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问

It's no worse than the last exercise. (ALD)

[原译]这不比上次的练习糟。(《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》,商务印书馆,p.994)

请问上面的译文是否忠实于原文?

答

上面的译文是违背原意的。该书译者显然是把你所问的句子看作是下句的否定形式了:

It's worse than the last exercise. (这比上次的练习糟。)

其实,此句否定形式是:It's not worse than the last exercise.(这并不比上次的练习糟。)而 no worse than 与 not worse than 的含义全然不同,它表示“同……一样好”。见 no larger than。

He is no worse than the others. 他跟其他人一样好。[不能译为:他不比其他人坏(差)。

因为这意味着其他人坏(差)的意思]

[试译]它跟上次的练习同样好。

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no worse than2

问

“This cake is delicious!”

"Well, at least it's ____ the one I baked last week."

A. as worse as B. no worse than C. as better than D. not better as (TOEFL)

答案为 B(no worse than)。no worse than 是什么意思呀?怎么在英汉词典里查不着呢?

答

见上条和 no more than, no less than, no larger than。

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