中英之鉴 中式英语之鉴28

　　[误] I had not expected that this shameful woman should flirt with her best friend's husband.

　　[正] I had not expected that this shameless woman should flirt with her best friend's husband.

　　注：shameful 通常指某事物是“可耻的，丢脸的”，而 shameless 表示 having or showing no feeling of shame;

　　immodest or impudent,它一般用来指人“不知羞耻的，不要脸的”或“伤风败俗的”。

　　原文也可译为：It's shameful that the woman should flirt with her best friend's husband.