中式英语之鉴:母狼

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中式英语之鉴:母狼

84. 母狼为了保护幼崽同猎豹展开了殊死的搏斗。


[误] The female wolf fights against the leopard so as to protect her whelps.


[正] The she wolf fights against the leopard so as to protect her whelps.


汉语一般用“公”、“母”或“雌”、“雄”来区分动物的性别,而英语中,有一部分动物是雌雄各有其名,例如: cock(公鸡)和 hen(母鸡),stag(雄鹿)和 doe(雌鹿)等;而另一部分则是用 male 和 female 加以区分,如:male leopard(公豹), female panda(母熊猫)等;当然,也有例外的情况,如:bull elephant(公象)和 cow elephant(母象),he wolf(公狼)和 she wolf(母狼)等。