中英之鑒 中式英語之鑒18

　　[誤] Beijing's winning the bid for the Olympics makes our blood boil.

　　[正] Beijing's winning the bid for the Olympics makes us excited.

　　注：make one's blood boil 是指“激怒某人”，而非“使人激動”。英語中“使人激動”的說法除了

　　make one excited，還有較為口語化的 make one's spine tingle。