中英之鉴 中式英语之鉴322
最终，政府不得不对酒的生产和销售采取强硬政策。
[误] Eventually the government has to apply strong policies to alcohol producing and purchasing.
[正] Eventually the government has to apply tough policies to alcohol producing and purchasing.
注：这种错误源于对词义理解不准确。“强硬”要用 tough 表达，而说一个人强壮应该用 strong。
参考例句：The steak was tough and the peas were like bullets 牛排老得嚼不动，豌豆像子弹一样硬
