中式英語(yǔ)之鑒:小人物

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163. 史密斯先生覺(jué)得自己是個(gè)小人物,他多希望有一天能成為大人物啊!
    [誤] Mr Smith always considers himself a small figure, and how he wishes to be a big figure one day!
    [正] Mr Smith always considers himself nobody, and how he wishes to be somebody one day!
    注:“小人物”也好,“大人物”也罷,是言其地位,而非體格。nobody 和 somebody 能準(zhǔn)確表達(dá)這一中文意思,而 small figure 和 big figure 是指“小個(gè)子 ”和“大個(gè)子”,不要混淆噢!