容易误译的英语

［例句］　This machine surely delivers the goods.
［误译］　这台机器确实已交货。

［例句］　The new equipment was decreased 4 times.
［误译］　新设备减少了4倍。

［例句］　She wrote to her boy friend a dear John letter yesterday.
［误译］　她昨天给她的男朋友约翰写了一封情书。

［例句］　Will you meet the deadline?
［误译］　你会遭遇死亡线吗？

［例句］　Bess was dead-beat yesterday.
［误译］　贝丝昨天被打死了。

［例句］　Mond is quite tired out and dead to the world.
［误译］　蒙德因太累而死。

［例句］　Bella is a dead shot.
［误译］　贝拉牌手枪打不响。

［例句］　He got dead presidents by hook or by crook.
［误译］　他用钩子或带钩手杖把多位大学校长打死。

本例的dead（副词）意为“绝对地”、“全然地”，与“死”无关。

［例句］　Percy isn't dead on the wild beast.
［误译］　珀西不是被野兽咬死的。

［例句］　The general manager gave Wilber the DCM.
［误译］　总经理授予威尔伯特等军功章。

［例句］　She has a date this afternoon.
［误译］　她下午有日期。