曾經(jīng)遇到過新鄰居對你說“你得過來吃個晚飯”，可幾個禮拜后邀請遲遲不來?
或者是激動地聽到上司說他會記住你“非常有趣”的想法，卻驚訝他再也沒提過這件事?
那你就是擁有獨特特征的英式英語的受害者了，英式英語對于表達(dá)真實所想來說太過拘謹(jǐn)、禮貌了。其實對于英國人來說，想想外國人可能會把他們的每句話信以為真，也挺令人困擾的。
現(xiàn)在這里有一張在網(wǎng)上引起熱議的翻譯表，能對你有所幫助。
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英國人說的 |
英國人實際表達(dá)的 |
WHAT OTHERS UNDERSTAND 別人所理解的 |
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I hear what you say 我聽到你說什么了 |
I disagree and do not want to discuss it further 我不同意也不想繼續(xù)討論下去了 |
He accepts my point of view 他接受了我的觀點 |
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With the greatest respect 懷著最高的敬意 |
You are an idiot 你是一個白癡 |
He is listening to me 他在聽我說 |
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That's not bad 那不算壞 |
That's good 不錯 |
That's poor 那很差勁 |
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That is a very brave proposal 這是一個非常勇敢的提議 |
You are insane 你瘋了 |
He thinks I have courage 他認(rèn)為我很有勇氣 |
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Quite good 真不錯 |
A bit disappointing 有一點令人失望 |
Quite good 真不錯 |
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I would suggest 我認(rèn)為 |
Do it or be prepared to justify yourself 按我認(rèn)為的去做或證明你的想法 |
Think about the idea, but do what you like 考慮他的說法，但按自己想的做 |
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Oh, incidentally/by the way 哦，順便提一下 |
The primary purpose of our discussion is 這次討論的主要目的是 |
That is not very important 那并不是很重要 |
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I was a bit disappointed that 我對此有點失望 |
I am annoyed that 我被惹惱了 |
It doesn't really matter 沒關(guān)系 |
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Very interesting 非常有趣 |
That is clearly nonsense 那簡直是胡說八道 |
They are impressed 那令人印象深刻 |
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I'll bear it in mind 我會記住的 |
I've forgotten it already 我已經(jīng)忘了 |
They will probably do it 他們大概會這么做 |
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I'm sure it's my fault 我確信這是我的錯 |
It's your fault 這是你的錯 |
Why do they think it was their fault? 為什么他們覺得是他們的錯？ |
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You must come for dinner 你得過來吃晚飯 |
It's not an invitation, I'm just being polite 這并不是一個邀請，我只是表示禮貌 |
I will get an invitation soon 我很快就會受到邀請 |
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I almost agree 我差不多同意了 |
I don't agree at all 我根本不同意 |
He's not far from agreement 他差不多同意了 |
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I only have a few minor comments 我只有一些次要意見 |
Please rewrite completely 請全部重寫 |
He has found a few typos 他只找到了一些印刷錯誤 |
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Could we consider some other options 我們能考慮下別的選擇嗎 |
I don't like your idea 我不喜歡你的主意 |
They have not yet decided 他們還沒決定
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表格揭露了當(dāng)一個英國人用“懷著最高的敬意”為一句句子開頭，他們實際想說的是“我認(rèn)為你是一個白癡”。
“我聽到你說什么了” 代表“我不同意也不想繼續(xù)討論下去了”，“這是一個勇敢的提議”代表“你瘋了”。
這張表格被放到許多博客中后，收到許多外國人和英國人本身的贊同，承認(rèn)這極其正確。
