容易误译的英语

［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。

［例句］　Kerry was brushing up his Japanese when we went to see him.
［误译］　当我们去看克里时，他正在涂擦（他写错了的）日文字。

［例句］　Mr. Jones likes the cosmetician over the heads of others because she always brown-noses him.
［误译］　琼斯先生特别喜欢那位化妆师，因为她总是把他的鼻子画成棕色。

［例句］　My grandma helped me in brown-bagging.
［误译］　我奶奶帮我用棕色袋装上了。

［例句］　Booker sat there in a brown study and didn't notice you talking to him.
［误译］　布克坐在那里研究褐色问题而没有注意到你跟他说话。

［例句］　That escaped convict was brought to bay.
［误译］　那个逃犯被带到海湾去了。

［例句］　Why could Peg's performances bring the house down?
［误译］　为什么佩格的行动能使房子遭到破坏?

［例句］　This old woman brought her pigs to a fine market.
［误译］　这个老妇人把她养的猪带到高价市场去卖。