中英之鉴 中式英语之鉴292
[误] Her job is to receive and send letters.
[正] Her job is to send and receive letters.
注：我们用“收发”，而英国人是先“发”再“收”。英文的语序与中文常常相反，又如：“衣食无忧”是 not worry about food or clothing;“迟早”是 sooner or later;“不论贫富”是 no matter rich or poor;“不管死活”应该翻译成 care little about one\'s life or death。
