日常英語對話翻譯
日常英語對話 翻譯 看得多美國劇集,你會發現在日常英語對話中,有些很簡單的詞組或句子,表達的卻並非字面上的意思。如果理解不到位,往往會鬧出笑話。例如有這麼兩個看似簡單的說法: 1.Tell me about it! (字面意思:快告訴我是怎麼回事!) 2.What else is new? (字面意思:還有什麼新的嗎?) 其實,以上兩句如果放到對話中,所表達的含義會與字面意思有很大不同。那麼,這兩句到底是什麼意思呢?讓我們舉幾個例子: Tell me about it! A:Do you know under the newly reformed tax plan, the rich people actually pay less tax? 你知道嗎,如果實行改革後的新稅務計劃,富人交納的稅反而會更少? B: Tell me about it! My neighbor is a millionaire, he told me that his tax rate would be reduced by fifty percent. 可不是嗎?我的鄰居是個百萬富翁。他告訴我,他的交稅比例將降低50%。 在這裡,“tell me about it”不是要求對方細說,而是表示一種附和,還帶有驚訝的成分。再比如: A: Under such harsh economic downturns, working class can hardly make ends meet. 經濟下滑這麼厲害,工薪階層快要揭不開鍋了。 B: Tell me about it! In my family alone two people got laid off. I don't know how I can make the mortgage payment this month. 可不是嗎?光我們家被解僱的就有兩人,我還不知道這個月怎麼付房子的銀行貸款呢。 What else is new? A:Hey, do you know the new governor is going to cut the funding for education? 嘿,你聽說了嗎?新州長要減少教育經費...