中式英语之鉴中文翻译 中式英语之鉴:他一向嘴硬,从不认错

中式英语之鉴:他一向嘴硬,从不认错  

他一向嘴硬，从不认错。,
[误] He has always got a hard mouth and never admit a fault.,
[正] He never says uncle.,
注：say (cry) uncle: to give up or in; to surrender; to admit defeat. Mainly used by boys, as when fighting。,
主要是男孩们打架时的用语，当一方想制服另一方时，就用命令的口气说：“Say uncle!”这时，有的孩子为了表示不服输，就是不说。后来，say uncle 就成了“服输”的代名词，而 not say uncle 就相当于“嘴硬”了。