［原文］ The teacher made an example of the boy who copied from another student during a test.
［错译］ 老师将考试作弊的学生树为他人学习的榜样。
［正译］ 老师惩罚了考试作弊的学生以儆效尤。
［注解］ make an example of sb 是一个英语习语，用来特指“惩罚某人以儆戒他人”或者说“用某人来惩一儆百”。比如：
- Let us at least see our courts make an example of these despicable criminals.
至少让我们看到法庭惩罚这些十恶不赦的罪犯以儆效尤。
想要表示“树立某人为学习的榜样”则应使用 set sb as an example 的搭配。比如：
- 我父亲只是把他作为我们学习的榜样，但从未要求我们和他一起去。
My father just set him as an example for us but never asked us to come with him.
