中英之鑒 中式英語(yǔ)之鑒263

[正] The students are going to a dance on Saturday night.

注：舞會(huì)應(yīng)該說(shuō) dancing party，不要說(shuō) dance party，但一般只說(shuō) dance 也就夠了。開(kāi)舞會(huì)就說(shuō) give a dance，去參加舞會(huì)就說(shuō) go to a dance。那旅館每晚舉行舞會(huì)：At the hotel dances are held nightly. 我第一次遇見(jiàn)她是在一個(gè)舞會(huì)上：She and I first met at a dance. 他們請(qǐng)我參加舞會(huì)：They asked me to a dance. 規(guī)模較大的舞會(huì)，英語(yǔ)又可說(shuō) ball，是從拉丁文來(lái)的。