核心问题
The fact that... by no means implied, however, that he was prepared in all respects to bow to the will of the majority of his leading comrades.
[原译]事实……无疑表明了毛准备在一切方面服从他的领导集团中大多数同志的意见。（《剑桥中华人民共和国史》，海南出版社，p.25）
译文正确吗？
词典解答
原译文把意思弄反了:把否定译成了肯定。要知道,by no means 是一个否定词(决不),相当于 not at all:
- She is by no means poor, in fact she's quite rich. (ALD)
她一点儿也不穷，事实上，她是相当富的。
- With all its advantages, the computer is by no means without its limitations.
计算机虽然有许多优点,但决不是没有局限性的。
[试译]这一事实……决不意味着他准备在各个方面服从领导集团中大多数同志的意志。