中式英語(yǔ)之鑒:這件事告訴我們

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341. 這件事告訴我們,他并不像我們想象的那樣誠(chéng)實(shí)。
    [誤] This tells us that he is not so honest as we thought.
    [正] This shows that he is not so honest as we thought.
    注:中文用的是擬人的修辭手法,但在這句話(huà)上英國(guó)人很較真,他們認(rèn)為“事情”是不會(huì)像人一樣開(kāi)口說(shuō)話(huà)的,只能 show(表明)。