中式英语之鉴:接待室

430. 昨天下午，我们的校长在办公楼二楼的接待室里接待了几位外宾。

[误] Yesterday afternoon our president received several foreign vistitors in the parlor on the second floor of
the Administration Building.

[正] Yesterday afternoon our president received several foreign vistitors in the reception room on the second
floor of the Administration Building.

注：parlor 在美国英语里指私人家里的客厅，也指旅馆里的休息室等房间，但现在已少用。在美国，也用于某些商业性的营业室，如 ice-cream parlo冷饮室，hairdresser's parlor，beauty parlor美容室。学校以及其它公共机关里的接待室（或会客室），一般用 reception room。