中式英語之鑒:跳舞迷

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225. 我哥哥是個跳舞迷。
    [誤] My brother is a dance mania.
    [正] My brother has a mania for dancing.
    注:表示對某事的著迷或狂熱,英文說 mania,但這個名詞不能作主語補足語,只能用作動詞 have 的賓語。其他例如 He has a perfect mania for rare books.(他有狂搜珍本書的癖好。)