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翻译腔与中式英语问题 吕晓菲 Mother-tongue Interference and Chinglish 密码 secret code(cf. password) 口水 mouth water(cf. saliva) 手机 hand phone (cf. mobile phone) 救火 to save a fire (cf.to fight a fire) 洗牌 to wash the playing cards (cf. to shuffle the playing cards) 早恋 early love(cf. puppy love) 方便面convenient noodles (cf. instant noodles) 牛仔裤 cowboy trousers (cf.jeans) 隐型眼镜 invisible glasses(cf. contact lenses) 拳头产品 first product (cf. knockout product) 流动资金 circulating funds( cf. working capital) 新闻自由freedom of news (cf. freedom of press) 买一赠一 buy one ,present one 那位科学家已经年迈，但身体健康。 The scientist is growing old, but he is healthy. 今天早晨我发生一件怪事。 I happened a strange thing this morning. A strange thing happened to me this morning. 上海的交通很拥挤。 Shanghai’s traffic is very crowded. The traffic is very heavy in shanghai. 西部的矿产很丰富。 The west of China’s minerals are rich. The west of China is rich in minerals. 新学期已经过去一个月了。 Our new term has passed one month. One month has passed since the new term began. 这种论点目前还有一定的市场。 This argument has market at present. This argument has some appeal at present. 我想他不会成功。 I think he will not succeed. I don’t think he will succeed. 要和他相处非常容易。 To get along with him is very easy. It is very easy to get along with him. 酸奶 sour milk cf. yoghurt; 绿豆 green bean cf. mung bean 卧室 living room cf. bedroom 农民 peasant cf . Farmer 宣传 propaganda cf. publicity or popularization 旅游热点 a hot spot of tourism cf. a popular destination of tourist/a popular tourist attraction 反对平均主义 oppose egalitarianism cf. oppose leveling—out Guarding against taking the words at their face value 人文奥运 people’s Olympics cf. culture-enriched Olympics 科技旅游 technological tours cf. science- theme tours 黄金地段 golden area cf. prime/central/ideal location 超值享受 super value enjoyment cf. enjoyment with extra benefits 修建辐射型道路 to build radioactive roads cf. to build a system of roads out in several directions 天涯海角 the end of the world cf. land’s end/the ends of the earth 一小时内免费上门送票 drop in to