中式英语之鉴:第三者
日期:2008-07-21 13:55(单词翻译:单击)
134. 由于第三者插足,这对夫妻离婚了。
[误] The couple divorced because of the third person.
[正] The couple divorced because of a third party.
注:序数词一般常跟定冠词 the 连用,表示“第几”;而序数词和不定冠词 a 连用时表示的则是“另一个”。如: He won the third prize(他得了个三等奖),He won a third prize(他第三次得奖)。
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