句子:
The patient complained that he had terrible stomach pains and the constant runs.
误译:
病人埋怨说,他肚子疼得厉害,只好不停地跑。
正译:
病人自诉肚子疼得厉害,而且不停地泻。
翻译加油站:
首先,complain不等于“埋怨”,这里表示病人“自述”。其次run是一个常用词,意思非常多,不仅可以表示动态的“跑”,还可以表示静止的状态。run既可以作及物动词也可以作不及物动词。此外,run还可以作名词。注意以下例句:
1、What runs a long way but stays in the same place?(通向或延伸)
2、He runs very fast.(跑)
3、He is now running three workshops.(管理)
4、The old man soon ran mad.(变得)
5、After the race she still had a lot of run in her.(跑步的力气)