最经典搞笑中国式英语100句(2)

[正] He never says uncle。

注：say (cry) uncle: to give up or in; to surrender; to admit defeat. Mainly used by boys, as when fighting。主要是男孩们打架时的用语，当一方想制服另一方时，就用命令的口气说：“Say uncle!”这时，有的孩子为了表示不服输，就是不说。后来，say uncle 就成了“服输”的代名词，而 not say uncle 就相当于“嘴硬”了。

04.老师很喜欢这个嘴甜的小姑娘。

[误] The teacher likes this sweet-mouthed little girl very much。

[正] The teacher likes this honey-lipped little girl very much。

注：中国人喜欢说“嘴甜”，但 honey-lipped 更符合英美人的语言习惯。

05.同学们都很讨厌他，因为他经常拍老师的马屁。

[误] The student all dislike him because he often pats the teacher's ass。

[正] The students all dislike him because he often licks the teacher's boots。 注：以前在欧洲，臣民见到国王与王后往往要葡匐到在，亲吻他们的靴子。后来，人们将 lick the boots 引申为“为了某种目的而讨好某人”，它与汉语的“拍马屁”含义一样。在美国英语中，“拍马屁”还有另一种说法，即 polish the apple，它典出以前的学生用擦亮的苹果来讨好老师。

06.你听说了吗？迈克把他的女朋友给甩了。

[误] Have you ever heard that Mike broke up with his girlfriend。

[正] Have you ever heard that Mike dumped his girlfriend。

注：break up with sb. 虽然表示“与某人分手了”，但并没说明是谁先提出来的。而 dump 的原意指“倾倒垃圾”，用在这里则表示像倒垃圾一样地甩掉。

07.我们要把祖国建设成为社会主义的现代化强国。

[误] We will build our motherland into a socialist modern powerful country。

[正] We will build our motherland into a modern powerful socialist country。