At the end of the day,

it's his responsibility,

and there's nothing you can do.

按照字面翻譯為

到這一天結束的時候/到了晚上,

這就是他的責任了,

你什么也不能做。

看了譯文會讓人覺得一頭霧水,不知所云。

這一句之所以誤譯

在于未能理解句首成語的確切含義,而是照字面揣測。

at the end of the day

是英語中的一個成語,常用于口語,

其意思是 when all is taken into consideration

當一切都考慮進去的時候

即分析了各種可能性后得出結論

或when everything has happened or been settled

一切都已辦妥了之后

所以這一句可譯為:

不管怎么說,這是他的責任,你一點兒辦法也沒有。

帶有 at the end of 的英語成語很多,我們來看兩個【例子】:

With all the homework to be done, he was at the end of his rope.

有那么多功課要做,他簡直累壞了。

at the end of his rope:"束手無策”、“筋疲力盡”或“忍無可忍

Their washing machine has long been at the end of the road.

他們的洗衣機早就壞了。

at the end of the road: “用壞的”、“完蛋了的”,與“路”沒有關系。