容易误译的英语

［例句］　I want you to come clean.
［误译］　我希望你来搞清洁。

［例句］　That case is to come before the court of first instance.
［误译］　那个案件是初级法庭审理前转来的。

［例句］　The talent comes before funds for a company.
［误译］　对一个公司来说，人才要比资金先到位。

［例句］　I couldn't agree more.
［误译］　我不能再同意了。

［例句］　He cost an arm and a leg during his hospitalization.
［误译］　他住院期间花钱治好了一条臂和一条腿。

［例句］　He was turned in to the cop-shop.
［误译］　他进入铜器商店工作了。

［例句］　I didn't know that the fellow was a cool hand.
［误译］　我不知道那个人的手这么冰冷。

［例句］　She likes congo.
［误译］　她喜欢刚果（这个国家）。

A: How about her new invention?
B: Cool.

本例的cool（形容词，口语)意为“整整的”、“不折不扣的”、“实实在在的”。

confidence man 源自 confidence game 。后者也作 confidence trick ，字面意思即“信任骗局”。

checkroom（美式英语）有两种意思（见［原意］），要根据具体情况选用其中之一。