求助翻译:not the other way around.原句:Remember that in Western cultures, you usually take your friend out on their birthday for dinner or fun ?not the other way around.
问题描述：
求助翻译:not the other way around.
原句:
Remember that in Western cultures, you usually take your friend out on their birthday for dinner or fun ?not the other way around.
答
首先翻译你的原句吧：
在西方习俗中，在你朋友生日那天，你应该带他（她）出去吃饭或出去玩。而不是以其他的方式。
再看看你的问题，not the other way around的意思就是 “而不是以其他的方式”,或者“没有其他的可能”。
例如： You should finish your homework by yourself,not the other way around.
Mary is going to marry Jone,not the other way around.
答
the other way around
the opposite of what is expected or supposed与料想的或以为的相反
如:I was accused of stealing money from her but in fact it was the other way around.
说我偷了她的钱,其实正相反.(她偷了我的钱)
参考资料：辞典