中式英語之鑑:截然不同

365. 雖然是雙胞胎，但這兩兄弟的性格卻截然不同。

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[誤] Though the two brothers are twins, their dispositions are quite different.

[正] Though the two brothers are twins, their dispositons are as like as chalk and cheese.

注：雖然是“不同”，但卻不用 different，而是用 alike（相同的）。chalk 和 cheese 形似而實不同，這看似矛盾的措辭用在這裏倒能產生令人難忘的效果。