中英之鑒 中式英語(yǔ)之鑒175

[誤] The tallest boy in the class has become her backing hill.

[正] The tallest boy in the class has become her security blanket.

注： “靠山”只是個(gè)比喻說(shuō)法，它是指“保護(hù)人”。但英國(guó)人不習(xí)慣用“靠山”作比喻，也不用我們常說(shuō)的“保護(hù)傘”。也許他們認(rèn)為被毯子包裹起來(lái)更有安全感吧。