中英之鑒 中式英語之鑒15

　　[誤] Although other people never take her seriousy, she is the pearl on her father's hand at home.

　　[正] Although other people never take her seriousy, she is the apple of her father's eye at home.

　　注：中英文常用不同的喻體表明相同的喻義，“掌上明珠”與 the apple of one's eye 就是一個很好的例子。

　　這種

　　情況我們一般應(yīng)尊重各國文化和習俗，翻譯時取目的語的固定說法，而不必直譯，這有助于將意思更有效地傳達給讀者。the apple of one's eye 源自圣經(jīng)《舊約》，當時人們用 apple 指人的瞳孔。盡管瞳孔現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)用

　　pupil 來表示，不再是 apple 了，但這一用法卻延續(xù)了下來。