容易誤譯的英語:brush up (on)

brush up (on)這個(gè)詞語在特定語言環(huán)境下很容易使人誤譯，那么你覺得brush up (on)應(yīng)該怎么翻譯呢?brush up (on)的原意又是什么呢?

brush up (on)

［例句］　Kerry was brushing up his Japanese when we went to see him.

［誤譯］　當(dāng)我們?nèi)タ纯死飼r(shí)，他正在涂擦 （他寫錯(cuò)了的）日文字。

［原意］　當(dāng)我們?nèi)タ纯死飼r(shí)，他正在復(fù)習(xí) 日語。

［說明］　brush up意為“復(fù)習(xí)”、“重新學(xué)習(xí)”。上例也可寫成Kerry was brushing up on his Japanese when we went to see him，即在up后加上on，這是美式英語中的用法。

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