中式英语之鉴:一个巴掌拍不响
日期:2008-08-21 11:07(单词翻译:单击)
166. 一个巴掌拍不响,这事儿是他俩一块儿干的。
[误] One palm claps not ---this must have been done by them both.
[正] It takes two to tango ---this must have been done by them both.
注:我们说“一个巴掌拍不响”,而西方人习惯用“探戈舞是需要两个人一块儿跳的”,但这两者的含义是那么的一致。
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