You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.这个词语在特定语言环境下很容易使人误译,那么你觉得You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.应该怎么翻译呢?You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.的原意又是什么呢?
You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
[例句] Bob said to me, “You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours ,” after I praised his fine performance before the boss.
[误译] 我在老板面前称赞了鲍勃的优良业绩后,他对我说:“你抓我的背,我也抓你的背 。”
[原意] 我在老板面前称赞了鲍勃的优良业绩后,他对我说:“你帮我,我也帮你 。”
[说明] You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours是谚语,意为“你帮[捧]我,我也帮[捧]你”。