4.老师很喜欢这个嘴甜的小姑娘。
[误] The teacher likes this sweet-mouthed little girl very much.
[正] The teacher likes this honey-lipped little girl very much.
注:中国人喜欢说嘴甜,但 honey-lipped 更符合英美人的语言习惯。
5.同学们都很讨厌他,因为他经常拍老师的马屁。
[误] The students all dislike him because he often pats the teachers ass.
[正] The students all dislike him because he often licks the teachers boots.
注:以前在欧洲,臣民见到国王与王后往往要亲吻他们的靴子。后来,人们将 lick the boots 引申为为了某种目的而讨好某人,它与汉语的拍马屁含义一样。在美国英语中,拍马屁还有另一种说法,即 polish the apple,源于以前的学生用擦亮的苹果来讨好老师。
6.你听说了吗?迈克把他的女朋友给甩了。
[误] Have you ever heard that Mike broke up with his girlfriend?
[正] Have you ever heard that Mike dumped his girlfriend?
注:break up with sb. 虽然表示与某人分手了,但并没说明是谁先提出来的。而 dump 的原意指倾倒垃圾,用在这里则表示像倒垃圾一样地甩掉。
7.我们要把祖国建设成为社会主义的现代化强国。
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