中英之鉴 中式英语之鉴16

　　[误] Pepple around here all feel that he has affairs outside his own marriage.

　　[正] Pepple around here all feel that he is leading a double life.

　　注：affair 本身就指“私通”或“暧昧关系”，当然是“婚外”的事，所以

　　outside one's own marriage 无疑是多此一举了。英语中“有婚外恋”的地道说法应该是

　　lead a double life。