can't (couldn't) wait to/wait to
I can't wait to see you again.
[原译]我不能等着再见你了。
这种译法对吗？
首先要记住: wait to do sth. 是“等着做某事”的意思。例如：
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Dodge is waiting to have a word with you. (Dreiser) 道奇正等着要跟你讲话。
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I'm waiting to use that machine. (LDCE) 我正等着要用那台机器。
can't wait to do sth. 不能按字面译为“不能等待”，而有其固定含义：“急着去做某事”“迫不及待地要去做某事”“等不得要去做某事”。所以，你所提问的句子应译为：
我急着想再见到你。
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I can't wait to read it, I must remember to place an order at Flourish and Blotts! (J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) 我已经迫不及待地想读读了，我一定得记得去破釜酒吧订个位。（《哈利·波特与死亡圣徒》）
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Returning from graduate school in Britain for spring break a few days early, Sophie couldn't wait to see him and tell him all about the encryption methods she was studying. (Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code) 索菲从英国的研究生院提前几天回家度春假，正迫不及待地想告诉祖父她新学到的加密方法。(《达·芬奇密码》)
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When I said I was and shook his hand, he couldn't wait to tell me he had voted against me. (B. Clinton, My Life) 当我告诉他我就是克林顿并且跟他握手时，他迫不及待地告诉我，他曾经投票反对过我。（《我的生活》）