中式英語解析:第三者插足

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由于第三者插足,這對夫妻離婚了。
    【英文對比翻譯】
    Chinese Style —— The couple divorced because of the third person.
    American Style —— The couple divorced because of a third party.
    【點(diǎn)評】
    序數(shù)詞一般常跟定冠詞 the 連用,表示“第幾”;而序數(shù)詞和不定冠詞 a 連用時(shí)表示的則是“另一個”。如:He won the third prize(他得了個三等獎),He won a third prize(他第三次得獎)。
    最新考證:
    the third person 是直譯,第三人,可以只三個人中的一個
    a third party 字典里的解釋有 a third party involved in a married couple
    而電影,口語里常用 the other women