10：校长在办公楼接了外宾
[误] Yesterday afternoon our president received several foreign vistitors in the parlor on the second floor of the Administration Building.
[正] Yesterday afternoon our president received several foreign vistitors in the reception room on the second floor of the Administration Building.
[翻译] 昨天下午，我们的校长在办公楼二楼的接待室里接待了几位外宾。
讲解：parlor 在美国英语里指私人家里的客厅，也指旅馆里的休息室等房间，但现在已少用。在美国，也用于某些商业性的营业室，如 ice-cream parlo冷饮室，hairdresser\'s parlor，beauty parlor美容室。学校以及其它公共机关里的接待室（或会客室），一般用 reception room。[误] Yesterday afternoon our president received several foreign vistitors in the parlor on the second floor of the Administration Building.
更多口语例句：
One day, she said, as she was leaving the priest’s parlor, he pulled her aside for a passionate kiss.
她说，一天，在她离开那位牧师的客厅时，他把她拉到一边，激情地吻了她。
