汉译英常见错误 | 他们的责任是防御敌人

[译] 他们的责任是防御敌人。
[误] Their duty is to defend the enemy.

[正] Their duty is to defend themselves against the enemy.
[注] defend 是“防御,防卫”,实际是“保卫自己防御敌人”之意,因此是“defend somebody against somebody”。