英译汉常见错误 | some ① 大约,左右

[例句] Some ten people were present.
[误译] 有好几十人出席。
[原意] 约有十个人出席。
[说明] 本例的some是副词,意为“大约”、“左右”,此处与about同义。诸如some tens, some hundreds, some thousands等,才是“几十”、“几百”、“几千”之意。