中式英语之鉴:大海捞针

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中式英语之鉴:大海捞针

205. 要在那么多书中找到我们想要的那本书简直就是大海捞针啊!


[误] To find a book we want in so many books is just as difficult as looking for a needle in the sea.


[正] To find a book we want in so many books is just as difficult as looking for a needle in a haystack.


:a needle in a haystack(干草堆里的一根针)确实难找,与我们“大海捞针”的难度应该是半斤八两,而且,
它可是英语中约定俗成的用法啊!