北京翻译公司——北京精英会议翻译公司认为，不管是在 同声传译还是在一般的口译或笔译中，都需要尽量做到翻译的原汁原味，译员不能一开口都是中式英语。下面是一些中式英语的说法，以及 北京翻译公司认为比较地道的说法。供各位 同声传译的学习者参考并讨论。
1. 天涯海角
错误：the end of the world （那是世界末日）
正确：the end of the Earth/land
2. 一小时内免费送机票上门
错误：We give you tickets free of charge within one hour （那是一小时内送免费机票上门）
正确：We offer free delivery of your air tickets within one hour after your booking confirmation。
3. 摸着石头过河
错误：crossing the river by feeling the stones （是坐船过河还是趟过河？是河还是溪涧？）
正确：wading across the stream by feeling the stones
4. 他的英语说得真好，就像外国人一样
错误：He speaks English so well, he sounds like a foreigner.
正确：He speaks excellent English, just like a native (speaker).
5. 拉动经济增长
错误：pull economic growth
正确：drive/boost economic growth
6. 素质教育
错误：quality education
正确：caliber-focused education or trait-centered education
7. 退耕还林
错误：return farmland to forest (把耕地退还给森林)
正确：restore “woodland-converted farm-plots” back for afforesting
8. 春运
错误：spring transportation (春季的运输)
正确：the rush / peak season of passenger transportation during the Spring Festival
9. 我过去学过一些法语，但现在都忘了，都还给老师了
错误：I learned some French in the past. Now I have forgotten it. I’ve returned it to the teacher.
正确：I used to know some French, but I’ve forgotten it. It has found its way back to my teacher.
10. 我攒了一大堆赃衣服，等着周末来洗
错误：I have accumulated a large amount of dirty clothes. I’m going to wash them at the weekend.
正确：I have a lot of laundry to catch up at the weekend.
11. 专业签证人员
错误：specialized visa personnel
正确：visa officers
12. 安居工程
错误：housing project for low-income urban residents
正确：the Affordable Housing Program
13. 信息化
错误：informatization
正确：the application of information technologies
14. 外资企业
错误：overseas-funded enterprises
正确：foreign-invested enterprises
15. 请勿疲劳驾驶
错误：Don’t drive tiredly.
正确：Drowsy driving is dangerous./ Drive alert, arrive alive.
16. 以外贸为龙头
错误：with foreign trade as the dragon head
正确：with foreign trade as the locomotive
17. 宾客止步
错误：Guest stop
正确：Staff only
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