中式英语之鉴:面如土色
日期:2009-02-15 12:40(单词翻译:单击)
348. 正在做坏事时却被父亲逮到了,他吓得面如土色。
[误] He was caught by his father while doing something bad, and his face turned to the color of earth.
[正] Caught red-handed by his father, he was as white as a sheet.
注:西方人以白种人居多,他们无论受到怎样的惊吓都不会面如土色的,除非生了什么病。所以直译会令他们
费解,不如按他们的习惯来说。
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