中英之鑒 中式英語之鑒216

[正] Daddy painted the desk with a coat of paint.

注：layer 和 coat，雖然翻譯成中文都是“層”，但用法卻不同。如：Onions have layers(洋蔥是一層一層的)，但涂上一層油漆卻要用 coat。

A layer of smog settled over the city.

The cake has three layers.

These seeds must be covered with a layer of earth.

A layer of ice on the street.

You must put another coat of paint on this door.

Two coats of painting were needed to cover the old colour.

A coat of dust