“他紫色的夹克在他和我之间”用英语怎么翻译?
这句话翻译成英文就是:Between me and him is his purple jacket. 这种表达方式在日常对话中也很常用。
这句话翻译成英文就是:Between me and him is his purple jacket. 这种表达方式在日常对话中也很常用。
这个翻译语法没问题,但语序有点中式英语的感觉。更地道的说法其实是:His purple jacket is between me and him. 或者如果强调位置,可以说 There's his purple jacket between us. 原句把Between开头虽然能看懂,但读起来不够自然。
语序调整得挺自然的,这种 "Between A and B is C" 的倒装结构确实在日常口语和文学描写里都挺常见,读起来节奏感更好。不过如果是在非常随意的聊天中,很多人也会直接说 "His purple jacket is between me and him" 意思也完全一样。
感觉这个译法有点直译了,虽然语法没错,但日常说人可能会更习惯说 He's wearing a purple jacket between us,或者简单点 Just the purple jacket is between us. 原回答里的语序在英语里稍显生硬,除非是为了强调位置关系。
语序调整得挺地道的。不过感觉日常说 "His purple jacket is between him and me" 会更顺口一些,主谓宾结构清晰,听的人也能第一时间抓到重点。
语序没问题,不过老外更常说 His purple jacket is between us.