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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:
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town:
; v; E# N( w* D. x0 ]chief 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:
, J7 p+ f& n7 b8 J, o QMr Green is not in town/is out of town.格林先生不在城里。 G0 C9 e0 J; q+ k5 U6 k7 d
He went up to town this morning.他今天早晨进城了。& \7 G6 x5 j- Z8 ?/ B( @( L
She's spending the weekend in town.她正在伦敦度周末。
7 s: v# v3 ~# F }; h; g- \7 O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):9 h6 i' _5 v8 u$ x# N3 d; n
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town:London or the chief city of an area% L r- c6 [5 N
* J' l3 f6 Q: U& n) d哪里用得着乞灵于百度翻译啊( R9 m# A9 i) D/ ^
2 [* E* p. J6 t& Qtown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
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* [3 Z, w# l+ f5 GOED说:
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3 u# u1 K& v8 C: `- iWithout 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. 1 \1 s$ y* R2 j
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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