中式英語之鑑:瘦得像猴子
89. 因為沒有吃的,那個索馬利亞的小男孩瘦得像猴子。
[誤] That Somali boy is as thin as a monkey because of the lack of food.
[正] That Somali boy is as thin as a shadow because of the lack of food.
注:同一事物,在不同的文化裡可能引起不同的聯想,具有不同的內涵。所以,在一種語言中用這種事物作比
喻,而在另一種語言中很可能會有不同的表達。這樣的例子中英文還有很多,例如:as timid as a hare(膽小如鼠),as strong as a horse(力大如牛),as poor as a church mouse(一貧如洗)等。