专家分析和翻译：The dog it was that died.

下面这个句子网上到处都有，但没有一个解释和分析是靠谱的：

The dog it was that died.

请专家分析一下这个句子的意思和结构，谢谢您！

网友希望有来自词典或语法书的解释，我在《牛津当代英语成语词典》的 dog 词条查到了该谚语(saying），其英文解释如下：

the dog it was that died (saying)

sb has become the victim of his own attempt to harm another.

所以将它翻译成“害人终害己”是合适的。

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曹荣禄 1秒前

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The dog it was that died.

这是强调句型It was the dog that died. 为了进一步突出强调the dog, 将其前置于句首。

译文：死的正是那条狗。

刘永科 - 教育出版集团英语总顾问 & 英语系列图书主编 1秒前

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维基百科（Wikipedia）介绍：

The Dog It Was That Died is a play by the British playwright Tom Stoppard.

The Dog It Was That Died 是英国剧作家汤姆·斯托帕德的戏剧。

The Dog It Was That Died. 应该是个比喻，意为“存心坑人反害已”。它的本义并非The dog died.（那条狗死了。）

曾克辉 1秒前

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赞同刘老师的解答：The Dog It Was That Died. 应该是个比喻，意为“存心坑人反害已”。它的本义并非The dog died.（那条狗死了。）

▲如果单就The dog it was that died.这个句子分析，曹老师的分析是很有道理的。这句话就是一个强调句，为了进一步突出被强调部分而将the dog提到句首。又如：

She it was who guided my every step in the working-class movement.（张道真《现代英语用法词典》P.666）