中英之鑒 中式英語之鑒303
要使中國的農(nóng)民富起來不是短時期內(nèi)能辦到的事。
[誤] It is not a matter that can be settled in a short period of time to make Chinese farmers rich.
[正] It is not a matter that can be settled in a short period of time to improve Chinese farmers\' living conditions.
注：在英語中，rich 是一種很高的生活水準，要相當富有。很顯然，這里的“富起來”遠談不上 rich，只是生活有所提高的意思，即 have some improvement。此處把 rich 換成 better-off 也可以。
參考例句：How rich are you? 你到底有多富有啊?
