中英之鉴 中式英语之鉴1

　　这间低屋顶的房间通风不好，令人气闷。

　　[误] The air in this low-ceilinged room was stuffy and oppressive.

　　[正] This low-ceilinged room was stuffy and oppressive.

　　注：虽然汉语中可以说“空气闷”，但是在英语中，stuffy 和oppressive 等的主语不能是air，而应当是某个地方，如theatre(戏院)，classrooom(教室)等名词。

　　stuffy: 通风不良的;窒息的;闷热的

　　a stuffy room

　　空气不流通的房间

　　oppressive: 压抑的;沉重的;烦闷的

　　oppressive heat

　　闷热