doesn't karen Marsh look old!该如何译?
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doesn't karen Marsh look old!该如何译?
新概念英语第一册第127课有这样一句话:Doesn't Karen Marsh look old!She does,doesn't she!课文中译文是卡伦看上去不显老嘛!是的,谁说不是呢!可在新概念教学片中那个女老是这样翻译这句话:卡伦看上去很老,这是两个意义完全相反的译文,到底哪个正确呢?
答
"卡伦看上去很老,不是吗?" 是对的.这是个倒装的强调句.也可以翻译成:"卡伦看上去不是很老吗!" 所以才有后面顺理成章的
"是的(是很老),谁说不是呢!"(She does (look old),doesn't she!).
如果第一句是"不显老"的意思,回答表示同意就应该是:
She doesn't (look old).(她不显老.) 而且第一句得改成:
Karen Marsh doesn't look old!