cost如何翻译

tempax

cost: 在这儿指"付出...的代价"
全句大致意思应该他的粗鲁行为让他丢了工作.

作英语的主人

His rude behaviour cost him his job.
Rephrased:
1. His rude behavior is at the cost of his job.

2. His job is in payment of his rude behavior.

3. His rude behavior has him to have / endure / take (losing) his job as a price.  

jl2315

作英语的主人 Post time: 2012-1-3 16:37
His rude behaviour cost him his job.
Rephrased:
1. His rude behavior is at the cost of his job.
2. His job is in payment of his rude behavior.
3. His rude behavior has him to have / endure / take (losing) his job as a price.  

1：似是而非，但句子不通，而且比原句更不好理解。

2, 3：根本不通。

NVT699

这个句子也是self-evident,最好别用复杂的英文句法解释。如果硬要解释也应该用简单一点的结构，如His rude behavior results in his dismissal；或He lost his job due to his rude behavior.

作英语的主人

能切进去原作者说话的mentality，唯有用句子中的字来诠释。

若使用中文字典的也即在英文里，指事，会意，假借，转注一番。那就切不进去


因为英文它是：A + B + C = T （好比化学式H2 + O1 = water）, 所以，唯一的办法就是用H2, O1自己来见证到水的道理。

诠释英文，唯一的妙法就用它自己的元素来诠释它之所以能孕育出来如此之意涵的道理。

用其它的字，那只是对最后的意涵加以描述。但对于，之所以由A + B+ C 就能孕育出此意涵的道理，并未置只字，只语啊！
所以，这样的诠释，有讲等于没有讲是一样的。
你说H2 +o1 = water 但就是不讲元素跟水的关系，就是把世界上所有对【水】的描述都汇集了。
但结果是有讲等于没有讲是一样的，不是吗？？

六百年来的英文字典，就是用此法-----明明在讲H2, O1 = whater 但就是不告诉你为啥？ 拼了命，就是光讲那水。
所以，英文字典是有讲等于没有讲啊！洋人的英文字典就其主功能言，交了一张大白卷！！

若化学，采用英文字典的编法，那化学课本等于啥都没有讲啊， 不是吗？？
若果医学院只教导【病象】，不教导，更不研究【病理】，那出来的医生敢开刀，敢治病吗？？

作英语的主人

2. His job is in payment of his rude behavior.

He uses his job as a paying for his rude behavior.

He uses his job in payment of his rude behavior.
(He uses check in payment of his account.)

His rude behavior comes first, with his job in payment behind.
His rude behavior has him pay with his job.