看过《Flipped（怦然心动）》小说和电影的人都记得这句：
Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss. But every once in a while you find someone who's iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.
这句话为很多人所喜爱，被奉为经典，各种译法都有。常见的有“有些人沦为平庸浅薄，金玉其外，而败絮其中。可不经意间，有一天你会遇到一个彩虹般绚丽的人，从此以后，其他人就不过是匆匆浮云。”或者“我们当中的有些人平庸，有些人像缎子一样光彩照人，有些人浮华于外表，但有一天，你会遇到一个如彩虹般灿烂的人，当你遇到这个人，
哪一种翻译更好呢？先说结论：无论是作为对原书的翻译还是作为台词，都不好，不是理解不准确就是不够生活化。网上很多对这句话的翻译都有偏差。
我们一起来看，这句话在书中的原文是：
“Your mother pointed her out to me one time as we drove by. It scared me to see her up so high, but after I read the article I understood why shedid it.” He shook his head. “The tree's gone, but she's still got the spark it gave her. Know what I mean?”Luckily I didn't have to answer. He just grinned and said, “Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss….” He turned to me. “Butevery once in a while you find someone who
Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss. But every once in a while you find someone who's iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.
这句话为很多人所喜爱，被奉为经典，各种译法都有。常见的有“有些人沦为平庸浅薄，金玉其外，而败絮其中。可不经意间，有一天你会遇到一个彩虹般绚丽的人，从此以后，其他人就不过是匆匆浮云。”或者“我们当中的有些人平庸，有些人像缎子一样光彩照人，有些人浮华于外表，但有一天，你会遇到一个如彩虹般灿烂的人，当你遇到这个人，
哪一种翻译更好呢？先说结论：无论是作为对原书的翻译还是作为台词，都不好，不是理解不准确就是不够生活化。网上很多对这句话的翻译都有偏差。
我们一起来看，这句话在书中的原文是：
“Your mother pointed her out to me one time as we drove by. It scared me to see her up so high, but after I read the article I understood why shedid it.” He shook his head. “The tree's gone, but she's still got the spark it gave her. Know what I mean?”Luckily I didn't have to answer. He just grinned and said, “Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss….” He turned to me. “Butevery once in a while you find someone who