中英之鑒 中式英語之鑒292

[正] Her job is to send and receive letters.

注：我們用“收發(fā)”，而英國人是先“發(fā)”再“收”。英文的語序與中文常常相反，又如：“衣食無憂”是 not worry about food or clothing;“遲早”是 sooner or later;“不論貧富”是 no matter rich or poor;“不管死活”應(yīng)該翻譯成 care little about one\'s life or death。