句子 ：由于预报有大雨，组织者索性将这次户外活动取消了。

　　误译 ：As the weather forecast says there will be a heavy rain, the organizer might as well cancel this outdoor activity.

　　正译 ： As the weather forecast says there will be a heavy rain, the organizer has simply canceled this outdoor activity.

　　翻译加油站 ：

　　英语可以译成simply。二是说话者对听话者的劝告，提供一种有利的选择。仅仅是个建议，并未成为事实。也可以说“不妨”、“最好”或“干脆”，只是“不妨”比“干脆”口气婉转一些。英语可以用 ’d better或 may/might as well表示。might as well比may as well口气缓和 。例如：

　　1. 既然预报有大雨，我们索性/干脆/最好/不妨将这次户外活动取消了吧。

　　Since the weather forecast says there will be a heavy rain, we ’d better/may as well/might as well cancel this outdoor activity.

　　2. 他在图书馆借不到这本参考书，就索性/干脆到书店买了一本。

　　As he failed to borrow this reference book from the library, he simply bought one copy in the bookshop.

　　3. 在图书馆借不到这本参考书，你索性/干脆/最好/不妨到书店买一本吧。

　　Since this reference book is not available in the library, you ’d better/may as well/might as well get one copy in the bookstore.

　　4.他误了末班车，周围又没有出租车，就索性/干脆步行回家了。

　　As he missed the last bus and there was no taxi coming and going around, he simply went back home on foot.

　　5.既然你误了末班车，周围又没有出租车，你索性/干脆/最好/不妨步行回家吧。

　　Since you’ve missed the last bus and there is no taxi moving around, you ’d better/may as well/might as well go back home on foot.

　　6.他跟老板吵了一架，就索性/干脆辞职不干了。

　　He quarreled with his boss, and simply gave up his job.

　　7.既然你跟老板吵架了，你索性/干脆/最好/不妨辞职不干了。

　　Since you’ve quarreled with your boss, you ’d better/may as well/ might as well resignfrom your work.

    来源：可可英语 日期：2013年6月20日

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