中英之鑒 中式英語之鑒220

[正] I should like to know Mr. Green.

注：中文說的“認(rèn)識(shí)”在上句中只能用英文的 know 來譯，如照字面直譯為 recognize 就錯(cuò)了，因?yàn)橛⑽牡?recognize=know again，例如 He has changed so much that I can hardly recognize him.(他變得太厲害，我?guī)缀醪徽J(rèn)識(shí)他了。)原來認(rèn)識(shí)的人才可以用 recognize，第一次相識(shí)只能說 know。