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Once we're airborne, you can make a decision as to whether or not you'd like someone from the US Embassy to meet us. (Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code, p. 380)

[原译]等我们登上机,你就可以做出决定,比如说愿不愿意去见一位来自美国大使馆的人。(《达·芬奇密码》)

请问 as to 是“比如说”的意思吗?

复合介词 as to 的意思是“关于”。上句的 whether 从句是它的介词宾语从句。把 as to 译为“比如说”,是完全背离原意的。请看下例:

The numbers are a hint as to how to decipher the rest of the message. (Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code) 这些数字是破译其他信息的线索。(《达·芬奇密码》)

[试译]一旦我们上了飞机,你就可以决定你是不是愿意让美国大使馆的人来接我们。

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