美中不足英语

Slight imperfection

There is a fly in ointment.

Amercian Chinese is not enough

我知道一个在语法上是错误的但美国佬会这麽用，america chinese not enough。就像long time no see 一样语法上是错的，但是他们也这么说，说吗中式英语正在改变着传统英语。

The fly in the ointment.

a fly in the ointment

A blemish in an otherwise perfect thingA flaw in an apparently perfect thingA (the) fly in the ointmentan unpleasant part of a pleasant thingsome blemishes in an apparently perfect thingsome slight imperfectionsth lacking in perfectionthere is a flaw in the deed你的新工作听起来实在太好了 -- 工作有趣味，待遇高，时间短。有什么美中不足的地方吗? Your new job sounds too good to be true -- interesting work, high pay, short hours. Isn't there any fly in the ointment?