海外文化:弄错会尴尬的英文
<p>相信大家对<span word="Chinglish">Chinglish</span>早已经见怪不怪了，就连上世纪30年代逐字翻译的中式英语<span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="see">see</span>(很久不见)，也大张旗鼓地进入了英语标准词组的“领地”。当然这不过属于“中式逐字翻译原创版”，老外们看后莞尔一笑也就过去了。但有些情况则不同，已有的英文词句的表意往往并非是单词的真正意思，如果一不留神就会酿成“英语尴尬”，闹笑话不说，表错了意有时还会带来不少误会。就像一位博友在加拿大的亲身经历——他刚到加拿大的时候看到很多大厦门口都有<span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="free">free</span>的标志，因此由衷地感叹道：“加拿大就是好，抽烟都免费。”</p><p> 你犯过类似的错误吗？不管有没有，都千万不要小看这些容易造成误会的“危险词句”——</p><p>1、成语类</p><p><span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="one">one</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> 开玩笑（不是“拉后腿”）</p><p><span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="suit">suit</span> 赤身裸体（不是“穿着生日礼服”）</p><p><span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="one">one</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="words">words</span> 收回前言（不是“吃话”）</p><p><span word="an">an</span> <span word="apple">apple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span> 西红柿（不是“爱情之果”）</p><p><span word="handwriting">handwriting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> 不祥之兆（不是“大字报”）</p><p><span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> 博得全场喝彩（不是“推倒房子”）</p><p><span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> 勃然大怒（不是“试穿”）</p><p><span word="think">think</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="oneself">oneself</span> 高看或看重自己（不是“为自己想得很多”）</p>
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