汉译英常见错误 | 大部分石油是从中东进口来的

[译] 大部分石油是从中东进口来的。
[误] The majority of the oil is imported from the Middle East.

[正] Most of the oil is imported from the Middle East.
[注] the majority of...等于 greater number of...,它后面跟的名词必须是可数名词,不能跟不可数名词。而 most 后面既可以跟可数名词,也可以跟不可数名词。