中英之鑒 中式英語(yǔ)之鑒424

要是游過(guò)河去，需要多少時(shí)間?

[誤] How long would it take to swim through the river?

[正] How long would it take to swim across the river?

注：across 表示“到達(dá)一條線、一條河或一條道路的對(duì)面”(與“細(xì)而長(zhǎng)”的物體相對(duì)而言的位置或動(dòng)作)，through 不能用于從“細(xì)而長(zhǎng)”的物體之一側(cè)到另一側(cè)的動(dòng)作。