中文原文：

舉手之勞，何足掛齒。

錯誤譯文：

Lifting a finger is not worth mentioning.

正確譯文：

It was just a slight effort, and not worth mentioning.

翻譯加油站：

“舉手之勞”比喻“做輕而易舉的事相助”。英語的to lift/raise a finger/ hand，表示“舉起一個指頭或一只手”的字面意義。這句譯文的意思顯然不妥。to lift/raise a finger/hand to help，表示to make any effort to help when necessary，才有“盡舉手之勞相助”的意思，常用于否定句。例如：這個男孩連盡舉手之勞幫助做家務活的事都從來不做。The boy never lifts a finger to help around the house.

“舉手”和“抬手”可以譯為 to raise one's hand(s), to lift one's hand(s), to put up one's hand(s)。例如：他抬手輕柔地敲門。He lifted his hand and rapped gently on the door.

“舉手”的第一個功能是引起別人注意。例如：我很快地舉手，但是老師叫了另外的人。I quickly raised my hand, but the teacher called someone else.

第二個功能是表示致敬。例如：他把右手舉到右眉，將手持平，行了舉手禮。He raised his right hand to the right eyebrow and held it flat, offering a hand salute.

第三個功能是示意提問。例如：他舉手提問了他的那個迫切的問題。He raised his hand and asked the burning question he had.

第四個功能是用于表決。例如：委員會全體委員參加了舉手表決。All the members on the committee participated in the hand vote.

第五個功能是表示投降。例如：這個敵兵舉手投降。The enemy soldier put his hands up and surrendered.