中式英語之鑑:坐冷板凳

378. 在院足球隊裏叱吒風雲的威廉到了校隊卻只能坐冷板凳。

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[誤] William, who was so popular in the department team, is given a cold bench in the university team.

[正] William, who was so popular in the department team, is given a cold shoulder in the university team.

注：give sb. a/the cold shoulder 的字面意思是“給某人一個冷肩膀”。當不看重某人和對其冷淡的時候，人們往
往會把身體轉過去，用背或肩膀對着他。這與“坐冷板凳”的意思相同，而且比直譯地道多了。