中國人最易誤解的話第6期:狗也會是酩酊大醉嗎?

Even a hair of dog didn't make him feel better.
　　
（誤譯）即使一根狗毛也不會使他覺得好些。
（正譯）即使是再喝解宿醉的一杯酒，也不會使他覺得好些。

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A Hair of Dog的來由
　　
朋友喝得酩酊大醉，而且醉了一宿，有什麼解酒妙方嗎？有，解方就是the hair of the dog (that bit you)。乍聽起來，這二者好象風馬牛不相及。

這個短語的本意是，如果被狗咬傷了，咬傷的部位必須得用從咬人的那條狗身上的狗毛來治療。現在，The(A) hair of the dog (that bit you)已經成爲一種幽默的用法，指用來解宿醉的酒（an alcoholic drink taken in the morning because it is said to cure illness caused by drinking too much alcohol the night before.）

《底特律自由新聞》1888年裏面一段引語中的用法那樣，“dog”並非一定指烈酒（liquor）：

TRAVIS: "Hello, De Smith! You're looking better than expected. I understood that you were completely crushed by that love affair. How did you recover?"

DE SMITH: "Hair of the dog that bit me. Fell in love with another girl."

顯然，這裏的“dog”就是指“女孩”了。所以如果你喝錯了什麼，用錯了什麼，後來又要用同樣的東西做解藥，你都可以說The(A) hair of the dog (that bit you).

酩酊大醉：

He is dead drunk, and can not drive home. 他酩酊大醉，沒法開車回家。

The men who seek intoxicating cups are men who invite their fates. 那些想喝得酩酊大醉的人是向命運挑戰的人。