一词多“译”：down

一词多“译”：down　　
 　　
■本站特约作者  陈根花　　
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以下各句中的 down 均用作表语，注意它们的各自的翻译：　　
The tide is down. 潮退了。　　
The chips are down. 赌注已下。　　
The moon is down. 月已西沉。　　
Sales are down. 销售量下降了。　　
The curtain is down. 幕落下了。　　
Her head was down. 她的头低着。　　
The sun is down. 太阳已经落山。　　
He’s down with flu. 他患流感了。　　
The barriers were down. 障碍消除了。　　
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. 吹倒了一些树。　　
The temperature is down. 气温下降了。　　
Business revenue is down. 公司收入下降。　　
Their votes were down. 他们的选票减少了。　　
Everybody is down on her. 谁都看不起她。　　
The level of unemployment is down. 失业率在下降。　　
All the telephone wires are down. 所有的电话线都刮倒了。　　
Be careful. One of your tyres is down. 小心，你的车胎有一只快没气了。