每日學(xué)英語:Give a dog a bad name and hang him 人言可畏

2023-12-22 13:55:53  每日學(xué)英語
give a dog a bad name and hang him這句直譯過來是“給狗起個壞名字,然后絞死它”,可正確的理解卻是完全不同,它可以翻譯為“欲加之罪,何患無辭;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,喬治的情況便是如此,現(xiàn)在沒人替他說一句好話了。

Well, give a dog a bad name and hang him, right?
嗯,人言可畏,一旦有了惡名就難以洗刷掉,不是嗎?

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