关于之鉴英语的精选

130.要想学习英语，必须首先学会查字典。[误]InordertolearnEnglish,onemustlearntolookupthedictionaryfirst.[正]InordertolearnEnglish,onemustlearntolookupwordsinthedictionaryfirst.注：lookup表示“（在字典、词典......

122.如果你也那样做可就有失身份了。[误]Youwouldloseyouridentityifyou\'dfollowsuit.[正]Itwouldbebeneathyourdignityifyou\'dfollowsuit.注：identity是可以翻译成汉语的“身份”，如：Thepolicemadesureofhisident......

174.别杞人忧天了，公司的状况很好。[误]Don\'tworryaboutthefallingsky.Thecompanyisgoingonquitewell.[正]Don\'tbeanervousNellie.Thecompanyisgoingonquitewell.注：nervousNellie就是英文里那个忧心忡忡的“杞人......

250.学生们在星期六晚上要去参加一个舞会。[误]ThestudentsaregoingtoadancepartyonSaturdaynight.[正]ThestudentsaregoingtoadanceonSaturdaynight.注：舞会应该说dancingparty，不要说danceparty，但一般只说dance也就够......

205.要在那么多书中找到我们想要的那本书简直就是大海捞针啊！[误]Tofindabookwewantinsomanybooksisjustasdifficultaslookingforaneedleinthesea.[正]Tofindabookwewantinsomanybooksisjustasdifficultaslookingforan......

93.欧文按捺不住激动的心情，大声喊道：“我中奖了！”[误]Owencouldn'tholdbackhisexcitingfeeling,andheshouted,"I'vegotthewinningnumberinthebond!"[正]Owencouldn'tholdbackhisexcitement,andheshouted,"I'veg......

238.他有自己的一幢房子。[误]Hehashisownhouse.[正]Hehasahouseofhisown.注：英语的属格代名词（PossessivePronouns）有两种形式，普通的形式为my等，后必须接名词如mybook，绝对的形式为mine(=mybook)等，是为避免重复地说那名词......

187.虽说他们是两兄弟，但学习态度真有天壤之别啊！[误]Thoughtheyarebrothers,theirattitudesofstudyingarereallyasdifferentasskyandearth![正]Thoughtheyarebrothers,theirattitudesofstudyingareteallyasdifferentas......

234.错误显然是在你那一边。[误]Thefaultclearlyliesatyourside.[正]Thefaultclearlylieswithyourside.注：在不及物动词lie后可接用各种各样的介词，惟含义各有不同，如Sheetsofpaperlieabouttheroom.（纸张散满一屋。）Thevil......

他一向嘴硬，从不认错。[误]Hehasalwaysgotahardmouthandneveradmitafault.[正]Heneversaysuncle.注：say(cry)uncle:togiveuporin;tosurrender;toadmitdefeat.Mainlyusedbyboys,aswhenfighting。主要是男孩们打架时的用......

212.三个和尚没水喝。[误]Threemonkshavenodrinkingwater.[正]Everybody\'sbusinessisnobody\'sbusiness.注：后一句译文用最直白的方式将原文的内在含义准确表达出来，避免了文化差异带来的理解障碍。......

64.他是我们的死敌。[误]Heisourdeadenemy.[正]Heisourdeadlyenemy.注：dead作形容词时表示“死的，无感觉的”，而deadly才表示“致命的，不共戴天的”。......

原来如此。一经你解释我就明白了。[误]Soitis.Iunderstandsoonafteryourexplanation.[正]Sothat'showitis.Iunderstandsoonafteryourexplanation.注：Soitis的意思是“的确如此”，它是用来表示对对方观点的赞同的。例如......

102.艾达把“发音”一词拼写错了，不过只是个笔误。[误]Idamisspellstheword"pronunciation",however,itisonlyamistakeofpen.[正]Idamisspellstheword"pronunciation",however,itisonlyaslipofthepen.注：与mistake（......

253.猫把家里的老鼠一扫而光。[误]Thecatclearedoffratsfromthehouse.[正]Thecatclearedthehouseofrats..Thecatsweptratsoutofthehouse.注：用动词clear时，其形式为“clear+地点+of+物”，如用sweep时，则为“sweep+物+outo......

255.到公园去怎样走？[误]HowshallIgotothepark?[正]WhatwayshallItaketogettothepark?注：HowshallIgo是问怎样去法，如坐出租车去，坐公共汽车去，或坐三轮车去之类。问路应说Whatway才对。......

98.在自然灾害期间，绝大多数人都过着半饥半饱的生活。[误]Duringthenaturalcalamity,mostpeoplewerehalfhungry,halffull.[正]Duringthenaturalcalamity,mostpeoplewereunderfed.注：under-是一个英语前缀，表示“......不......

哈罗得挥金如土，没有一点积蓄[误]Haroldspendsmoneylikedirt,andhasnosavings.[正]Haroldspendsmoneylikewater,andhasnosavings.注：英国是一个岛国，离不开水；而我们中国的许多地区深处内陆，人们的生活离不开土地。所以，英......

25.先生，您是不是迷路了？[误]Hello,monsieur,getlost?[正]Hello,monsieur,gotlost?注：这两句译文表面上看只是时态上存在差异，其实它们的含义也截然不同。getlost是俚语：“走开，别捣乱”的意思，gotlost才是“迷路”。难怪当......

58.电车上十分拥挤，几乎没有立足之地。[误]Thetramwassocrowdedthattherewashardlysufficientroomforyou.[正]Thetramwassocrowdedthattherewasscarcelysufficientroomforyou.注：副词hardly和scarcely虽然都含有“几乎......

202.他喝起酒来像牛饮，但极少出交通事故。[误]Hedrinkslikeacattle,butseldomhastrafficaccidents.[正]Hedrinkslikeafish,butseldomhastrafficaccidents.注：中国是个农业国，自古以来牛就是耕作的主要牲畜，所以中国人喜欢......

我们俩关系最好，他经常来我这儿蹲饭吃。[误]Wearebestfriends.Healwayscomesheretohavemealsforfree.[正]Wearebestfriends.Healwayscomesheretobummealsoffme.注：第一句只表明“他常到我这儿来白吃白喝”，但朋友这间那......

207.失之东隅，收之桑榆。[误]Losewherethesunrisesandgainwherethesunsets.[正]Whatonelosesontheswings,hegetsbackontheroundabouts.注：第一句虽然将原文的意思忠实地表达了出来，但英国人仍然难以体会中文“日出之处日......

143.忧愁伤身。[误]Worryhurtsbody.[正]Carekilledthecat.注：既然莎翁（莎士比亚）用了一只可怜的猫，那么，就用猫好了。......

55.每节课老是都会点名。[误]Theteacherwillcallournamesineveryperiodofclass.[正]Theteacherwillcalltherollineveryperiodofclass.注：英语的“点名”是calltheroll，而callone'sname(s)的意思是“谩骂某人”。rool有......