中英之鑒 中式英語(yǔ)之鑒322

[誤] Eventually the government has to apply strong policies to alcohol producing and purchasing.

[正] Eventually the government has to apply tough policies to alcohol producing and purchasing.

注：這種錯(cuò)誤源于對(duì)詞義理解不準(zhǔn)確。“強(qiáng)硬”要用 tough 表達(dá)，而說(shuō)一個(gè)人強(qiáng)壯應(yīng)該用 strong。

參考例句：The steak was tough and the peas were like bullets 牛排老得嚼不動(dòng)，豌豆像子彈一樣硬