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False Friends in English False Friends: Definition False friends are words or expressions which have the same form in two or more languages but convey different meanings (Baker). (字面意义、语义结构上相似或相同,但含义却截然不同的词汇或句子结构)。 1 False Friends in Vocabulary and Idioms oil skin 油布(并非油性皮肤) ;American beauty 红蔷薇（并非美国美女）; fish - wife 卖鱼女(并非雌性鱼) ;political campaign竞选活动（并非政治活动）; white day 吉日(并非白色的天) ; smell a rat 怀疑(并非嗅到了老鼠) ; red meat 牛、羊肉(并非红色的肉) ;blue coat 警察(并非兰色上衣) ; red - cap 搬运服务人员(并非红帽子) ;table knife 餐刀(并非桌子上的刀) ; mad doctor 精神病医生(并非发疯的医生) ; dog ear 书的折角(并非狗耳朵) ; familiar talk 庸俗的交谈(并非熟悉的谈话) ; bad sailor晕船的人（并非糟糕的水手） pull up one’s socks 鼓起勇气(并非拉上袜子) ;busboy餐馆勤杂工（并非公汽售票员） husband like 善于管理农活的(并非像丈夫的) ;good seats 好票(并非好的席位) cock - and - bull story 无稽之谈(并非鸡和牛的故事) ;blue blood贵族血统（并非蓝血） bite the thumbs at 对...嗤之以鼻(并非咬大拇指) ;street woman妓女（并非街道妇女） twice - told tale 老掉牙的故事(并非讲过两次的故事) ;bull’s eye靶心(并非牛的眼睛) divorce lawyer 办理离婚案件的律师(并非离婚的律师) ; yellow book 黄皮书(法国政府报告书,黄色纸封面) (并非黄色书刊) 1. False Friends in Vocabulary and Idioms When a dog is drowning every one offers him drink. Lock the stable-door after the horse is stolen. John likes to pat himself on the back. In choosing a wife and buying a sword we ought not to trust another. There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope. People will be long forgetting her. 2. False Friends in Negative Construction 2.1 cannot...too / over- I cannot thank you too much. It cannot be too much emphasized that agriculture is the foundation of national economy. A green hand cannot be too careful in buying stocks. The importance of market research cannot be overstated. 2. False Friends in Negative Construction 2.2 never...but... It never rains but pours. I never think of summer but I think of childhood. 2. False Friends in Negative Construction 2.3 nothing if not... She is nothing if not polite. He is nothing if not a gentleman. 2. False Friends in Negative Construction 2.4 too...to... The applicant was too eager to