中式英语之鉴:从头到脚

299. 那位有钱的女人从头到脚都珠光宝气的。

[误] That rich woman is covered with jewellery from head to foot.

[正] That rich woman is covered with jewellery from top to toe.

注：虽然人有十个脚趾，但英语的“从头到脚”却要用单数的 toe 来表达，这也是约定俗成的问题。