中英之鑒 中式英語之鑒394

[誤] The customer bargained with the seller till he had worn out his lips, but the seller didn\'t change his

price.

[正] The customer had worn out his tongue bargaining with the seller, but the seller didn\'t change his price.

注：中文用“嘴皮”，但 tongue 卻更符合英國人的習慣。另外，“保持緘默”的英文是 bite the ongue。