关于“瞎眼”和“跛脚”的表达习惯

关于“瞎眼”和“跛脚”的表达习惯

■下面哪个表达符合英语习惯？

A. His left eye is blind.                       B. He is blind to the left eye.

C. He is blind in the left eye.                D. He is blind with the left eye.

此题应选C。容易误选A。按英语习惯：表示“眼瞎”这一意义时，一般不以眼睛(eye)作主语，而是以人或动物作主语，并在形容词blind之后用介词in / of。如：

◆他双目失明。

正：He is blind in [of] both eyes.

误：His eyes are blind.

误：He is blind with both eyes.

◆这只猫右眼是瞎的。

正：The cat is blind in the right eye.

误：The cat’s right eye is blind.

■类似地，表示“跛脚”或“瘸脚”时，一般不以leg, foot等作主语，而要以人或动物作主语，并在形容词lame后用介词in [of]。如：

◆这匹马左脚是跛的。

正：The horse is lame in the left foot.

误：The horse’s left foot is lame.

◆他有一只脚是跛的.

正：He is lame in [of] one leg.

误：One of his legs is lame.

误：He is lame with one leg.