中式英語(yǔ)之鑒:大海撈針

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205. 要在那么多書中找到我們想要的那本書簡(jiǎn)直就是大海撈針??!
    [誤] To find a book we want in so many books is just as difficult as looking for a needle in the sea.
    [正] To find a book we want in so many books is just as difficult as looking for a needle in a haystack.
    注:a needle in a haystack(干草堆里的一根針)確實(shí)難找,與我們“大海撈針”的難度應(yīng)該是半斤八兩,而且,
    它可是英語(yǔ)中約定俗成的用法?。?BR>