2005年7月6日 星期三

隨興英語(007) - stuffy & oppressive

【隨興英語 - 007】【 stuffy & oppressive  – 不通風的 & 沉悶的 】

a stuffy room:空氣不流通的房間。oppressive heat:悶熱。

雖然中文可以說【空氣悶】,但是在英語中,stuffy 和 oppressive 等的主詞不能是【air】,而應當是某個地方,如 theatre(戲院),classrooom(教室)等名詞。

【中翻英】:這間低屋頂的房間通風不好,令人氣悶。
【誤】:The air in this low-ceilinged room was stuffy and oppressive.
【正】:This low-ceilinged room was stuffy and oppressive.