中英之鉴 中式英语之鉴102

　　[误] The Chinese football team beat the Japanese team, and is qualified to play in the half-finals.

　　[正] The Chinese football team beat the Japanese team, and is qualified to play in the semifinals.

　　注：semi- 是英语里的一个前缀，表示“半”，例如：automatic 是“自动的”，那么 semiautomatic 就表示“半自动的”;diameter 指“直径”，那么 semi diameter 就指“半径”;monthly 指“月刊”，那么 semi-monthly 就表示“半月刊”。以上这些都跟 semifinal(半决赛)一样，是约定俗成的。