中英之鑒 中式英語之鑒139

　　[誤] Please pay for the shoe oil for me. I\'ll pay back later.

　　[正] Please pay for the shoe polish for me. I\'ll pay back later.

　　注：鞋油的“油”不用 oil 表達(dá)，而要用 polish。polish 可以作“擦光劑”講，也可以作“磨光，擦亮”講，如：a desk with a high polish(表面光澤極好的書桌)。