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中国人最易犯错的30句英语

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发表于 2006-5-21 07:12 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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1. I very like it 0 I6 j, R* P- U" G  u, s
I like it very much.
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2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。
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The price is very suitable for me. - O* K7 {, [. ^; o9 M

+ a) w  {% \2 Z6 EThe price is right.
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* ?5 u2 v- s% }Note:suitable(合适的、相配的)最常见的用法是以否定的形式出现在告示或通知上,如:下列节目儿童不宜。The following
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programme is not suitable for children在这组句子中用后面的说法会更合适。
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+ Q6 `) b8 N! C; P0 e3 m3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job?
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Are you working at the moment? " J4 R) E2 i1 J* K

; T2 S4 G5 V6 M' S$ zNote:what’s your
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! Z7 D( P! ]1 D% m3 l& c. C0 r; Djob这种说法难道也有毛病吗?是的。因为如果您的谈话对象刚刚失业,如此直接的问法会让对方有失面子,所以您要问:目前您是在上班吗?Are you working ! [8 S( Q( T' l8 R
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at the moment?接下来您才问:目前您在哪儿工作呢?Where are you working these days?或者您从事哪个行业呢?What
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line of work are you in?顺带说一下,回答这类问题时不妨说得具体一点,不要只是说经理或者秘书 $ S/ [3 D3 w7 `8 B
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4. 用英语怎么说?How to say?
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How do you say this in English? 9 R0 R8 G* C9 a& k! b! r
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Note:How to say是在中国最为泛滥成灾的中国式英语之一,这决不是地道的英语说法。同样的句子有:请问这个词如何拼写?How do you 3 f/ @7 @5 T; i( C

7 t6 w  x1 ]) a0 U& s/ Vspell that please?请问这个单词怎么读?How do you pronounce this word?
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! H: h8 ^0 W3 i) [2 f) g5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow?
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Sorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow.
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  O7 E" n& l  Y# b% |6 t用I have something to
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' n- w% a, {$ F( [2 ?  n0 Wdo来表示您很忙,这也完全是中国式的说法。因为每时每刻我们都有事情要做,躺在那里睡大觉也是事情。所以您可以说我很忙,脱不开身:I’m tied
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0 y: P( x9 N* C8 z5 Eup.还有其他的说法:I’m I can’t make it at that time. I’d love to, but I can’t, I
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, i4 ?5 Q2 d. F) n1 x0 dhave to stay at home. . j( P) |& _( p" n+ s1 }# w2 f& P
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6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name. 5 L0 U' q# a: B+ e/ c
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/ Y' p2 _; A0 M# p; J* ^& I; vNote:许多人讲英语犯这样的错误,从语法角度来分析,可能是语法功底欠缺,因为have在这里是实义动词,而并不是在现在完成时里面那个没有意义的助动词。所以,这句话由肯定句变成否定句要加助动词。 / ?9 H. m- {* R0 N3 H

1 b, ?; ^) Q7 f9 F5 A明白道理是一回事,习惯是另一回事,请您再说几话:我没有钱;I don’t have any money.我没有兄弟姐妹;I don’t have any - b' a0 J1 E  _6 B5 Q# ~1 K
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brothers or sisters.我没有车。I don’t have a car.
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7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t.
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I don’t think I can. ( P. s1 e- g% b  ~8 h/ P
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Note:这一组然是个习惯问题,在语法上称为否定前置,这就是汉语里面说“我想我不会”的时候,英语里面总是说“我不认为我会”。以后您在说类似的英语句子的时候,只要您留心,也会习惯英语的说法的,
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- j% [/ P" L! ^; p; M  f3 o8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too. 5 G; u! Z8 g. b% x. h4 k
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I am not a very good dancer either.
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Note:当我们说不擅长做什么事情的时候,英语里面通常用not good at something,英语的思维甚至直接踊跃到:我不是一个好的舞者。
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% o5 l9 f, j' ^9 v' o- g9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now?
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( q* J  |- `2 `9 r- \+ nWhat time is it, please? 9 E6 X: o' R, U7 k

, ]8 k  F4 \- g  SNote:What time is it now这是一个直接从汉语翻译过的句子,讲英语的时候没有必要说now,因为您不可能问what time was it ; e4 O; Z  S7 I; }& f, i2 v9 o( ?! {
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yesterday, 或者what time is it tommorow?所以符合英语习惯的说法是:请问现在几点了?还有一种说法是:How are we
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doing for time?这句话在有时间限制的时候特别合适
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; e; J- z+ ]$ _2 V9 N# b$ p3 l10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor.
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, f5 v+ o' L% ~Note:有人开玩笑说,全中国人最擅长的一句英文是:My English is poor.实话说,我从来没有遇到一个美国人对我说:My Chinese is
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poor. 无论他们的汉语是好是坏,他们会说: I am still having a few problem, but I getting better.
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* _+ q: {% \8 j0 M8 `4 Q/ Q4 p当您告诉外国人,您的英语很poor,so what(那又怎么样呢),是要让别人当场施舍给我们一些英语呢,还是说我的英语不好,咱们不谈了吧。 5 D$ O9 ]( y! t& ~+ Z& K/ T
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另外一个更大的弊端是,一边不停的学英语,一边不停地说自己的英语很poor,这正像有个人一边给车胎充气,又一边在车胎上扎孔放气。 : S$ O! N8 q. Y4 A1 g; B, U7 U
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我坚信,先不谈别的,如果您现在就苦下功夫,把这本薄薄的《英语54321》吃通吃透,您的英语水平立即就会迅速的提高。所以您再也不用说:我的英语很poor.
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2 X; ~9 J& k9 J  C您可以实事求事地说,我的英语还不算十分流利,但至少我在进步。
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# D3 E. C6 f( ^- K2 j11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday?   I$ |+ h: M4 i! s9 H
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Would you like to come to our party on Friday night?
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" S$ x% Z' L, k' \% ?Note:join往往是指参加俱乐部或者协会,如:join a health club; join the Communist ; S. m7 O$ m9 N! G

