英译汉常见错误 | company

［例句］　Sorry, I won't be able to keep you company.
［误译］　对不起，我保不住你的公司了。
［原意］　恕不奉陪。
［说明］　keep one company = keep company with one，因此上例的keep you company = keep company with you，意为“与你做伴”、“奉陪”。其中的company（名词）是“同伴”、“陪伴”之意。