中国人最易误解的话第6期:狗也会是酩酊大醉吗?
日期:2012-02-16 16:13

(单词翻译:单击)

Even a hair of dog didn't make him feel better.
  
(误译)即使一根狗毛也不会使他觉得好些。
(正译)即使是再喝解宿醉的一杯酒,也不会使他觉得好些。

A Hair of Dog的来由
  
朋友喝得酩酊大醉,而且醉了一宿,有什么解酒妙方吗?有,解方就是the hair of the dog (that bit you)。乍听起来,这二者好象风马牛不相及。

这个短语的本意是,如果被狗咬伤了,咬伤的部位必须得用从咬人的那条狗身上的狗毛来治疗。现在,The(A) hair of the dog (that bit you)已经成为一种幽默的用法,指用来解宿醉的酒(an alcoholic drink taken in the morning because it is said to cure illness caused by drinking too much alcohol the night before.)

《底特律自由新闻》1888年里面一段引语中的用法那样,dog并非一定指烈酒(liquor):

TRAVIS: "Hello, De Smith! You're looking better than expected. I understood that you were completely crushed by that love affair. How did you recover?"

DE SMITH: "Hair of the dog that bit me. Fell in love with another girl."

显然,这里的dog就是指女孩了。所以如果你喝错了什么,用错了什么,后来又要用同样的东西做解药,你都可以说The(A) hair of the dog (that bit you).

酩酊大醉:

He is dead drunk, and can not drive home. 他酩酊大醉,没法开车回家。

The men who seek intoxicating cups are men who invite their fates. 那些想喝得酩酊大醉的人是向命运挑战的人。

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重点单词
  • fell动词fall的过去式 n. 兽皮 vt. 砍伐,击倒 a
  • alcoholn. 酒精,乙醇,酒