跳 水

　　句子：这名游泳者跳进水里，脚先入水。

　　误译：The swimmer dived into the water feet first.

　　正译：The swimmer jumped into the water feet first.

　　解释：“跳入水中”一般可译作to jump into the water。 而to dive 的意思是to jump into water with your head and arms going in first，强调“头和双臂先入水”，而不是脚先入水。

　　例如：这个青年因跳水救一个快淹死的小孩而受到表扬。The young man was praised for jumping into the water to save a drowning child.

　　“跳水”的第二个意思是特指“跳入江河湖海自杀”。英语可以译为 to jump/dive into the water to commit suicide。

　　例如：当我在桥上散步时，忽然听见求救声:“有人跳水啦！”When I was walking on the bridge, I suddenly heard a cry for help, “Someone has jumped into the water to commit suicide!”

　　“跳水”的第三个意思是一种“水上体育运动项目”。英语可以译为diving。

　　例如：竞技跳水是奥运会正式竞赛项目之一，包括跳台跳水和跳板跳水。Athletics diving is one of Olympic Games official competition projects, including platform diving and springboard diving.

　　“跳水”的第四个意思是比喻“价格、指数、利润等急剧下降”。英语可以译为 to plummet, to dive, to take a dive, to nose-dive, to take a nose-dive。

　　例如：由于商务活动急剧减少，本市一些高档酒店价格跳水。As a result of the rapid decrease of commercial activities, the prices of some high-rating hotels in this city have plummeted.

　　这座别墅以跳水价售出。The villa was sold out at a plummeted price.

　　上证综指从6,000点跳水，达到历史最低位的1,500点。Shanghai Composite Index dived/took a dive from 6,000 points to an all-time low of 1,500 points.

　　石油业的利润最近跳水了。The profits in oil industry have recently nose-dived/taken a nose-dive. ▲（本栏目供稿：王逢鑫教授）

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