和谐英语

您现在的位置是:首页 > 英语口语 > 英语口语学习材料

正文

"分寸 "用英语怎么说?

2009-02-23来源:和谐英语
  你不必担心,他是个知道分寸的人。
  [误] You can rest assured. He is a man who knows inches and metres.
  [正] You can rest assured. He is a man who knows his distance.
  注:“分寸”二字在中文里是指“说话或做事的恰当限度”,它译成英文时不可直译。know one/'s distance 出自莎士比亚的《终成眷属》,而且准确表达了原文的含义。