中式英語之鑑:船廠
131. 蓋奇在船廠工作了30年。
[誤] Cage has been working in a ship factory for thirty years.
[正] Cage has been working in a shipyard for thirty years.
注:英語中的 factory 與漢語的“廠”有時候可以對應,如:clothing factory(服裝廠),chemical factory(化工廠),food products factory(食品廠)等,但也有例外,除了“船廠”要用 yard 以外,還有“釀酒廠”(brewery),磚瓦廠(brickfield),電廠(power plant)等。