汉译英常见错误 | 这部影片有点令人失望

[译] 这部影片有点令人失望。
[误] The movie was a sort of disappointing.

[正] The movie was sort of disappointing.
[注] a sort of 中的 sort 表示“种类”。例如:As he passed through the door, he felt a sort of inspiration.当他穿过这道门的时候,他感到一种鼓舞。sort of 是副词词组,在句中作状语,表示“有点儿”、“有几分”(somewhat)的意思。例如:He was acting sort of crazy.他的行动有点疯狂。