2024年3月20日发(作者：)

汉英翻译第二章选择

词汇

一、课后练习检查和讲评

他说的一套，做的另一套。教科书译文：

He said one thing and did another.

李老师认为教科书译文值得商榷。

Dear John,

Please paraphrase (explain) the

following sentenses:

words betray his actions.

dose not keep his words in line

with his actions.

it comes to drive , she has got

more than any one of us.

thans!

Li Tian-xin

Both 1. and 2. have the same meaning,

however, the first (His words betray

his actions.) is the more common way

to express the concept.

What this means is that what you say

about a given subject is

contradictory to what you do. As an

example ... a boy tells a girl that

he loves her, he can't live without

her and various other romantic things.

Then this same boy is seen with other

girls in an intimate setting - maybe

eating dinner, maybe going to a movie,

and so on. He says that there is only

one girl for him but his actions

prove him a liar - his words betray

his actions.

3. The word 'drive' here means desire,

commitment and faithfulness to start

and finish a project of any kind. It