容易误译的英语 | cast [throw] pearls before swine
［例句］ Don't cast pearls before swine. It's flogging a dead horse.
［误译］ 不要在猪面前扔珍珠了，这无异于鞭打一匹死马。
短篇小说 | Squaring the Circle
At the hazard of wearying you this tale of vehe- ment emotions must be prefaced by a discourse on geometry.
容易误译的英语 | cash in
［例句］ He is suffering from cancer and going to cash in.
［误译］ 他患癌症，打算兑些现金（治病）。
短篇小说 | Sound and Fury
MR. PENNE--Good morning, Miss Lore. Glad to see you so prompt. We should finish that June installment for the Epoch to-day.
容易误译的英语 | carry the ball
［例句］ The basketballer can always carry the ball for his friends in an emergency.
［误译］ 那位篮球队员在紧急情况下总是能替朋友带球。
短篇小说 | Sociology In Serge And Straw
The season of irresponsibility is at hand. Come, let us twine round our brows wreaths of poison ivy (that is for idiocy), and wander hand in hand with sociology in the summer fields.
容易误译的英语 | carry off ②
［例句］ They carried off a gold medal in the boat race.
［误译］ 他们在划船比赛中与金牌无缘。
短篇小说 | Smith
Goodwin and the ardent patriot, Zavalla, took all the precautions that their foresight could contrive to prevent the escape of President Miraflores and his companion.
容易误译的英语 | carry off ①
［例句］ Lance can carry it off.
［误译］ 兰斯能脱离这项工作。
短篇小说 | Sisters of the Golden Circle
The Rubberneck Auto was about ready to start. The merry top-riders had been assigned to their seats by the gentlemanly conductor.
容易误译的英语 | carry coals to Newcastle
［例句］ Ian carried coals to Newcastle.
［误译］ 伊恩把煤运到纽卡斯尔去了。
短篇小说 | Shoes
John De Graffenreid Atwood ate of the lotus, root, stem, and flower. The tropics gobbled him up. He plunged enthusiastically into his work, which was to try to forget Rosine.
