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发表于 2020-7-20 16:05:49
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咦,你大概是手滑/眼花了,牛津高阶双解词典第四版 收了town=伦敦呀:0 H6 {$ U+ `9 \' F& V, V. @
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$ e2 U( N8 _& s4 e9 Ochief town or city of an area; (in England) London (一地区的主要的)镇或城市;(在英格兰指)伦敦:, b. {; V1 Y9 |9 t1 I% Z
Mr Green is not in town/is out of town.格林先生不在城里。. h# i, t3 s" z
He went up to town this morning.他今天早晨进城了。
/ ] Q- ^/ g" i0 r7 JShe's spending the weekend in town.她正在伦敦度周末。
: ~& v! o0 r8 J) }% k! ^" Z其他辞书也有好几个收了这个意思的,比如Collins(注意不是Collins Cobuild):
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哪里用得着乞灵于百度翻译啊% G3 J* R( B) Q" G; e V9 t$ W
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town为什么能指伦敦,当然是英伦人民自嗨罢了,就好比北京人现在管北京叫「帝都」,帝都的意思就是首都,按说全世界每个国家的首都都能叫「帝都」,凭什么独占叫北京呢?当然是自嗨了 m& j& [/ X9 S+ u
5 U( G+ Y$ ]6 b; g. P3 YOED说:
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Without article, chiefly after a preposition or verb. The particular town under consideration, the town nearest to the speaker, or in which the speaker is currently located; the chief town of a region, spec. (in England since c1700) London, as the principal town of (southern) England. Now also: the central part of a town or city, esp. that which forms the main business, shopping, or entertainment district.
, K8 c. j( n7 n. E" {( V0 D7 o回到「She's always lamenting the lack of sports facilities in town. 」这句话,其实是译者想多了,有意选了「伦敦」这个意思,在没有具体语境的情况下,应该译成「她总是抱怨镇上缺少体育设施」——至于这个「镇上」是不是真的指伦敦,那是看具体情况的,有可能是,有可能不是。 |
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