肯定不对，很多汉译英的都不精确，尤其是目标语言是非母语的文学翻译。网上就有人猛批许渊冲；
下面牛津字典，意思跟汉语的牧童不一样
cowboy
/'ka?b??/
noun
· a man, typically a mounted one, who herds and tends cattle, especially in the western US and as represented in westerns and novels
· （尤指出现在西部片和小说中的）牛仔
they are always playing cowboys and Indians.
他们老是玩牛仔和印第安人打仗的儿童游戏。
· (informal)a dishonest or careless person in business, especially an unqualified one
· (非正式)（商业中）不诚实的人；莽撞的人（尤指不合格者）
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