關于“瞎眼”和“跛腳”的表達習慣

■下面哪個表達符合英語習慣？

A. His left eye is blind.                       B. He is blind to the left eye.

C. He is blind in the left eye.                D. He is blind with the left eye.

此題應選C。容易誤選A。按英語習慣：表示“眼瞎”這一意義時，一般不以眼睛(eye)作主語，而是以人或動物作主語，并在形容詞blind之后用介詞in / of。如：

◆他雙目失明。

正：He is blind in [of] both eyes.

誤：His eyes are blind.

誤：He is blind with both eyes.

◆這只貓右眼是瞎的。

正：The cat is blind in the right eye.

誤：The cat’s right eye is blind.

■類似地，表示“跛腳”或“瘸腳”時，一般不以leg, foot等作主語，而要以人或動物作主語，并在形容詞lame后用介詞in [of]。如：

◆這匹馬左腳是跛的。

正：The horse is lame in the left foot.

誤：The horse’s left foot is lame.

◆他有一只腳是跛的.

正：He is lame in [of] one leg.

誤：One of his legs is lame.

誤：He is lame with one leg.