一詞多“譯”：down　　

■本站特約作者  陳根花　　

以下各句中的 down 均用作表語，注意它們的各自的翻譯：　　

The tide is down. 潮退了。　　

The chips are down. 賭注已下。　　

The moon is down. 月已西沉。　　

Sales are down. 銷售量下降了。　　

The curtain is down. 幕落下了。　　

Her head was down. 她的頭低著。　　

The sun is down. 太陽已經(jīng)落山。　　

He’s down with flu. 他患流感了。　　

The barriers were down. 障礙消除了。　　

The birth rate is down. 出生率下降了。　　

The birth rate is down. 出生率下降了。　　

Some trees are down. 吹倒了一些樹。　　

The temperature is down. 氣溫下降了。　　

Business revenue is down. 公司收入下降。　　

Their votes were down. 他們的選票減少了。　　

Everybody is down on her. 誰都看不起她。　　

The level of unemployment is down. 失業(yè)率在下降。　　

All the telephone wires are down. 所有的電話線都刮倒了。　　

Be careful. One of your tyres is down. 小心，你的車胎有一只快沒氣了。