[译] 润滑油可能把金属与金属滑动接触造成的损害减少到最低限度。
[误] The lubricant must minimize the damages from the metal-to-metal sliding contact.

[正] The lubricant must minimize the damage from the metal-to-metal sliding contact.

[注] 名词 damage（=harm, loss）作“损坏”、“损害”、“损失”解时只用单数，又如：An earthquake sometimes causes great damage. 地震有时会造成巨大损失。复数为“损失赔偿金”，如The court ordered him to pay £2,000 damages to the man whom he had hurt. 法院判他支付2,000英镑赔偿金给受害人。/Having been injured in an accident, he claimed damages. 在事故中受伤以后他索取赔偿金。