1、英汉词序错位

例如：

　　水火　fire and water

　　贫富　rich and poor

　　新旧　old and new

　　长短　short and long

　　细长　long and thin

　　男婴　baby boy

　　女婴　baby girl

　　冷热　hot and cool

　　凉爽　nice and cool

　　前后　back and forth

　　左右　right and left

　　软硬　hard and soft

　　轻重　heavy and light

　　晴雨　rain or shine

　　增损　loss and gain

　　水陆　land and water

　　饮食　food and drink

　　钢铁　iron and steel

　　死活　life and death

　　手臂　arms and hands

　　河流湖泊　lakes and rivers

　　山水　waters and mountains

　　中小型　small and medium

　　文艺　art and literature

　　衣食　food and clothing

　　唯一的　one and the only

　　同一的　one and the same

　　血肉　flesh and blood

　　此时此地　here and now

　　文武　military and civilian

　　三三两两　in twos and threes

　　敌我　ourselves and the enemy

　　物理化学　chemistry and physics

　　工农业　agriculture and industry

　　年月　month and year

　　田径（运动） track and field (events)

　　迟早　sooner or later，first and last

　　水土流失　soil erosion and water loss

　　新郎新娘　the bride and the bridegroom

　　手疾眼快　quick of eye and deft of hand

　　喜怒哀乐　anger, grief, joy and happiness

　　水乳交融　as well blended as milk and water

    2、有一些情况汉英说法顺序差不多

例如：

　  上下　up and down

　　高低　high and low

　　老幼　old and young

　　父母　father and mother

　　夫妇　man and wife

　　黑白　black and white

　 （生活）沉浮　ups and downs

　　彻头彻尾　from head to foot

　　来龙去脉　from beginning to end

　　来来往往　come and go, back and forth

3、汉语习语中常有同义重复表达。如“徘徊”、“回环”、“温暖”、“思想”、“道路”等，英语中也有这种结构。

例如：

time and tide　岁月

　　wear and tear　磨损

　　near and dear　亲近

　　lord and master　主人

　　wants and likes　喜好

the rank and file　百姓

（来源：catti.net.cn）