中式英语之鉴:他们走到病床前,只见她脸黄黄的
日期:2008-12-10 12:04(单词翻译:单击)
292. 他们走到病床前,只见她脸黄黄的。
[误] They came to her sickbed and found her looking yellow.
[正] They came to her sickbed and found her looking pale and unwell.
注:显然,这句话如果直译外国人多半不懂,因为他们的肤色与我们的不同。所以应该直接把虚弱和病态表达
出来,而不拘泥于原文。
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