That's the last thing (that) I expect him to do.
[原译]这是我期望他做的最后一件事。(《英语高考215》,清华大学出版社,p.322)请问译文是否符合原意?
用作形容词的 last 有一个词义常常被我们中国师生所忽略：“最不可能的(least likely)”或“最不适合的(least suitable)”。
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He's the last person I'd have expected to see here. 他是我绝没有料到会在这里见面的人。
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After working all day, the last thing I want to do is go bowling. 工作一整天之后，我最不愿意干的事情是去打保龄球。
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My selfish brother is the last person I'd ask for help. 我的那个自私的哥哥是我最不愿意求助的人。
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“They're the last people I'd trust,” thought the boss. (全国高考, 92 - 阅 B) 老板想: “他们是我最不信赖的人。”
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Washing windows is the last thing that I want to do. 擦窗户是我最不喜欢干的活。
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The last thing in the world I wanted to do was go away on vacation. (Hillary, Living History) 当时我最不想做的事就是出门度假。(希拉里，《亲历历史》)
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The last thing she wanted to talk about was death. She was too live to dwell on it. (B. Clinton, my life) 她最不想讨论的是死亡。她活得太高兴了。不愿意去想这个问题。（《我的生活》）
[试译]这是我最不希望他干的事情。
I have been looking for you everywhere. This is the last place in the world I would have expected to find you. The speaker is saying that he ____.