中英之鑒 中式英語之鑒320
伍德斯先生擔心他的客人被風吹病了
[誤] Mr. Woodhouse was afraid that his guests might be blown sick by the wind.
[正] Mr. Woodhouse was afraid that his guests might fall ill because of exposure to the wind.
注：sick 是自己感到不舒服，所以“被風吹病”一說會令英國人覺得很荒謬。
參考例句：When we are off sick, we only receive half pay 我們請病假的時候只能拿一半薪水
