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1. 有他这颗扫帚星，什么事情都办不成。 [误] With a comet like him, nothing can be accomplished. [正] With a jinx like him, nothing can be accomplished. 注：扫帚星是中国人对慧星(comet)的俗称，因其后面拖着一条像扫帚一样的长尾巴而得名。在中国古代，扫帚星被认为是灾难的预兆，并被用来比喻不吉利的人或事;祸根：(person or thing that is thought to bring)bad luck(to sb/sth);curse。英语的comet 虽然没有这层含义，但却有一个对应的说法，即jinx。 例：Theres a jinx on/Someones put a jinx on this car: its always giving me trouble. (这辆汽车上有什么妨人的东西，总给我找麻烦。) 2.萝卜青菜，各有所爱。 [误] Some prefer radish but others prefer cabbage. [正] Tastes differ. 注：Tastes differ/vary .是句英语谚语，除此以外，原句还可翻译成 No dish suits all tastes.或 You can never make everyone happy. 等。此外，我们还可以这样说：One mans meat is another mans poison. 总之，应采取意译。 3.他一向嘴硬，从不认错。 [误] He has always got a hard mouth and never admit a fault. [正] He never says uncle. 注：say (cry) uncle: to give up or in; to surrender; to admit defeat. Mainly used by boys, as when fighting. 这句话主要是男孩们打架时的用语，当一方想制服另一方时，就用命令的口气说：Say uncle!这时，有的孩子为了表示不服输，就是不说。后来，say uncle 就成了服输的代名词，而 not say uncle 就相当于嘴硬了。 | 
