Question

"it never rains but pours !" 到底怎么翻译呢？

我曾经看到两种翻译：1.不鸣则已，一鸣惊人！2.祸不单行。

Answer 1

First his wife left him. Next he lost his job. Then somebody stole his car. Like they say, it never rains but it pours.

先是他的太太把他甩了，然后，他又丢了工作，接着，他的车又被人偷了。

It never rains but it pours.

一下雨就倾盆而降--祸不单行。

It never rains but it pours.

不下则已，一下就是倾盆大雨。

屋漏偏逢连夜雨；祸不单行。

Answer 2

"不鸣则已，一鸣惊人"是褒义词但"祸不单行"是贬义词.
"it never rains but pours"本身也是贬义词,所以用"祸不单行"来翻译才是正确的.

Answer 3

祸不单行,例如:First Tom lost his job ,then his wife fell ill,it never rains but it pours先是汤姆失业,后来他妻子又病了,真是祸不单行.

Answer 4

都可以啊。语言是灵活的东西，放在不同的地方意思就不同。

Answer 5

都对；具体哪个要看上下文。