[打卡] 不称职的博物馆

今天的外刊金句来自《经济学人》“大英博物馆失窃”：

This is less about pottery than principles. To lose one antiquity may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose hundreds looks as if you are a museum that cannot do its job.

词/短语：

1. less...than...：与其说...不如说...

2. antiquity: n.文物、古董

3. be regarded as: 被认为、被视为
   

4. misfortune: n.不幸事件

5. as if: 好像、仿佛
   

语法：

1.to lose one antiquity、to lose hundreds：不定式作主语

2. ...that cannot do its job: 定语从句

译：这与其说是关于陶器的问题，不如说是关于原则的问题。丢失一件古董或许可以被视为一个不幸的事件；但丢失数百件古董，似乎就说明这个博物馆不称职了。