中式英语之鉴:人言可畏

160. 人言可畏。

[误] Words are horrible.

[正] Give a dog a bad name and hang him.

注：此处的“人言”岂是直译为 words 所能表达的！所以还是用地道的英文谚语好 ---借“狗”来说人，有趣而且贴
切。