Patrick Cheng Apr 21, 2013:

common wisdom经常被用来指似乎很多人都同意，但实际上不正确的事情。比方那个脑白金或者中华鳖精的健身作用，就属于common wisdom可以用来形容的例子。这就是为什么我不赞成Judy的译法。至少你应该表达出’不少人觉得、不少分析认为’之类的意思，不能用这样结论性、事实性的口吻。因为下文接着就指出这是错误的看法了。</br>
PCs are done是从sticke a fork in 'em推导出来的，done这里用了‘结束’和‘烧熟了’的双关意义。

clearwater (asker) Apr 20, 2013:

Last week's news wasn't generous to PCs. In fact, half the Internet was ready to eulogize our beloved black boxes after market research showed that computer shipments fell by double-digit percentages in the first quarter. Stick a fork in 'em, the common wisdom declared. PCs are done.
But nothing could be further from the truth. PCs aren't dead—they're microwaves. But not for much longer.
Hear me out.
试译：
近日传出的消息对PC并不利。实际上，市场研究表明今年第一季度PC出货量的百分比降幅达到两位数后，互联网上有一半人准备为我们心爱的黑箱子（即PC）唱挽歌。只要稍加分析，就不难得出结论。PC已完蛋。
但事实远非如此。PC未死，只是成了微波炉那样的电器。但这种状况不会维持太久。
且听我把话讲完。

clearwater (asker) Apr 20, 2013:

PCs are done是the common wisdom declared的内容吗？
感觉the common wisdom declared在这里夹在Stick a fork in 'em和PCs are done.之间，有点怪怪的。