中英之鑒 中式英語之鑒74

　　負。

　　[誤] An experienced teacher once said that before class he felt as if faced with a formidable enemy, in class he felt like walking on ice, and only after class would he feel relieved.

　　[正] An experienced teacher once said that before class he felt as if faced with a formidable enemy, in class he felt like walking on eggs, and only after class would he feel relieved.

　　注：中文的“如履薄冰”是比喻一個人“做事十分小心謹慎或戰(zhàn)戰(zhàn)兢兢”，而英語的類似說法卻是

　　walk on eggs 或tread on eggs，要注意中英文喻體的不同。