句子：由于兩家電影廠爭拍同一題材影片，這兩部電影的情節(jié)撞車了。
誤譯：As the two studios scrambled to produce a film on the same subject, the plots of the two films collided with each other.
正譯：As the two studios scrambled to produce a film on the same subject, the plots of the two films overlapped with each other.
解釋：這里“撞車”是“碰巧一樣” 的意思。to collide 的意思是to strongly disagree in opinion，即“意見沖突”，不表示“情節(jié)或內容雷同”。to overlap的意思是to cover part of the
same area of sth，即“部分范圍重疊”，有“撞車”的比喻意義。
“撞車”的第一個意思是“車輛相撞”。英語動詞可以譯為 to collide，名詞可以譯為 collision。例如：
1. 昨天，兩輛卡車在這里撞車了。
Yesterday, two trucks collided with each other here.
“撞車”的第二個意思是比喻“時間沖突或內容重復”。英語可以譯為 to happen to be at the same time, to overlap。例如：
2. 這兩個會議撞車了，我只能參加一個。
As the two meetings happen to be held at the same time, I can attend only one of them.
“撞”的第一個意思是“運動著的物體跟別的物體猛然相碰”。英語可以譯為 to knock down, to bump into, to crash, to collide。例如：
3. 這輛汽車撞倒了一個正在過人行橫道線的老人。
The car knocked down an old man who was walking on the zebra crossing.
“撞”的第二個意思是“遇見”。英語可以譯為 to meet by chance, to come across, to run across, to run into。例如：
4. 我在上班的路上撞見了一件有趣的事。
On my way to office, I came across something interesting.
“撞”的第三個意思是“試探”。英語可以譯為 to try, to have a try。例如：
5. 讓我來撞一撞運氣。Let’s me try my luck。
“撞”的第四個意思是“莽撞地行動”。譯為 to dash, to barge。例如：
6.他在大街上橫沖直撞。
He dashed around madly in the street. |