翻译加油站 第191期:"索性"怎么译
日期:2013-06-19 13:14

(单词翻译:单击)

句子

由于预报有大雨,组织者索性将这次户外活动取消了。

误译

As the weather forecast says there will be a heavy rain, the organizer might as well cancel this outdoor activity.

正译

As the weather forecast says there will be a heavy rain, the organizer has simply canceled this outdoor activity.

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英语可以译成simply。二是说话者对听话者的劝告,提供一种有利的选择。仅仅是个建议,并未成为事实。也可以说“不妨”、“最好”或“干脆”,只是“不妨”比“干脆”口气婉转一些。英语可以用 ’d better或 may/might as well表示。might as well比may as well口气缓和例如:

1. 既然预报有大雨,我们索性/干脆/最好/不妨将这次户外活动取消了吧。

Since the weather forecast says there will be a heavy rain, we ’d better/may as well/might as well cancel this outdoor activity.

2. 他在图书馆借不到这本参考书,就索性/干脆到书店买了一本

As he failed to borrow this reference book from the library, he simply bought one copy in the bookshop.

3. 在图书馆借不到这本参考书,你索性/干脆/最好/不妨到书店买一本吧。

Since this reference book is not available in the library, you ’d better/may as well/might as well get one copy in the bookstore.

4.他误了末班车,周围又没有出租车,就索性/干脆步行回家了。

As he missed the last bus and there was no taxi coming and going around, he simply went back home on foot.

5.既然你误了末班车,周围又没有出租车,你索性/干脆/最好/不妨步行回家吧。

Since you’ve missed the last bus and there is no taxi moving around, you ’d better/may as well/might as well go back home on foot.

6.他跟老板吵了一架,就索性/干脆辞职不干了。

He quarreled with his boss, and simply gave up his job.

7.既然你跟老板吵架了,你索性/干脆/最好/不妨辞职不干了。

Since you’ve quarreled with your boss, you ’d better/may as well/ might as well resign from your work.

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重点单词
  • forecastn. 预测,预报 v. 预测
  • availableadj. 可用的,可得到的,有用的,有效的
  • referencen. 参考,出处,参照 n. 推荐人,推荐函 vt. 提
  • resignv. 辞职,放弃,顺从,听任