核心问题
I still haven't heard from her. (Longman English Grammar)
[原译]我还是没有听到她的消息。(《朗文英语语法》,外研社,p.249)
请问译文是否准确?
词典解答
hear from 原意是:“收到……的信(电报等),接到电话”,而不是“听到……的消息”。hear of 才是“听到……的消息”:
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I will do nothing further until I hear from you. (Wood) 不得到你的回音,我不会往下干。
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Let us hear from you as soon as possible. (ECD) 请尽快给我们写信。
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Emma said in her letter that she would appreciate hearing from you soon. 埃玛在信中说,如你能很快给她写信,她将非常高兴。
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She hasn't heard of her husband's death. (ECD) 她还没有听到丈夫去世的消息。
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We all rejoiced to hear of your success. (GPU) 听到你获得成功的消息,我们大家都很高兴。
[试译]我至今还没有收到她的来信/接到她的电话。或者:她至今还没有跟我联系。 hear