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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
+ I6 v" e- S, t$ t" Z( {( p/ ZI like it very much. - k' f1 `1 a2 l% `/ P: n8 _9 q. u6 u

* X! k! P7 y/ |2 N, d' p7 G2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。
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0 v& {! D3 ]# n3 S: v* LThe price is very suitable for me.
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The price is right.
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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 ' h: @" m& J4 n8 X! R
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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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& N3 H! U& Y% E- i+ P' p3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job?
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- s$ A3 r& e' |9 A: r2 |% r& v$ G& yAre you working at the moment?
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Note:what’s your " e4 K1 _5 r  H4 Y- i+ g
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job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 3 K8 R3 W+ j: t' u! \$ a, M

9 X2 i3 A. V: t5 V: qat 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 ) {" l  ?$ J; i( W7 q, D1 g

; U* {2 e2 o9 f* c% z. h8 v6 Dline 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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/ I* E& W/ J  P! A4. 用英语怎么说?How to say?
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2 {! F) d) y; N$ O5 ?* AHow do you say this in English?
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, a* y! d7 M( j: _( UNote: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 / j+ _0 e  @. x4 A1 s3 y2 }
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spell that please?请问这个单词怎么读?How do you pronounce this word?
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1 [1 \$ _+ p! b# L5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow? - H. M& a# H; Z- `7 N" y2 v  m: ^
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Sorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow. . n3 m: L- b; K' j  e
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用I have something to
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. b# R& {, l" B, ^" ldo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 + `6 W: O9 y/ `+ V* _/ F, v

" [. {8 b. E( A6 h- _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 7 b. ~8 `# c( X: _, f
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have to stay at home.
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6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name.
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2 h2 K0 V; g* b  ~! [I 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。 / L% V1 w" t! b( g* m" E
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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 ' u. v" m& v& w  V6 S8 B
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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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! p7 }* O6 O0 J/ }9 _% b% EI don’t think I can.
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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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8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too. * Y# X0 {, m# e3 ^& p
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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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9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now? 7 U3 r' V$ ]/ o

; }: O5 p) M! n+ A  w4 |What time is it, please?
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Note: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 `7 y& L! j' T9 Dyesterday, 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 7 O7 f5 ]' x9 k. z
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10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor. & K6 f! h) r. G+ F

+ Z, v6 F( n% h% J$ VI am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving.
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  ]) c( k1 L8 Y1 i: l- iNote: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. - R) u, u( [# k( P* z5 J6 w) N- m

) V1 y( e1 J/ v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。
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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. # ^3 I$ H% ^/ p; p
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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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# X2 R1 u: W  I/ o5 D11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday? 4 P" Y* q* z+ u6 h
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Would you like to come to our party on Friday night?
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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 : q( q9 Z; m( z; y9 e; M9 {% H

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- V# W. T, `5 Q$ B1 K; ]12. 我没有经验。I have no experience.
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5 L6 j8 _- T% p" II am I don’t know much about that.
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Note: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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2 _4 u- i+ G) W" p! {1 Dreally an expert in this area.
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* N7 p% A- {0 H9 h4 C13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend. 7 m4 U' j$ g. Z
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I don’t have a boyfriend.
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14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy.
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! l4 m" j& o( ?He is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy.
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# q) R# P/ o$ F  p8 y! \" w15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap.
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The price is too high/ rather low. 2 N" \8 i  ?. b6 j: p* P6 t

; S, T6 A/ m' @/ x6 N$ }16. 我们下了车。We got off the car. 6 L/ S) U& E" |8 |

0 S! `5 D8 q5 U. F0 [- |We got out of the car.
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5 J3 H" J* H- Z3 G! K& Z. i2 {$ P17. 车速快了。The speed of the car is fast. & r  H8 d0 h" G8 V4 i

6 N& |6 d. _7 f4 C3 jThe car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.” 0 y- d- m1 o" z- A" q- T
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18. 这个春节你回家吗?
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' H' P# @4 i6 }& H0 `# ~5 MWill you be going back home for the Spring Festival? ! N# ~' |$ S/ l0 i4 S$ k
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是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的)
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- u( G3 w' a2 x+ W8 J# N2 f当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的) 0 I  @0 ~/ ?) n' i( t: E

1 A& h( I( n" l# d5 M, D* i# l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 : }  H2 m. V: L  J

' ^6 @, ]9 f0 K, |& W* gcourse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
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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
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  ]8 V# o5 i' M. qnot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. ; G3 o3 n! v; {/ ?' q

/ h1 w* b4 E9 T4 nMy right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).”
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20. 他看到她很惊讶。He looked at her and felt surprised.
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He looked at her in surprise. % r" P8 P4 X3 ?$ s) \
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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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so young.
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$ H. k7 A: e4 R9 U# e- W4 UAfter having read your novel, I expected that you would be older. 3 Q3 n* a1 ^$ V0 v# v- S$ U+ s

0 L" n9 K, u2 P3 \0 N2 E, ~& c% L) m22. 她脸红了,让我看穿了她的心思。 : h7 Z0 ?9 D% k
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Her red face made me see through her mind.
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, X( M- {8 g: D8 R! \2 BCorrect: Her red face told me what she was thinking. 3 W- d5 Q! |* [$ B7 w
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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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. [* q0 e1 ?9 f! |9 rThe sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood. * |3 f; S" ~3 Y
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Correct: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood. 5 \( O# n* b, s* d
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24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her. ' o2 V  L3 X1 ~8 f* |
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Leave her alone. 5 K& \! {) A- q( S
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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. 9 B  N+ z( p4 |5 k

' Z5 N. L! @2 ^8 a4 kI learned a lot in university.
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26. 黄山正在读书。
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4 e" J, F! J8 J0 [! m, rSamuel is reading a book.
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- u# E/ ~1 Q/ N8 s. O! I3 L9 |Samuel is reading.
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# g; v: {' I7 O. f6 A4 C28. 我遇到了很多困难。   f. m# |! j4 [, e4 [7 b
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I am having many difficulties.
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, m6 _2 [6 y2 M9 W8 z# AI 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。 : Z- `9 j6 ^0 @9 h
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* v$ x8 B& Q2 |Please hurry up or we'll be late.  
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6 S6 r# m. ]) M; |- z% T5 \30. 她由嫉妒转向失望。
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" l/ g# U: U0 A1 F6 OShe was so jealous that she became desperate. ' u+ z5 Z) @* z6 a3 T+ A9 b

6 R. l( m( \! F' R8 }  gJealousy 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
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I am not
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' Y- \6 r, Q% f/ x* _/ ^really an expert in this area.
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