中英之鉴 中式英语之鉴320
伍德斯先生担心他的客人被风吹病了
[误] Mr. Woodhouse was afraid that his guests might be blown sick by the wind.
[正] Mr. Woodhouse was afraid that his guests might fall ill because of exposure to the wind.
注：sick 是自己感到不舒服，所以“被风吹病”一说会令英国人觉得很荒谬。
参考例句：When we are off sick, we only receive half pay 我们请病假的时候只能拿一半薪水
