中文：
1. 老師很喜歡這個嘴甜的小姑娘。
翻譯：
[誤] the teacher likes this sweet-mouthed little girl very much.
[正] the teacher likes this honey-lipped little girl very much.
註釋：
中國人喜歡說“嘴甜”，但 honey-lipped 更符合英美人的語言習慣。
2.同學們都很討厭他，因爲他經常拍老師的馬屁。
[誤] the student all dislike him because he often pats the teacher's ass.
[正] the students all dislike him because he often licks the teacher's boots.
註釋：
以前在歐洲，臣民見到國王與王后往往要葡匐到在，親吻他們的靴子。後來，人們將 lick the boots 引申爲“爲了某種目的而討好某人”，它與漢語的“拍馬屁”含義一樣。
