中英之鑒 中式英語之鑒1

　　這間低屋頂?shù)姆块g通風不好，令人氣悶。

　　[誤] The air in this low-ceilinged room was stuffy and oppressive.

　　[正] This low-ceilinged room was stuffy and oppressive.

　　注：雖然漢語中可以說“空氣悶”，但是在英語中，stuffy 和oppressive 等的主語不能是air，而應當是某個地方，如theatre(戲院)，classrooom(教室)等名詞。

　　stuffy: 通風不良的;窒息的;悶熱的

　　a stuffy room

　　空氣不流通的房間

　　oppressive: 壓抑的;沉重的;煩悶的

　　oppressive heat

　　悶熱