中式英語之鑑:杞人憂天

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174. 別杞人憂天了，公司的狀況很好。

[誤] Don't worry about the falling sky. The company is going on quite well.

[正] Don't be a nervous Nellie. The company is going on quite well.

注： nervous Nellie 就是英文裏那個憂心忡忡的“杞人”，那麼爲什麼不直接拿來用呢！