#如果设定由低到高1到10级难度系数的话...
英语原文:
This assumption rests on the fallacy of the inherent laziness of human nature; acturally, aside from the abnormally lazy people, there would be very few who would not want to earn more than the minimum, and who would prefer to do nothing rather than work.
assumption: 假设
rest on: 停留在,基于
fallacy: 谬误
inherent: 内在的
aside from: 除了…
abnormally: 异常地
以上这些生词都不是问题,关键是下面这个句型是如何的?
…there would be very few who would not want to earn more than the minimum…
这个句子是双否定吗?…few who would not want…?
难道是“很少有人不愿意挣超出最低生活费的钱”吗?换句话说就是:“所有的人都愿意挣超出最低生活费的钱”。这样理解可以吗?
有人认为这是另外一个结构:not…more than…。先看两个例子:
1. John is not better than Tom. 约翰不比汤姆好。
2. I have not taken more than six courses this semester. 我在本学期的选课不多于六门。
根据这两个句子结构来看,上面的那句话,是不是应该是“很少有人愿意挣跟最低生活费差不多的钱”呢?
原参考译文:
这种假设是基于人性中内在懒惰的谬论。实际上,除了不正常懒惰的人以外,很少有人愿意挣跟最低生活费差不多的钱,也很少有人愿意无所事事而不去工作。
欢迎讨论。欢迎给出新译文。