中式英語之鑑:骨瘦如柴

266. 可憐的佃農骨瘦如柴。

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[誤] The poor tenant is as thin as a piece of firewood.

[正] The poor tenant is as lean as a rake.

注：rake（耙子）是一種長把，下端有一排直片狀的齒，用來收集枯葉和疏鬆土壤的工具。英國人認為用它來形容瘦才形象。