汉译英常见错误 | 许多店主承诺让顾客满意

[译] 许多店主承诺让顾客满意。
[误] Many shopkeepers guarantee satisfaction to guests.

[正] Many shopkeepers guarantee satisfaction to customers.
[注] 在商店中,前来购买的人应该用 customers(顾客)来表示,而不是 guests。guests 专门指家庭的来客、旅馆的旅客,饭店的食客等。如:We invited two guests to dinner in our house. 我们邀请了两位客人到家里来吃饭。