原句：IheardavoicethatIrecognizedatonce,evenafter40years.Welaughedandcriedandcaughtuponeachother'slives.1、“catchupon”是固定搭配吗?2、“catchupon”原意和“catchuponeachother'slives”怎么译?

Question

原句：I heard a voice that I recognized at once,even after 40 years.We laughed and cried and caught up on each other's lives.1、“catch up on”是固定搭配吗?2、“catch up on”原意和“catch up on each other's lives”怎么译?

Answer 1

catch up是“追上”.on each other's lives 是“追上”的方面.直译是“追上彼此的生活”.因为好久不见,两人都不知道对方这些年来过得怎么样,所以需要“catch up",从四十年前的了解"追赶”到现在. 意译： 虽说40年没见面了,我还是一下就听出了他的声音.我们又是笑又是哭,彼此诉说分别后的情况.