每日学英语:Give a dog a bad name and hang him 人言可畏

2023-12-22 13:55:53  每日学英语
give a dog a bad name and hang him这句直译过来是“给狗起个坏名字,然后绞死它”,可正确的理解却是完全不同,它可以翻译为“欲加之罪,何患无辞;人言可畏”。

【例句】
Give a dog a bad name and hang him is true in george's case, for no in ever has a good word to say for him now.
人言可畏,乔治的情况便是如此,现在没人替他说一句好话了。

Well, give a dog a bad name and hang him, right?
嗯,人言可畏,一旦有了恶名就难以洗刷掉,不是吗?

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