中英之鑒 中式英語之鑒364

[誤] Though the two brothers are twins, their dispositions are quite different.

[正] Though the two brothers are twins, their dispositons are as like as chalk and cheese.

注：雖然是“不同”，但卻不用 different，而是用 alike(相同的)。chalk 和 cheese 形似而實不同，這看似矛盾的措辭用在這里倒能產生令人難忘的效果。