民生工程

句子：我們的政府官員應(yīng)該關(guān)注民生。

誤譯：Our government officials should be concerned with peoples lives.

正譯：Our government officials should be concerned with peoples life.

解釋：當(dāng)life表示“生活”時，是不可數(shù)名詞，僅有單數(shù)形式，沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式。“民生”應(yīng)譯為peoples life。當(dāng)life表示“生命”或“性命”的意思時，是可數(shù)名詞，一個人一條命，不僅有單數(shù)形式，也有復(fù)數(shù)形式。peoples lives指“人們的性命”?！懊裆钡牡谝粋€意思是“人民的生計或生活狀況”。英語可以譯為peoples life, peoples well-being。例如：農(nóng)業(yè)的發(fā)展關(guān)系到國計民生。The development agriculture is closely related to the national economy and peoples well-being.“民生工程”，英語可以譯為project for peoples well-being?！懊裆钡牡诙€意思是“人民維持生活的辦法和門路”。英語可以譯為peoples livelihood。例如：市政府已推出和實施一系列涉及民生的工程。The municipal government has put forward and carried out a series of projects concerning peoples livelihood.經(jīng)濟的迅速發(fā)展為政府改善民生提供了保證。The rapid development of economy has provided a guarantee for the government to improve the peoples livelihood.▲

（本欄目供稿：王逢鑫教授）