中式英语之鉴:魂不守舍

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176. 自从那件事发生以后，他总是魂不守舍的。

[误] His soul is absent from its dwell ever since the occurrence of that event.

[正] He has been having ants in his pants ever since the occurrence of that event.

注： “蚂蚁在裤腿里爬”当然会让人坐立不安了，这时与中文所说的“魂不守舍”是不是一个样子呢？只是中文用的是拟人的修辞手法，而英文用的是比喻。