句子：有網(wǎng)民爆料說(shuō)這個(gè)在網(wǎng)上炫富的年輕女子是個(gè)“富二代”。

誤譯：A netizen revealed that the young woman who had flaunted wealth on the web was the rich second-generation.

正譯：A netizen revealed that the young woman who had flaunted wealth on the web was the daughter of a first-generation wealthy man.

解釋?zhuān)骸案欢笔恰案灰淮淖优保梢灾溉w人，也可以指?jìng)€(gè)別人。但是generation 的意思是 all the people who were born at about the same time，指“一代人”，而不指“一個(gè)人”。rich second-generation的意思是“富裕的二代”，指一個(gè)群體。這句話(huà)的“富二代”指“一個(gè)人”，不能譯為 the rich second-generation。

“二代”的第一個(gè)意思是“第二代”，表示序列。英語(yǔ)可以譯為second- generation。例如：

1. 最近走紅的超級(jí)球星林書(shū)豪是個(gè)成功的二代華裔美國(guó)人。Basketball superstar Jeremy Shu-How Lin, who has recently become popular, is a successful second-generation Chinese American.

“二代”的第二個(gè)意思是“第一代人的子女組成的群體”?！案欢薄ⅰ案F二代”、“官二代”和“星二代”，英語(yǔ)分別譯為the rich second-generation, the poor second-generation, officials second-generation, celebrities second-generation。例如：

2. “貧二代”無(wú)權(quán)無(wú)勢(shì)，是社會(huì)的弱勢(shì)群體。Being without power and influence, the poor second-generation is a social vulnerable group.

“二代”的第三個(gè)意思是“特定群體的人的個(gè)別子女”?！案欢?、“窮二代”、“官二代”和“星二代”，英語(yǔ)分別譯為 offspring of a rich man/a poor man/an official/a celebrity。例如：

3. 有些“富二代”不思進(jìn)取，游手好閑，坐吃山空，結(jié)果破產(chǎn)了。Some offspring of the rich people are not eager to make progress, but just idle about and spend without earning, thus ending in bankruptcy.

4. 這個(gè)“星二代”因吸毒而被拘留數(shù)日。The offspring of a film star was held in custody for a few days for taking drugs. ▲

（本欄目供稿：王逢鑫教授）