中英之鑒 中式英語之鑒134

　　[誤] My wife is fond of asking her friends to stay for a casual meal.

　　[正] My wife is fond of asking her friends to stay for a light meal.

　　注：casual 可作“不拘禮節(jié)的，非正式的”講，如：clothes for casual wear(便服)。但“便飯”人們習(xí)慣用形容詞 light，該詞也有“隨便的，不重要的”之意，如：a light conversation(閑談)。