中英之鉴 中式英语之鉴221
[误] Failing to find her homework, Jill is just like an ant on a hot pan.
[正] Failing to find her homework, Jill is just like a cat on a hot tin roof.
注：试想，炎热的夏天，可怜的猫在晒得发烫的锡房顶上脚板都快被烤熟了，它既不敢跳下去，又不能飞到天
上，其处境岂不是酷似“热锅上的蚂蚁”？
