中英之鉴 中式英语之鉴182
史密斯先生觉得自己是个小人物，他多希望有一天能成为大人物啊!
[误] Mr Smith always considers himself a small figure, and how he wishes to be a big figure one day!
[正] Mr Smith always considers himself nobody, and how he wishes to be somebody one day!
注：“小人物”也好，“大人物”也罢，是言其地位，而非体格。nobody 和 somebody 能准确表达这一中文意思，而 small figure 和 big figure 是指“小个子 ”和“大个子”，不要混淆噢!
