句子：我們要尚務(wù)實(shí)，戒高調(diào)。

誤譯：We should advocate the realistic spirit and guard against making high tunes.

正譯：We should advocate the realistic spirit and guard against making high-sounding talks.

解釋：high tune指曲調(diào)高，是音樂(lè)術(shù)語(yǔ)?！敖涓哒{(diào)”的意思是“不要光說(shuō)不做的漂亮話”，與音樂(lè)無(wú)關(guān)。high-sounding 的意思是intended to sound important，能表達(dá)“唱高調(diào)”的比喻意義。

“高調(diào)”的第一個(gè)意思是“唱歌或說(shuō)話比一般頻率高的音調(diào)”，即“高調(diào)門”?？梢詾?high tune, high tone, high pitch, high-pitched。如：

1. 這位歌手以她的高調(diào)門歌唱使我們驚嘆不已。The singer marveled us with her high-tune singing.

2. 這位歌手唱高調(diào)門的歌唱得非常好。The singer can sing high-pitched songs very well.

“高調(diào)”第二個(gè)意思是比喻“高昂的論調(diào)”，即“高格調(diào)”?？勺g為lofty tone。如：3. 高格調(diào)是與生俱來(lái)的，不是教出來(lái)的。A lofty tone is innate, and does not come by teaching.

“高調(diào)”第三個(gè)意思是比喻“不切實(shí)際或光說(shuō)不做的”?？勺g為high-sounding。如：4. 我們對(duì)他的高調(diào)宣傳報(bào)道表示懷疑。We were all suspicious of his high-sounding publicity stories.

“唱高調(diào)”的意思是比喻“說(shuō)得很漂亮，而實(shí)際上做不到或不準(zhǔn)備去做”?？勺g為to mouth high-sounding words, to say fine-sounding things, to affect a high moral tone, to utter high-flown words。如：5. 這個(gè)官員愛(ài)唱高調(diào)，卻很少辦實(shí)事。This official likes to mouth high-sounding words, but seldom does practical things.

“高調(diào)”第四個(gè)意思是比喻“引人注目的高姿態(tài)”?？勺g為high profile。如：6. 他在這件事上一直保持高調(diào)。He has kept a high profile on this matter.▲

（本欄目供稿：王逢鑫教授）

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