汉译英常见错误 | 在太阳系里, 包括彗星在内所有天体都绕日旋转

[译] 在太阳系里, 包括彗星在内所有天体都绕日旋转。
[误] In the solar system all heavenly bodies, not except comets, move round the sun.

[正] In the solar system all heavenly bodies, not excepting comets, move round the sun.
[注] 介词 except 一般不用否定形式;excepting(= except)既可用于肯定形式,又可用否定形式,而 not(without)excepting(= including)已经形成固定词组,意为“包括”,如:The lecturer answered all the questions excepting the last one. 报告人回答了除最后一个问题以外的全部问题。/Everyone, not excepting Jane, attended the faculty meeting. 包括珍妮,大家都参加了教师会议。