jīng)常的是用來指“墳墓”，即“最后安息之處”。因此，把公共場所的“休息處”譯為resting-place不很合適。也有人將它譯為rest-room，但那更不妥當，因為英語中的rest-room是“廁所”的委婉說法，而“休息處”不是這個意思。Lounge指in a hotel, club, or other public place, a room where people can sit and relax，正是“休息室”之意。

9. 大家都懷疑湯姆是個間諜。

[誤] Everyone doubts that Tom is a spy.

[正] Everyone suspects that Tom is a spy.

注：Doubt作“懷疑”講，是“不相信”的意思；而suspect作“懷疑”講，是指“對...有所察覺”。第一句譯文犯了兩個錯誤：首先，doubt不能接that從句，只有not doubt that和 doubt if/whether；其次，它所表達的意思是“大家對湯姆是間諜這件事表示懷疑”，即“大家不相信湯姆是間諜”，與原文的意思恰好相反。

10. 我們倆關(guān)系最好，他經(jīng)常來我這兒蹭飯吃。

[誤] We are best friends. He always comes here to have meals for free.

[正] We are best friends. He always comes here to bum meals off me.

注：第一句只表明“他常到我這兒來白吃白喝”，但朋友這間那種親密關(guān)系沒有體現(xiàn)出來。而 bum sth. off sb.指向非常熟的朋友要一些不起眼的小東西，而朋友也不會介意還不還。

（來源：網(wǎng)絡 編輯：劉明）