中英之鑒 中式英語(yǔ)之鑒13

　　[誤] Some prefer radish but others prefer cabbage.

　　[正] Tastes differ.

　　注：Tastes differ/vary 是句英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)，除此以外，原句還可翻譯成：No dish suits all tastes. / You can never

　　make everyone happy. / All things fit not all

　　persons. / Every man has his hobbyhorse[liking]. / Every man[one] to his(own) taste. / It is difficult to cater

　　for[to] all tastes. / It is hard to suit all tastes. / No dish

　　suits all tastes. / Some persons like to eat radishes, others prefer cabbages--people's tastes are various. /

　　There is no accounting for tastes. / There is no disputing

　　about tastes. 等?！缎赂拍钣⒄Z(yǔ)》第三冊(cè)第23課的標(biāo)題是：One man's meat is another man's poison.