中式英语口语错误讲解120：骨瘦如柴mp3下载

中式英语口语错误讲解

120. 骨瘦如柴

[误] The poor tenant is as thin as a piece of firewood.

[正] The poor tenant is as lean as a rake.

翻译：可怜的佃农骨瘦如柴。

讲解：rake（耙子）是一种长把，下端有一排直片状的齿，用来收集枯叶和疏松土壤的工具。英国人认为用它来形容瘦才形象。

更多口语例句：
It is his duty to rake the ashes out of the stove.
将炉灰从炉中耙出是他的职责。