中英之鑒 中式英語之鑒19

　　[誤] Almost all people think that the other mountain is higher than the one he's standing on. They never feel

　　saisfied with what they've already got.

　　[正] Almost all people think that the grass is greener on the other hill. They never feel saisfied with what

　　they've already got.

　　注：“這山望著那山高”是指人不滿足于現(xiàn)狀的心理，它在英語中已經(jīng)有了現(xiàn)成的說法，即

　　the grass is greener on the other hill(他山的草更綠)，因此我們借用即可，這樣既方便又更有利于與西方人溝通。