7 H" x8 ?( Z+ kParty.事实上,常常与party搭配的动词的come 或者go。如go a wild party,或者come to a Christmas Party。 0 j% i; E! o5 e
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12. 我没有经验。I have no experience.
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& A5 ~! `# o4 aI am I don’t know much about that. , e$ o( M" v" k( |: t

' T* u$ I" B8 E+ T+ gNote:I have no experience这句话听起来古里古怪,因为您只需要说:那方面我懂得不多,或者这方面我不在行,就行了。I am not 5 O8 q4 q# ?: d4 V  K" Q" r
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really an expert in this area. ) _0 [3 w0 y/ `' U  t! K4 ?4 E

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. L2 G1 B7 _6 }1 j9 uI don’t have a boyfriend.
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  t! F# r0 f! b# @14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy.
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, Y% u% |% c# q) Q$ _2 T( FHe is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy. . x  }4 h. c$ ]8 e
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15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap.
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The price is too high/ rather low.
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; J$ ~1 b/ X' E, g; Y& X16. 我们下了车。We got off the car.
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We got out of the car.
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) z1 w& f3 P0 G17. 车速快了。The speed of the car is fast. 0 j5 `- E, a. H4 M

& U9 t) J4 L/ g, a- u3 ~The car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.” ) G6 S4 b7 w( {! c. m, g

/ d" @* a8 v1 G! q2 J3 `18. 这个春节你回家吗?
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7 j2 [- `( C4 l; e. N9 YWill you be going back home for the Spring Festival?
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; s5 f) V' _$ L是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的)
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当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的)
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7 J& y0 s' D+ r+ |  V  s以英语为母语的人使用of course的频率要比中国的学生低得多,只有在回答一些众所周知的问题时才说of course。因为of $ p+ H" c9 R: f; I% q
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course后面隐含的一句话是“当然我知道啦!难道我是一个傻瓜吗?”因此,of 7 e" @! m! i$ r
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course带有挑衅的意味。在交谈时,用sure或certainly效果会好得多。同时,of course & H  K! k+ N2 n. k9 N- j( u/ Y
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not也具挑衅的意味。正常情况下语气温和的说法是certainly not. 4 A% u; y# C3 |- v8 f8 M3 Y7 S
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19. 我觉得右手很疼。I feel very painful in my right hand.
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# F& u4 z! i: g& I8 x3 v4 r20. 他看到她很惊讶。He looked at her and felt surprised. ! T: z& [2 `0 f- K. Z- q: T* j

& ~5 r% v( G/ I1 `* Q& k9 xHe looked at her in surprise.   M# ]2 O# g& ^6 w, p6 W1 r6 ~
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21. 我读过你的小说但是没料到你这么年轻。I have read your novels but I didn't think you could be
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After having read your novel, I expected that you would be older.
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Her red face made me see through her mind. * x) ]. i" q; K# u, Z  N

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23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。 # i7 F( }3 H4 z) q

; I. a/ r1 D8 A0 K* j% s6 ]' VThe sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood. 7 `) p/ G" A% Z& ~

& q# X0 n' ^( B9 j/ T) m; xCorrect: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood. 5 Y9 v' N7 e0 G+ V+ X! @

* M4 X3 I; k  b5 U/ _4 o0 W; e24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her.
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25. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。
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I get a lot of knowledge in the university. & \7 c' E! e" |0 ]' ?8 x
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I learned a lot in university. 1 @' n8 y  S5 Q" ~8 \6 N
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26. 黄山正在读书。
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Samuel is reading a book.
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Samuel is reading. 8 p/ @% J" N) M/ y! v7 N
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27. exciting / excited。  
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28. 我遇到了很多困难。
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I am having many difficulties.
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I am having a few problems / lots of problems. * y' M6 D( `& {/ u) k8 b9 x
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29. 请快点走,否则我们会迟到的。 # B! o& s5 K# c5 H' E) _: U3 D

. }0 X, r  D3 B0 ]6 r+ rPlease hurry to walk or we'll be late. . C$ _: `2 \# `$ ?9 o4 B
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Please hurry up or we'll be late.  
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30. 她由嫉妒转向失望。
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She was so jealous that she became desperate.
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1 W4 R5 z" [* q- tJealousy drove her to despair.
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发表于 2006-5-21 11:11 | 显示全部楼层
不看不觉得,一看还真是。我就犯过好几条上面的错误。
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发表于 2006-5-21 14:57 | 显示全部楼层
顶。。。。
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发表于 2006-5-22 13:12 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
I am not   g5 V1 L$ P/ a: j

: I  [: y+ [0 C0 i' D. Xreally an expert in this area.
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