富二代

句子：有網民爆料說這個在網上炫富的年輕女子是個“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：“富二代”是“富一代的子女”，可以指全體人，也可以指個別人。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“一個人”。rich second-generation的意思是“富裕的二代”，指一個群體。這句話的“富二代”指“一個人”，不能譯為 the rich second-generation。

“二代”的第一個意思是“第二代”，表示序列。英語可以譯為second- generation。例如：

1. 最近走紅的超級球星林書豪是個成功的二代華裔美國人。Basketball superstar Jeremy Shu-How Lin, who has recently become popular, is a successful second-generation Chinese American.

“二代”的第二個意思是“第一代人的子女組成的群體”。“富二代”、“窮二代”、“官二代”和“星二代”，英語分別譯為the rich second-generation, the poor second-generation, officials second-generation, celebrities second-generation。例如：

2. “貧二代”無權無勢，是社會的弱勢群體。Being without power and influence, the poor second-generation is a social vulnerable group.

“二代”的第三個意思是“特定群體的人的個別子女”。“富二代”、“窮二代”、“官二代”和“星二代”，英語分別譯為 offspring of a rich man/a poor man/an official/a celebrity。例如：

3. 有些“富二代”不思進取，游手好閑，坐吃山空，結果破產了。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“星二代”因吸毒而被拘留數日。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）