中式英语之鉴:他们走到病床前，只见她脸黄黄的

292. 他们走到病床前，只见她脸黄黄的。

[误] They came to her sickbed and found her looking yellow.

[正] They came to her sickbed and found her looking pale and unwell.

注：显然，这句话如果直译外国人多半不懂，因为他们的肤色与我们的不同。所以应该直接把虚弱和病态表达
出来，而不拘泥于原文。