最经典搞笑中国式英语100句(8)

[误] I spend 10 hours in the net bar every day, and I am indeed a net bug。

[正] I spend 10 hours in the net bar every day, and I am indeed a netter。

注：“网虫”要是直译成 net bug，很容易使人联想到计算机病毒，如：the millennium bug(“千年虫”病毒)。所以，英语中与之相应的说法是 netter/nettle。在《剑桥国际英语词典》里，对 netter/nettle 的解释是：regular user of Internet, perhaps one who spends too much time in this occupation。nethead 和“网虫”的意思差不多，它表示“网痴，网迷”；而 netizen 则可以用来指所有的网民，尤其是互联网的用户，它是由 net(网络)和 citizen(公民)组合而成的。还有一个时髦的词是 netsurfer，即“网上冲浪者”。

27. 东施效颦。

[误] Doingshi imitates Xishi。

[正] The ugly imitates the beautiful in such a distorted way that the ugliness of the ugly becomes worse。

注：把原文按照字面意思直译过来，恐怕只有中国人能够理解。要想让外国人明白这个中国成语，就要对译文进行解释性加工了。同样，“情人眼里出西施”不是 Xishi is in the eye of the beholder，而是 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder。

28. 你不好好学习，还想去牛津上大学。这可真是个不切实际的幻想哟！

[误] You don't study hard, yet you want to go to Oxford. What an impractical illusion!

[正] You don't study hard, yet you want to go to Oxford. What an illusion! 注：汉语中的修饰语往往用的很多，目的在于加强语气，但这种表达习惯在翻译时必须进行处理。illusion 本身就有 impractical 的含义，而英语中在表意已经很明确的情况下是无需重复的。

29. 想让他答应这样的要求恐怕不大可能。

[误] I'm afraid it is impossible for him to agree to such a request。

[正] I'm afreaid it is unlikely for him to agree to such a request。