中式英語之鑑:沉魚落雁，閉月羞花

268. 在他看來，她的美沉魚落雁，閉月羞花。

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[誤] In his eyes, her beauty would make fishes sink, wild geese fall, moon an flowers hide for shame.

[正] In his eyes, her beauty would put the flowers to shame.

注：“沉魚落雁，閉月羞花”典出我國古代的四大美女，直譯出來大多數外國人難以理解，所以不如選擇一個他們容易理解的詞，而不必重複。