英译汉常见错误 | mean business 认真,说话算数,不是开玩笑

[例句] I think the boss means business at last.
[误译] 我想,老板终于有意谈生意了。
[原意] 我想,老板终于认真起来了。
[说明] mean business(口语)意为“认真”、“说话算数”、“不是开玩笑”等。