. X6 A% W9 ?3 G/ v& D5 I<<现代汉英词典>>外语教学与研究出版社1988年11月版:, H2 g% r% U& _+ ~7 I7 p
do shoddy work and use inferior material; ( j. c n/ `7 A* X2 O, u
scamp work and stint materials; 0 G& ~- D3 K& P" @4 j, `jerry-build. * e0 y8 i/ I M( A 0 K& A" J: g- I. b/ D. J! i2 F6 U善意提醒: ( [' \! Y0 l2 l中加文化不同,切忌先用中文组成句子,再翻成英语。那样必成Chinglish. I8 S: A9 E1 ?3 e: A. C
中文成语更不宜找到合适的英语表达方式,倒不如平时多留心地道老外的口头和书面表达方式。
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Wrong! D: A; G- o: D2 tEnglish sentence sequence shall be reversed compared to Chinese, so : "Reduce material and steal labour" is correct