中式英語之鑑:雞毛蒜皮的小事

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151. 她老是爲一些雞毛蒜皮的小事煩心。

[誤] She is always worrying over chicken feather and garlic skin.

[正] She is always worrying over nickel and dime.

注：中文裏拿細碎小物作比，英文中則用零錢碎鈔爲喻，兩種文化，表達自然不同了。