中英之鑒 中式英語之鑒216
[誤] Daddy painted the desk with a layer of paint.
[正] Daddy painted the desk with a coat of paint.
注：layer 和 coat，雖然翻譯成中文都是“層”，但用法卻不同。如：Onions have layers(洋蔥是一層一層的)，但涂上一層油漆卻要用 coat。
A layer of smog settled over the city.
The cake has three layers.
These seeds must be covered with a layer of earth.
A layer of ice on the street.
You must put another coat of paint on this door.
Two coats of painting were needed to cover the old colour.
A coat of dust
