她做事总是拣了芝麻,丢了西瓜。[误] She is always collecting sesame at the cost of watermelon.[正] She is only penny-wise. [查看全文]
他累断了腰才把儿子抚养成人。[误] He broke his waist to bring up his son.[正] He broke his neck to bring up his s... [查看全文]
他俩总混在一块儿,可真是物以类聚啊。[误] They stay together all the time ---similar objects are always together.[正] T... [查看全文]
小声点儿,隔墙有耳![误] Turn down your voice! There is a ear behind the wall![正] Turn down your voice! Walls hav... [查看全文]
他做事总是半途而废。[误] He is in the habit of doing things by half.[正] He is in the habit of doing things by... [查看全文]
露西最喜欢吃巧克力冰淇淋。[误] Lucy most likes chocolate ice cream.[正] Lucy likes chocolate ice cream best.注:中、英... [查看全文]
建好新的高速公路恐怕要等到猴年马月了。[误] The new motorway won\'t be ready until monkey\'s year and horse\'... [查看全文]
Be respectful to yourself![正] Behave yourself!注:这句中文几乎是一种警告,不是 respectful 所能表达的。但 behave oneself... [查看全文]
他太激动了,以致无法从头至尾地把故事讲完。[误] He was too excited to tell his story from the beginning to the end.[... [查看全文]
[误] invisible glasses[正] contact lenses注:一般的眼镜是用玻璃(glass)制成的,所以在英文中用glass 表达。但隐形眼镜因为由特殊... [查看全文]