中英之鑒 中式英語之鑒177

[誤] None of his friends has ever turned up since Tom went bankrupt ---they are nothing but friends of wine

and meat.

[正] None of his friends has ever turned up since Tom went bankrupt ---they are nothing but fine weather

friends.

注：英語中的 fine weather friends 是指“順境中的朋友”，其意思與我們的“酒肉朋友”是一樣的，都是指“只能同甘，不能共苦的朋友”。