中式英語之鑑:一層新漆
201. 爸爸給這張桌子上了一層新漆。
[誤] Daddy painted the desk with a layer of paint.
[正] Daddy painted the desk with a coat of paint.
注：layer 和 coat，雖然翻譯成中文都是“層”，但用法卻不同。如：Onions have layers（洋蔥是一層一層的），但塗上一層油漆卻要用 coat。
A layer of smog settled over the city.
The cake has three layers.
These seeds must be covered with a layer of earth.
A layer of ice on the street.
You must put another coat of paint on this door.
Two coats of painting were needed to cover the old colour.
A coat of dust
