名著采擷《傲慢與偏見(jiàn)》系列28

　　Your fortune is unhappily so small that it will in all likelihood undo the effects of your loveliness and amiable qualifications. (Chapter 19)

　　你的財(cái)產(chǎn)實(shí)在不多，因此這毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)會(huì)大大抵消掉你的美貌和溫婉性格。

　　詞語(yǔ)解析：

　　上面這個(gè)句子中出現(xiàn)了一個(gè)詞，undo，根據(jù)構(gòu)詞法可以明顯看出，undo就是do的反義，undo the effects即“削弱、消弭影響”的意思。著名翻譯家傅雷先生曾把“I will undo the world by dying”譯作“我愿一死以了塵緣”，實(shí)在是相當(dāng)驚艷的翻譯語(yǔ)言。

　　漢譯英：

　　1.一步走錯(cuò)，便前功盡棄。

　　One misstep will undo all our work.

　　2.覆水難收。

　　What is done can not be undone.

　　3.一個(gè)人若是品行有虧，再有錢、有地位都于事無(wú)補(bǔ)。

　　The absence of morality will surely undo the effects of his wealth and rank.

　　4.結(jié)打太緊了，根本解不開(kāi)。

　　It's impossible to undo the knot: it was fastened too tight.

　　5.小孩子應(yīng)該學(xué)會(huì)自己解紐扣。

　　Kids have to learn to undo the buttons by themselves.