容易误译的英语

［例句］　I don't like to buttonhole people.
［误译］　我不愿意替人开钮扣眼。

［例句］　He bought a used walkman for a song.
［误译］　他为了一首歌买了一台旧随身听。

［例句］　The cosmetician is always buttering his boss up.
［误译］　化妆师总是给老板抹奶油。

［例句］　But me no buts.
［误译］　但我家没有外屋厨房。

［例句］　There is no man but hates her.
［误译］　但没有一个人恨她。

［例句］　Bessie, Cissy and Daisy recently moved in next door to our manager but three.
［误译］　贝西、锡西和黛西最近搬入到我们经理的隔壁住，但那房间只住三个人。

［例句］　Phil is but a pupil.
［误译］　但菲尔是个小学生。

［例句］　Mrs. Byron is a busy-body.
［误译］　拜伦夫人是个忙人。

［例句］　Mr. Feng always buries his head in the sand.
［误译］　冯先生总是埋头于沙堆里苦干。

A: What's the answer to the riddle?
B: Potatoes?
A: Bull's eye!

［例句］　I read an article about that in the bulldog edition.
［误译］　我在报纸的《公牛与狗专版》上看到有关那件事的一篇文章。

［例句］　She bought a dictionary for 10 bucks.
［误译］　她花10只公羊的代价买了一本词典。