中式英語之鑑:這件事
341. 這件事告訴我們,他並不像我們想象的那樣誠實。
[誤] This tells us that he is not so honest as we thought.
[正] This shows that he is not so honest as we thought.
注:中文用的是擬人的修辭手法,但在這句話上英國人很較真,他們認爲“事情”是不會像人一樣開口說話的,只能 show(表明)。
341. 這件事告訴我們,他並不像我們想象的那樣誠實。
[誤] This tells us that he is not so honest as we thought.
[正] This shows that he is not so honest as we thought.
注:中文用的是擬人的修辭手法,但在這句話上英國人很較真,他們認爲“事情”是不會像人一樣開口說話的,只能 show(表明)。