“翻新”怎么說
[ 2007-01-22 14:34 ]
北京地鐵公廁的衛(wèi)生問題一直是市民們的一大心病。2007年，市政府將加大改造、翻新力度，準備對公廁內(nèi)的潔具、燈具和通風系統(tǒng)等設施進行升級。據(jù)悉，地鐵公廁改造工程有望于今年年底完工。
請看中國日報相關報道：The public toilets in the subway stations across Beijing would be
receiving face-lifts.
Beijing has decided to spend 6 million yuan ($750,000) on renovating the
toilets in its subway stations this year. Sixty-four public toilets at stations
across the city's two main subway lines will be upgraded to meet the same
standards as the bathrooms at quality hotels.
報道中的“face-lift”指的是“翻新”，有時也可寫做“face-lifting”。
“Face-lift”原意指“整容（除去面部皺紋的手術）”，后引申為（建筑物）的改建、裝修和翻新，也可用做動詞。
看下面兩個例句：The school's face-lift astonished students.（學校外貌煥然一新，學生們大為驚訝。）
The automobile factory will face-lift most of its
lines.（這家汽車廠多數(shù)產(chǎn)品的外型都要更新。）
（英語點津陳蓓編輯）
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