恢复疲劳

句子：这个运动员休息了两天就恢复疲劳了。

误译：After two days rest, the sportsman recovered fatigue.

正译：After two days rest, the sportsman recovered from fatigue.

解释：“恢复疲劳”的意思是“从疲劳中恢复过来”，即“消除疲劳”。从形式上讲，“疲劳”是“恢复”的宾语。但是从逻辑上讲，“恢复”的不是“疲劳”，而是“正常状态”。英语不能说to recover fatigue，而要说to recover from fatigue。如：医生说这种药能够帮助肌肉恢复疲劳。The doctor says that this medicine can help muscles recover from fatigue.“恢复”的第一个意思是“变成原来的样子”。可译为 to restore, to resume。例如：经过几次谈判，两国决定恢复中断了10年的外交关系。After a few negotiations, the two countries decided to resume diplomatic relations that had been suspended for 10 years. “恢复”的第二个意思是“变为正常的状态”。可译为to return to normal, to restore。例如：在医生和护士的精心护理下，这位病人正在逐渐恢复健康。Being nursed carefully by the doctors and nurses, the patient is gradually restoring his health. “恢复”的第三个意思是“收回失去的东西”。可译为to recover, to resume, to restore。例如：他们最终赶走了侵略者，恢复了失地。They finally drove away the invaders and restored their lost territory.▲

（本栏目供稿：王逢鑫教授）