中英之鉴 中式英语之鉴420
这位可敬的人尽了一切可能来帮助城里的穷人。
[误] This worth man did all he could to help the poor of the town.
[正] This worthy man did all he could to help the poor of the town.
注：worth 作形容词时，只能作表语，不能作定语;worthy 则既可以作表语，又可作定语，意为“有价值的，值得的”。
