容易误译的英语

down in the mouth [dumps]（口语）意为“沮丧的”、“颓丧的”、“气馁的”。

原文：I bought a new down jacket for the trip.
错译：我为这次旅行买了一件新的低领夹克。

原文：What the reporters got from him was just political doublespeak.
错译：记者从他那里所得到的，都是些政治双人对话。

原文：Don't make yourself a mouse, or the cat will eat you.
错译：不要把自己变得胆小如鼠，否则会被猫吃掉。

原文：The fiend double-crossed the rest of the gang and disappeared with all the money.
错译：那个恶魔在其他同伙面前画了两个十字，然后携款潜逃了。

［例句］　Don't get yourself burnt out.
［误译］　勿引火烧身。

［例句］　I was dog-tired so went to bed early yesterday evening.
［误译］　我昨晚累得像只狗，所以很早就睡了。

［例句］　I feel dog-sick.
［误译］　我感觉得了狂犬病。

［例句］　Can you pronounce dog's letter as in Spanish?
［误译］　你能作西班牙语中狗字母的发音吗？

［例句］　Glen hasn't seen Meg in a dog's age.
［误译］　格伦在整个狗年中都没有见到梅格。

［例句］　Betsy fell and hurt her dogs.
［误译］　贝齐摔了一跤，并压伤了她的几只狗。

［例句］　He's a dog-lover.
［误译］　他是狗喜爱的主人。