He is a good sailor.
他不會(huì)暈船.
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此句不能譯作: "他是一個(gè)好水手." 如要表達(dá)此義,
應(yīng)該說: He is a skilled seaman.
He is a good sailor. 的真正涵義是: He is not liable to seasickness.
或He is seldom seasick in rough weather. 因此, a good sailor 的內(nèi)涵是: "不會(huì)暈船".
四十年代出版的一本《英漢四用辭典》把He is a good sailor.
譯作:"他是一個(gè)好水手,因?yàn)樗鼪]有把這個(gè)句子的真正涵義表達(dá)出來.
下面是關(guān)于會(huì)暈船和不會(huì)暈船的兩段對(duì)話:
What kind of sailor are you?
I'm a bad sailor.{或I'm not much of a sailor.}
你暈不暈船?
我會(huì)暈船的.
Are you a good sailor?
Yes, I'm a good sailor.
你會(huì)暈船嗎?
我不會(huì)暈船.
從上面的例句可看出, a bad sailor是a good sailor的相對(duì)語, 因此,
它也不能照譯作:"一個(gè)壞水手", 而應(yīng)譯作:"會(huì)暈船"或"容易暈船". 請(qǐng)?jiān)倏聪旅鎺讉€(gè)例句:
Lao Li is a bad teacher. (或Lao Li is not much of a teacher.)
老李不善于教書.
Hsiao Wang is a good learner.
小王善于學(xué)習(xí).
John is a good thief.
約翰的偷竊本領(lǐng)很高明.
從上述例句可以看到, good和bad是表示"能力的大小"和"動(dòng)作的特征",
是用來指"航海", "教書", "學(xué)習(xí)", "偷竊"的動(dòng)作特征, 而不是指人的道德品質(zhì)而言,
因此 a good thief的內(nèi)涵是 someone who thieves well; a good learner
的內(nèi)涵是someone who learns well. 其余可以類推.
英語有句名諺: A bad workman always blames his tools.
(自己笨,怪刀鈍)句中的bad也不是指workman的品德不好, 而是"笨手笨腳"的涵義.
a bad workman是"能工巧匠"的反語, 可譯作:"技藝差的工匠". 同理,
a bad driver是"駕駛技術(shù)拙劣的司機(jī)"; a bad nurse是"不稱職的護(hù)士".
在其他場(chǎng)合里, "bad"還可能譯為:"不勝任的", "令人不滿意的", "差勁的".
總之, bad和good的譯法必須根據(jù)具體的場(chǎng)合和搭配詞才能選定.
他不會(huì)暈船.
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此句不能譯作: "他是一個(gè)好水手." 如要表達(dá)此義,
應(yīng)該說: He is a skilled seaman.
He is a good sailor. 的真正涵義是: He is not liable to seasickness.
或He is seldom seasick in rough weather. 因此, a good sailor 的內(nèi)涵是: "不會(huì)暈船".
四十年代出版的一本《英漢四用辭典》把He is a good sailor.
譯作:"他是一個(gè)好水手,因?yàn)樗鼪]有把這個(gè)句子的真正涵義表達(dá)出來.
下面是關(guān)于會(huì)暈船和不會(huì)暈船的兩段對(duì)話:
What kind of sailor are you?
I'm a bad sailor.{或I'm not much of a sailor.}
你暈不暈船?
我會(huì)暈船的.
Are you a good sailor?
Yes, I'm a good sailor.
你會(huì)暈船嗎?
我不會(huì)暈船.
從上面的例句可看出, a bad sailor是a good sailor的相對(duì)語, 因此,
它也不能照譯作:"一個(gè)壞水手", 而應(yīng)譯作:"會(huì)暈船"或"容易暈船". 請(qǐng)?jiān)倏聪旅鎺讉€(gè)例句:
Lao Li is a bad teacher. (或Lao Li is not much of a teacher.)
老李不善于教書.
Hsiao Wang is a good learner.
小王善于學(xué)習(xí).
John is a good thief.
約翰的偷竊本領(lǐng)很高明.
從上述例句可以看到, good和bad是表示"能力的大小"和"動(dòng)作的特征",
是用來指"航海", "教書", "學(xué)習(xí)", "偷竊"的動(dòng)作特征, 而不是指人的道德品質(zhì)而言,
因此 a good thief的內(nèi)涵是 someone who thieves well; a good learner
的內(nèi)涵是someone who learns well. 其余可以類推.
英語有句名諺: A bad workman always blames his tools.
(自己笨,怪刀鈍)句中的bad也不是指workman的品德不好, 而是"笨手笨腳"的涵義.
a bad workman是"能工巧匠"的反語, 可譯作:"技藝差的工匠". 同理,
a bad driver是"駕駛技術(shù)拙劣的司機(jī)"; a bad nurse是"不稱職的護(hù)士".
在其他場(chǎng)合里, "bad"還可能譯為:"不勝任的", "令人不滿意的", "差勁的".
總之, bad和good的譯法必須根據(jù)具體的場(chǎng)合和搭配詞才能選定.