容易誤譯的英語:What will Mrs. Grundy say?

What will Mrs. Grundy say?這個(gè)詞語在特定語言環(huán)境下很容易使人誤譯，那么你覺得What will Mrs. Grundy say?應(yīng)該怎么翻譯呢?What will Mrs. Grundy say?的原意又是什么呢?

What will Mrs. Grundy say?

［例句］　What will Mrs. Grundy say ?

［誤譯］　葛蘭地太太會(huì)說什么 ？

［原意］　人言可畏 。

［說明］　本例是英語諺語，意為“人言可畏”。句子出自英國劇作家Thomas Morton所作的Speed the Plough一劇。Mrs. Grundy是個(gè)以風(fēng)化監(jiān)督者自居的人物。

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