We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years. (New Concept English, Book 3, L. 24)
[原译1]我们常常在小说中读到，一个表面上体面高尚的人或家庭有着一些对外人隐瞒了多年的可怕的秘密。（上海科技文献出版社版，p.126）
[原译2]我们经常在小说里读到，一个外表看起来很受人尊敬的人或家庭，多年来一直隐藏着一些不为外人所知的可怕的秘密。（朗文出版公司、世界图书出版公司1993年版，p.111）
请问 some secret 可以译为“一些秘密”吗？
some 用在复数名词之前时表示不确定的数量,可译为“一些”“有一些”;some 用在单数可数名词之前时表示不确定性,可译为“某一”“某种”。例如:
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Some day he will get his scholarship. (CGEL) 总有一天他会获得奖学金的。
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I hope you will find time to come in and see me some afternoon. (Dreiser) 我希望你能找到时间在某个下午来看我。
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There must be some reason for what he's done. 他这样做肯定有某种理由。
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He's living at some place in East Africa. (LDCE) 他正生活在东非某地。
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She thought that the rain would have some creative and wonderful effect on her body. 她认为雨对于她的身体会产生某种创造性的神奇效果。