中式英語之鑑:他們走到病牀前,只見她臉黃黃的
292. 他們走到病牀前,只見她臉黃黃的。
[誤] They came to her sickbed and found her looking yellow.
[正] They came to her sickbed and found her looking pale and unwell.
注:顯然,這句話如果直譯外國人多半不懂,因爲他們的膚色與我們的不同。所以應該直接把虛弱和病態表達
出來,而不拘泥於原文。
292. 他們走到病牀前,只見她臉黃黃的。
[誤] They came to her sickbed and found her looking yellow.
[正] They came to her sickbed and found her looking pale and unwell.
注:顯然,這句話如果直譯外國人多半不懂,因爲他們的膚色與我們的不同。所以應該直接把虛弱和病態表達
出來,而不拘泥於原文。