“在行”怎么说？
<p>英语中有很多有意思的说法，让人感觉字面上"明明"就是这个意思，但实际上却另有所指。今天我们就举几个例子来讨论一下这种现象。 原文：<span word="He">He</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> .</p><p>原译：这类事，他确实略知一二。 辨析：<span word="Know">Know</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> 和汉语的"略知一二"表面上何其相似！实际上却是一对"假朋友"。"略知一二"的意思是只知道一点儿，常用于表示自谦，比如有人说："此时在下也略知一二。"其实说话人知道的不少。可是英语的<span word="know">know</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> 是一个习惯说法，其含义为"知道很多"；"见多识广"；"有判断力"；"熟悉业务"；"精明能干"等，相当于<span word="know">know</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span> ; <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ropes">ropes</span> ; <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> 。如：<span word="His">His</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> . (他母亲是个明白事理的人。) 原译没有表达出原句的确切意思，是因为汉语说他人"略知一二"并没有什么谦虚的含义，而是带有一定的贬义，说那个人知道得不多，甚至只是一知半解。其实，从<span word="really">really</span>一词我们可以看出，原句里的<span word="know">know</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span>带有褒义。所以全句应该译为：这类事他确实很熟悉/了如指掌。"略知一二"的英语是<span word="know">know</span> <span word="something">something</span> (<span word="about">about</span>)或<span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="much">much</span>，而"只知道一点儿"，"一知半解"的英语是<span word="have">have</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smattering">smattering</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> (<span word="of">of</span> ….) ; <span word="have">have</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="superficial">superficial</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> (<span word="of">of</span>….) ; <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> (<span word="about">about</span>….) ; <span word="know">know</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> (<span word="about">about</span>…) 。这些都含有贬义。 英语中还有一个说法：<span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="beans">beans</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="five">five</span> , 其字面意思是"知道多少/几个豆子是五个"，这好像是"连小孩都知道的简单知识"，其确切含义却是"精明；在行"，也是一个褒义的说法。 说一个人一窍不通，应是<span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="about">about</span> …, 如：<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="gardening">gardening</span> . (对不起，我对园艺一窍不通。) 此外英语中有一个很有意思的说法：<span word="He">He</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="buttered">buttered</span>. 你能猜出其含义吗？其意思是说：他知道自己的利益所在，善于为自己打算。 </p>
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