中式英语之鉴:死胡同

379. 经过一夜的围捕，警察终于把罪犯逼到了死胡同。

[误] After a night's pursuing, the police finally forced the criminal to a dead alley.

[正] After a night's pursuing, the police finally forced the criminal to a blind alley.

注：“死胡同”的英文表述是 blind alley 或 dead end。