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 145. 他俩好得能穿一条裤子.
[误] They are so close as if they could wear the same trousers.
[正] They are hand in glove.
注: 中国人的这一表达在西方人看来简直是莫名其妙,他们相应的说法是像手在手套里一样亲密无间.

146. 他资质平平.
[误] He has a normal intelligence.
[正] He has an average intelligence.
注: normal 言其正常,average 言其平庸.貌似一般,但内涵不同,绝对不可滥用.

147. 他这次可是搬起石头砸自己的脚.
[误] This time, he has carried a stone and let it fall on his own feet.
[正] This time, he has shot himself in the foot.
注: 中文和英文都用了"脚",可是一个要用"石头",一个要用"枪".别记错了!

143. 忧愁伤身.
[误] Worry hurts body.
[正] Care killed the cat.
注: 既然莎翁(莎士比亚)用了一只可怜的猫,那么,就用猫好了.

这个有点太高深了

148. 他老是信口开河.
[误] He is always making his mouth flow like a river.
[正] He is always shooting off his mouth!
注: 中国人的这一比喻西方人是无论如何也理解不了的,他们不仅体会不到其中的夸张,还会以为这个人整天口水直流呢!

149. 这事儿八字还没一撇呢!
[误] I have not drawn the first part of the letter eight!
[正] It has not got to the first base!
注: 这句话与汉字形状有关,直译成英文真是要多怪有多怪.幸好英文里有一个类似表达,那就拿来用吧!

150. 她最爱给人当头泼凉水了.
[误] She loves pouring cold water over other's head.
[正] She loves throwing a wet blanket on others.
注: wet blanket 在英语中指"令人扫兴的人或事",而中文的"泼凉水"在这里也不是直泼,也是"令人扫兴"的意思.所以在某些 时候,中国人的"泼凉水"等同于西方人的"抛湿毯子"呢!

151. 她老是为一些鸡毛蒜皮的小事烦心.
[误] She is always worrying over chicken feather and garlic skin.
[正] She is always worrying over nickel and dime.
注: 中文里拿细碎小物作比,英文中则用零钱碎钞为喻,两种文化,表达自然不同了.

152. 他是个软心肠.
[误] He is a soft-hearted man.
[正] He is a pushover.
注: 心肠软,其实也就是听不得别人几句好话,外力一推就身不由已了.在这里,英文不言局部的"心",而只谈整体的"人",与 汉语的这个区别要记一记.

153. 我们俩得为这个错误负责.
[误] You and I am responsible for this mistake.
[正] I and you are responsible for this mistake.
注: 老师常常强调英文中要"先人后己",但表达承担责任或接受指责等倒霉事时却例外,反其道而行之,这你知道吗

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