中文：
?1. 老师很喜欢这个嘴甜的小姑娘。
翻译：
[误] the teacher likes this sweet-mouthed little girl very much.
[正] the teacher likes this honey-lipped little girl very much.
注释：
?中国人喜欢说“嘴甜”，但 honey-lipped 更符合英美人的语言习惯。
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2.同学们都很讨厌他，因为他经常拍老师的马屁。
[误] the student all dislike him because he often pats the teacher"s ass.
[正] the students all dislike him because he often licks the teacher"s boots.
注释：
以前在欧洲，臣民见到国王与王后往往要葡匐到在，亲吻他们的靴子。后来，人们将 lick the boots 引申为“为了某种目的而讨好某人”，它与汉语的“拍马屁”含义一样。
在美国英语中，“拍马屁”还有另一种说法，即 polish the apple，它典出以前的学生用擦亮的苹果来讨好老师。
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