中式英語之鑑:骨瘦如柴
266. 可憐的佃農骨瘦如柴。
[誤] The poor tenant is as thin as a piece of firewood.
[正] The poor tenant is as lean as a rake.
注:rake(耙子)是一種長把,下端有一排直片狀的齒,用來收集枯葉和疏鬆土壤的工具。英國人認爲用它來形容瘦才形象。
266. 可憐的佃農骨瘦如柴。
[誤] The poor tenant is as thin as a piece of firewood.
[正] The poor tenant is as lean as a rake.
注:rake(耙子)是一種長把,下端有一排直片狀的齒,用來收集枯葉和疏鬆土壤的工具。英國人認爲用它來形容瘦才形象。