中式英語之鑒:國家法律規(guī)定,不論貧富,一律征稅

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204. 國家法律規(guī)定,不論貧富,一律征稅。
    [誤] According to the state law, both poor and rich are taxed.
    [正] According to the state law, both rich and poor are taxed.
    注:兩種語言的表達順序往往存在差異,而且都是約定俗成的,不容改變。又如:前后(back and forth),新
    舊(old and new),悲歡(joy and sorrow),血肉(flesh and blood),鋼鐵(iron and steel),興衰(fall and rise),南北(north and south)等。