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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
2 C0 G" [4 ^+ w; W2 YI like it very much.   E( T* Z9 i- n! t: [8 G

1 |6 v# K: u8 v$ U2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。 $ J# E/ ~# F& D6 j- G6 y
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The price is very suitable for me. , O4 n: l6 }' N! i% J- M

' b* }2 ?9 U4 F+ AThe price is right.
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  Q6 q& P# w" x7 C2 n  GNote: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。 : S4 s0 b) M0 n. v4 |
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3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job?
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2 s% j; n% }9 X$ J* U& H3 }Are you working at the moment?   R$ a* T1 H" f# n
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Note:what’s your
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( j9 E3 B! o3 Q, L  A6 W3 Q  h2 E5 O# pjob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
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! [1 G$ `  B! q3 Mat 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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7 ]; W- Z" u; {, A- w9 pline 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
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9 c4 [4 B2 X2 K) z) f4. 用英语怎么说?How to say?
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How do you say this in English?
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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 2 R4 ~8 O7 }/ X' b

# f' C, `5 ~8 o$ i8 K$ }5 @spell that please?请问这个单词怎么读?How do you pronounce this word? 4 V9 I- ]- W% R  B$ U9 F

: l: r* @8 X) P8 B$ A4 Q& p$ Z, }5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow? % T+ w1 v- \: P8 d4 _* N

- x+ J. k5 v' g" m/ B1 L: PSorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow.
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0 u  J3 H0 H3 B1 N9 O4 e2 x用I have something to
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  i4 ^3 O3 j8 n! \! Ado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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up.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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& l) ?8 P; @# L% U- g0 Whave to stay at home. $ V" \  i5 h( Z+ B) u
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6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name. 3 y( A! y% D$ z: O

5 |! D% r5 A/ Z! gI don’t have an English name.
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Note: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。 ) Q& P3 u" w3 [, U  L: q
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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 * c7 u( n- [' {- |8 B
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brothers or sisters.我没有车。I don’t have a car. 7 @( h! e! |, J5 E

+ f) ^$ A( {2 f* Y7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t.
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$ |$ k' X9 V! ^* e2 l$ }! ]6 sI don’t think I can. * I+ g; \# V* X1 `) J/ @/ X/ C

' s/ N9 \% Q) G# GNote: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, * r" M3 u* f& U, m; I0 F, q) B% y

$ \3 Q  Z2 o3 r8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too.
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" N0 d1 g8 L' p# _9 S- a, VI am not a very good dancer either. $ ?9 h6 P0 I8 W" O  W' Z
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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。 3 w, Z+ m1 ]! H8 x5 y

4 k, a; s1 l4 X: A4 p9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now? 0 C3 p$ j7 S3 k1 ]0 g/ x
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What time is it, please? $ v/ g$ s  Q9 X8 e+ c

+ F2 c) ^/ d* [- 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
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2 T+ @, {( y& w. ]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 9 |" W7 n- j- ~% e9 _8 O; D, X9 ]
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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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- s1 T6 O7 p) g1 g! b10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor. ' d/ P  Q4 Y* j5 }2 f

- V) Q$ @; k, }* z; A) F: tI am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving.
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0 K8 W$ {: G# Z4 a1 n' L* ~6 PNote: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 1 g5 C+ D: w8 b4 W* S/ A

0 x/ b0 f4 V. D( P% E& _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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- g' q1 g! k/ _+ X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。 " C% L# w; C' b3 u% c
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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。
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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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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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0 ~% b) p. b$ m; b* ]+ D; J5 f; N1 ?11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday?
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0 V' m) Y6 W. J8 OWould you like to come to our party on Friday night? & E' N3 Q$ u( S4 C+ b
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Note:join往往是指参加俱乐部或者协会,如:join a health club; join the Communist   H4 H6 C$ {7 M* E# C3 M6 ?; ]

# T5 D2 Z3 K4 Q5 r' `Party.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。 5 U, Z& W5 [" H+ Y% u0 ]9 z
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12. 我没有经验。I have no experience.
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I am I don’t know much about that. : ~! O0 a% J0 e8 x; Z, A

6 j; Y2 G# |& _# e4 F# K+ vNote: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
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1 i; J0 I) s4 oreally an expert in this area.
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13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend. 7 k# {9 }$ J, x

. b7 {) F* F7 q: [6 p/ j) CI don’t have a boyfriend. 0 T7 p) E2 u6 @0 G) _

. |" Y. d2 r8 e6 z' ^14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy.
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; j5 P# y# c* L; S6 AHe is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy.
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( ]! |1 J* Q+ f15. 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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# |- {& {- D+ f! O, a. o+ u! z16. 我们下了车。We got off the car. 6 h( b( a' t& f5 b

7 l- `" c" q' ]We got out of the car. 7 g* X5 Z) i" B3 l* l* j% G' n
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17. 车速快了。The speed of the car is fast.
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The car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.” . n" H- f; u: ~3 m& z8 S' g
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18. 这个春节你回家吗?
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; P6 \. j& e. v  PWill you be going back home for the Spring Festival?
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) R3 E8 K- u* j2 [. i6 N# J是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的) 7 \  I6 L- E" v! H  j
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当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的) 1 l6 s1 o8 j1 c& S. S) v

/ a( _& ]. K+ ]' R+ x9 F( D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 . M( c% H2 u- J" \  W- E
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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 : r7 F+ f7 z* v; q* S

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! J5 h$ K5 ?! v9 Jnot也具挑衅的意味。正常情况下语气温和的说法是certainly not.
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19. 我觉得右手很疼。I feel very painful in my right hand.
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My right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).” 7 e! r( U5 u! K

9 F* o; v+ P/ i' u# V20. 他看到她很惊讶。He looked at her and felt surprised. 6 L1 T& k. m# Z7 o9 i6 ^9 Z- C
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He looked at her in surprise. ) N5 H2 O4 V: o, O$ `7 g( k, r
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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 . i& y  x$ f9 F9 r
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After having read your novel, I expected that you would be older.
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22. 她脸红了,让我看穿了她的心思。
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Her red face made me see through her mind.
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Correct: Her red face told me what she was thinking. 6 }) x3 ^8 F% J/ R1 n) Q5 k
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23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。
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The sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood. 6 M+ Y1 n0 ~" i* K! g

: I8 j* T  R  ~% X6 s  K' ICorrect: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood. 5 t2 q3 M0 p5 X+ v$ S; s' k# ?5 L. b
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24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her.
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Leave her alone. 5 ?2 B/ p0 ?5 Y5 \" }$ c
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25. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。 ) }* F* W" J6 v) u+ O( _" V
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I get a lot of knowledge in the university. # F# Y5 h& {+ z
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I learned a lot in university. 8 V. n' L, i6 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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$ n  y- N, x8 D( aSamuel is reading.
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27. exciting / excited。  
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28. 我遇到了很多困难。
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0 o9 y7 I8 t& y0 {. EI am having a few problems / lots of problems.
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29. 请快点走,否则我们会迟到的。
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Please hurry to walk or we'll be late.
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8 F: y) \* d1 p/ yPlease hurry up or we'll be late.  
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30. 她由嫉妒转向失望。
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. B0 s. d1 L2 D$ t0 E3 ]She was so jealous that she became desperate.
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  _: G4 q  R5 s8 sJealousy 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 3 t5 v, J* A5 \0 r; V- `6 X

) T& l+ f! J  Nreally an expert in this area.
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