翻译例句：

　　Your fortune is unhappily so small that it will in all likelihood undo the effects of your loveliness and amiable qualifications. (Chapter 19)

　　你的财产实在不多，因此这毫无疑问会大大抵消掉你的美貌和温婉性格。

　　词语解析：

　　上面这个句子中出现了一个词，undo，根据构词法可以明显看出，undo就是do的反义，undo the effects即“削弱、消弭影响”的意思。著名翻译家傅雷先生曾把“I will undo the world by dying”译作“我愿一死以了尘缘”，实在是相当惊艳的翻译语言。

　　汉译英：

　　1.一步走错，便前功尽弃。

　　One misstep will undo all our work.

　　2.覆水难收。

　　What is done can not be undone.

　　3.一个人若是品行有亏，再有钱、有地位都于事无补。

　　The absence of morality will surely undo the effects of his wealth and rank.

　　4.结打太紧了，根本解不开。

　　It's impossible to undo the knot: it was fastened too tight.

　　5.小孩子应该学会自己解纽扣。

　　Kids have to learn to undo the buttons by themselves.