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A. had better leaving B. might as well leave C. should take our leave D. ought to be leaving

说明

A. had better leaving B. might as well leave C. should take our leave D. ought to be leaving

might as well 2^{2}

核心问题

Since she is angry, we ____.

A. had better to leave her alone B. should leave her alone C. might as well leave her alone D. must leave her alone《高中英语语法练习手册》(外研社,p.170)对上题作了如下解答:“(答案为Cmay(might) as well do...是一种常见的说法,意为‘没有理由不做……’”。请问把might as well译为“没有理由不做”是否表达了原义?我觉得用这种译法来翻译上面的句子,是不通的:“由于她生气了,我们没有理由不丢下她不管”。

词典解答

用“没有理由不做”来翻译上面的 may(might) as well 是不恰当的, 它没有把 may (might) as well 的真实含义表达出来。通常的译法是“不妨”“还是……的好”, 更详细的情形见 might 5^{5} , may as well

试译她生气了,我们还是不去打扰她为好。

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