中式英語之鑑:塞翁失馬，焉知非福

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208. 塞翁失馬，焉知非福。

[誤] When the old man on the frontier lost his horse, who could tell it was not a blessing in disguise?

[正] A loss of many turns out to be a gain.

注：直譯出的句子很長，有失原文的韻味。而且，英美人沒有聽過“塞翁失馬”的故事，所以他們也未必能懂。還有一些其它的譯法：A loss sometimes spells a gain.; Every cloud has a/its silver lining.; Misfortune may be a blessing in disguise.; Nothing so bad, as not to be good for sth.