中式英語之鑑:北京申奧成功的消息令我們熱血沸騰

北京申奧成功的消息令我們熱血沸騰。

[誤] Beijing's winning the bid for the Olympics makes our blood boil.

[正] Beijing's winning the bid for the Olympics makes us excited.

注：make one's blood boil 是指“激怒某人”，而非“使人激動”。英語中“使人激動”的說法除了
make one excited，還有較爲口語化的 make one's spine tingle。