西安外国语大学357翻译基础（英语）2016年改错

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2016 改错
1. Ms. Thatcher was a true Blue Tory who marginalized the Tory Party for a
generation.
【分析】错误类型——动词误用
这句话中出现了两个动词，如果是被动语态又缺少 by，这句话不应该是被动关系。因此应
该去掉 was，又因为在英式英语中常写作 marginalise，因此这句话最好把 marginalized 改成
marginalised.
marginalize:/ˈmɑːdʒɪnəˌlaɪz/ ( marginalizing, marginalized, marginalizes )
BRIT also marginalise
V-T To marginalize a group of people means to make them feel isolated and unimportant. 使边缘化;排
挤
例： We've always been marginalized, exploited, and constantly threatened.
我们总是遭到排挤、剥削和不断的恐吓。
What's the origin of the phrase 'True blue'?
'True blue' is supposed to derive from the blue cloth that was made at Coventry, England in the
late middle ages. The town's dyers had a reputation for producing material that didn't fade with
washing, that is, it remained 'fast' or 'true'. The phrase 'as true as Coventry blue' originated then
and is still used (in Coventry at least). The town's standing was recorded in 1670 by John Ray in
the first edition of A Compleat Collection of English Proverbs:
"Coventry had formerly the reputation for dying of blues; insomuch that true blue became a
Proverb to signifie one that was always the same and like himself."
There are other theories as to the origin of 'true blue'; for example, the representation in
paintings of the Virgin Mary in blue clothing, the purity of lineage of the Spanish nobility (see also
blue blood (blue-blood.html)), or the blue aprons worn by butchers. These derivations are
unlikely as they aren't supported by documentary evidence that link them to 'true blue'. The
Coventry story also has the added credence of closely matching the 'steadfast, unwavering'
meaning of the phrase.
The change from the literal 'fast' coloured cloth to the allusory 'steadfast' loyal supporters came
around the time that Ray was writing his book of proverbs. The Covenanters were a group of 17th
century Scottish Presbyterians who swore to uphold the National Covenant and oppose the rule
of James IV of Scotland. They wore blue as their badge and those who unequivocally supported
the cause were called 'true blue'. Samuel Butler referred to this denomination in the satirical
poem Hudibras, 1663:
For his Religion it was Fit
To match his learning and wit;
'Twas Presbyterian true blue
The Covenanters are no longer politically active, although the name survives as the nickname of
the Reformed Presbyterian Church. Conservative politics has also maintained an association with
the phrase and blue was adopted as the colour of the Tory Party in England (later called the
Conservative Party). Staunch Conservative supporters, those whom Margaret Thatcher would
have called 'one of us', are known as 'true blue' Tories.
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