hey, there! I have a proposal. I try to, if you need, regularly sort out some useful summaries in English study, from which I hope you all would benefit a lot. Provided any of you have recommendations, please upload them to the Group disk and share with us. ------------ Eric 最经典搞笑中国式英语50 句 01. 有他这颗扫帚星，什么事情都办不成。 [误] With a comet like him, nothing can be accomplished。 [正] With a jinx like him, nothing can be accomplished。注：“扫帚星”是中国人对“慧星”(comet)的俗称，因其后面象拖着的一条像扫帚一样的长尾巴而得名。在中国古代，“扫帚星”被认为是灾难的预兆，并被用来比喻不吉利的人或事；祸根：(person or thing that is thought to bring)bad luck(to sb/sth)；curse。英语的 comet 虽然没有这层含义，但却有一个对应的说法，即 jinx。 例：There's a jinx on/Someone's put a jinx on this car: it's always giving me trouble. “这辆汽车上有什么妨人的东西，总给我找麻烦”。 02. 萝卜青菜，各有所爱。 [误] Some prefer radish but others prefer cabbage。 [正] Tastes differ。 注：Tastes differ/vary 是句英语谚语，除此以外，原句还可翻译成 No dish suits all tastes 或 You can never make everyone happy 等。《新概念英语》第三册第 23 课的标题是：One man's meat is another man's poison，表达的很生动。 总之，应采取意译。 03.他一向嘴硬，从不认错。 [误] He has always got a hard mouth and never admit a fault。 [正] He never says uncle。 注：say (cry) uncle: to give up or in; to surrender; to admit defeat. Mainly used by boys, as when fighting。主要是男孩们打架时的用语，当一方想制服另一方时，就用命令的口气说：“Say uncle!”这时，有的孩子为了表示不服输，就是不说。后来，say uncle 就成了“服输”的代名词，而 not say uncle 就相当于“嘴硬”了。 04.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 litt...
