“你听说了吗？Mike把他女朋友给甩了。”
【英文对比翻译】
Chinese Style ——Have you ever heard that Mike broke up with his girlfriend.
American Style —— Have you ever heard that Mike dumped his girlfriend.
【点评】
break up with sb. 虽然表示“与某人分手了”，但并没说明是谁先提出来的。而 dump 的原意指“倾倒垃圾”，用在这里则表示像倒垃圾一样地甩掉。