中國人最易誤解的話第38期:多多少少能夠

　　Donna can sing after a fashion.

　　(誤譯)唐納能唱時代歌曲。

　　(正譯)唐納多少能唱一些歌。

　　after a fashion adv. 勉強;不太好

　　Donna can sing after a fashion.

　　唐娜勉強能唱首歌。

　　Carl played golf after a fashion.

　　卡爾的高爾夫球打得不好。

　　he speaks French after a fashion.

　　他勉強會說幾句法語。

　　類似的表達還有：

　　1. manage with an effort 勉強

　　2. do sth. with difficulty 做某事很費勁

　　3. grudgingly;unwillingly;narrowly;reluctantly 勉強地

　　He gave his permission grudgingly.

　　他勉強地表示“許可”。

　　The boss grudgingly raised my salary.

　　老板很不情愿地給我加了薪。

　　He submitted unwillingly to his mother.

　　他不情愿地屈服于他母親。

　　Even when I call, he receives unwillingly.

　　他也是很不情愿地接待我。

　　He is likely to win the presidency narrowly in a run-off ballot.

　　他可能在決賽投票中勉強獲勝。

　　Been there, done that, narrowly avoided nervous breakdown through counselling andmedication.

　　我也有過類似經(jīng)歷，通過心理咨詢和藥物治療才勉強沒有精神崩潰。

　　4. reluctant;loth;strained;loath 勉強的