中式英语之鉴:多用耳朵,少用嘴巴
日期:2008-08-18 09:58

(单词翻译:单击)

159. 我给年轻人的忠告就是多用耳朵,少用嘴巴。


[误] The advice I would like to provide the young people with is to use their ears more than their mouths.


[正] The advice I would like to provide the young people with is to be swift to hear but slow to speak.


:中文是用“耳朵”和“嘴”来指行为,很有特点;而英文用的是形容词与动词不定式的组合,既对称又对比鲜
明。

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