每日學(xué)英語(yǔ):Give a dog a bad name and hang him 人言可畏
2023-12-22 13:55:53 每日學(xué)英語(yǔ)
give a dog a bad name and hang him這句直譯過(guò)來(lái)是“給狗起個(gè)壞名字,然后絞死它”,可正確的理解卻是完全不同,它可以翻譯為“欲加之罪,何患無(wú)辭;人言可畏”。
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Give a dog a bad name and hang him is true in george's case, for no in ever has a good word to say for him now.
人言可畏,喬治的情況便是如此,現(xiàn)在沒(méi)人替他說(shuō)一句好話了。
Well, give a dog a bad name and hang him, right?
嗯,人言可畏,一旦有了惡名就難以洗刷掉,不是嗎?