翻译考试直译误区：修辞句型中的误区二

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6 G# @- p  s" g9 q6 G8 HHe went west by stage coach and succumbed to the epidemic of gold and silver fever in Nevada’’s Washoe Region.
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误：他乘公共马车到了西部，患了瓦肖地区金银发烧流行病。
0 e. P; c# s! B0 s- ^& Y正：他乘公共马车到了西部，卷入了淘金热和淘银热。
4 w; s: c4 Z% P7 U/ Q, XThe rather arresting spectacle of little old Japan adrift amid beige concrete skyscrapers is the very symbol of the incessant struggle between the kimono and the miniskirt. 式样古老小巧日本房屋像小船一般，漂游在灰棕色钢筋混凝土摩天大楼之间，这引人注目的景象象征着旧传统和新发展之间不断斗争。