中英之鑒 中式英語之鑒357

[誤] 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：西方人以白種人居多，他們無論受到怎樣的驚嚇都不會(huì)面如土色的，除非生了什么病。所以直譯會(huì)令他們費(fèi)解，不如按他們的習(xí)慣來說。