专八英译汉错译集（8）
<p> 1、<span word="A">A</span> <span word="drowning">drowning</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="catches">catches</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="straw">straw</span>.</p><p> 2、<span word="He">He</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>.</p><p> 3、<span word="She">She</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="careless">careless</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="dress">dress</span>.</p><p> 答案及解析如下</p><p> 1、</p><p> 误：一个溺水的人抓住了一根稻草。</p><p> 正：一个将淹死的人哪怕是一根稻草也会去抓。</p><p> 析：<span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="straw">straw</span> 为实际抓住了，<span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="straw">straw</span> 为还没有抓到手不过是努力想要抓到罢了。这句话是一个成语，比喻一个人绝望时的心情。</p><p> 2、</p><p> 误：他想去海边。</p><p> 正：他要去当水手。</p><p> 析： <span word="want">want</span>作动词用时，除了要这个主要意思外，还有缺少的意思，如：<span word="He">He</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="patience">patience</span>. 他缺乏耐心。作不及物动词一定表示 缺少 或 贫困解。<span word="We">We</span> <span word="mustnt">mustnt</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="age">age</span>. 我们一定不能让他老年时贫困。<span word="wanting">wanting</span> 无论是作形容词还是介词均表示 缺乏。<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="pages">pages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="wanting">wanting</span>.这本书缺少了很多页。<span word="Wanting">Wanting</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="trust">trust</span>，<span word="friendship">friendship</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span>.没有相互信任的友谊是不可能有的。本题，<span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> 是习惯用语。</p><p> 3、</p><p> 误：她不注意衣着。</p><p> 正：她不爱惜她的衣服。</p><p> 析：<span word="careless">careless</span> <span word="of">of</span> 表示 不重视，不修边幅怎么说呢?..想想..... 应该说 <span word="careless">careless</span> <span word="about">about</span>.</p>
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