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中国人最易犯错的30句英语

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1. I very like it
+ g2 H1 q. u1 h; YI like it very much. ; t; R9 a. g! S$ y- w7 o

# w; _! E7 K: M2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。   X! N$ @2 d8 ~: M5 o7 ~: c& j/ O
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The price is very suitable for me.
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The price is right. 0 [* d6 j6 Y* ^6 E1 h8 B- n# M

: N8 U5 g/ Q  G2 A1 s2 uNote: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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( \& R$ z: d6 a/ @- dprogramme 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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3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job? ' h9 e" T# f7 a1 Y6 c

1 C4 s8 F, w) cAre you working at the moment?
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Note:what’s your
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6 C3 n' X( n2 ]+ M  K2 Q+ l# v! 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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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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, l, V" Y& Y6 R) Yline 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 - O$ n2 M0 G3 s
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4. 用英语怎么说?How to say?
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4 a- H9 B& c2 p  iHow do you say this in English?
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/ A; Q$ o- d( q2 ZNote: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 : a$ {+ u6 t! n* u4 E% x
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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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% N4 Y+ d. [: l) k; D5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow?
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5 a8 O; B2 U; p8 TSorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow. ' E4 n3 n* ]3 `- f) ~0 [2 v
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用I have something to   J4 H% X0 D% s+ P- ^9 p& y) b8 }
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do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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, q. Q: s: w2 x6 J' {! Iup.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 : I8 |( d' ?/ N. d( ~: m6 A
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have to stay at home.
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I don’t have an English name. " e# |1 B( I# K1 ^* A) l) I5 U

; m5 R' b! @5 Q1 b9 I! TNote: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。
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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
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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. 3 S) k) X* a4 h$ m  f

0 I  Y) p9 ?* AI don’t think I can. 2 x7 g9 G( r; r# O. q# G

& p3 _0 b" }0 j: k2 \8 j3 ^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. 7 l" p! Q- R9 a% B) N8 m1 z
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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。 . t& S5 d1 m9 k$ Q& P) r( J
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9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now?
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0 z, J3 `+ k: B, ~2 A) H& WWhat time is it, please?
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; I* x, B- u, ~; E4 ?' r& TNote: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 - Y( s  `) S2 t# M* u

( i6 V. }8 D: w, t/ F3 z  \; ryesterday, 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 1 |3 {; H2 n7 F2 q

) k* U" f. t% B2 l  t6 ?6 Bdoing for time?这句话在有时间限制的时候特别合适 , v( E7 F$ f, E* {. W

! I0 r3 b3 h( n/ k( n* r. b+ I. E4 o10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor.
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- n8 Y% u7 W; @- ?1 _/ ]I am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving. " \! E0 S, [$ J1 s& g  n

" y+ w! S7 [; o+ B+ F0 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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! {! A3 o4 [4 k2 h3 B7 Qpoor. 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. $ z' x, E( s- M- m, I3 Y# F
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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。 5 s; i9 v# J7 g$ x/ e' e0 T
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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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. |+ W& J- n( k  ^* P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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11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday? ( j# _: p0 B0 j, `
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Would you like to come to our party on Friday night? ! e3 J! r7 i  `
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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 / n+ Y/ n& b7 [

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12. 我没有经验。I have no experience. ; O, W% m, G9 n5 t5 ~
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I am I don’t know much about that. - d9 r' C9 E& ?
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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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really an expert in this area. 3 r% e6 r# P! [

: |$ d% a, U: u5 Z2 {' `! A13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend. ( V% u9 s- X# F+ e$ A% M3 G

) n" {3 h8 X/ [9 r7 C5 @I don’t have a boyfriend.
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14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy. " S) d8 W! _4 s0 e- \
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He is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy.
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15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap. 6 k4 |1 _0 H/ j( h, ~

5 _! g: y7 [$ ]The price is too high/ rather low. 6 e6 V. T# f7 z

$ g1 ]2 s- x. V16. 我们下了车。We got off the car. ( K0 B+ T8 ]. c, H$ q5 j+ K
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We got out of the car. 4 P; G5 I( x! }5 ~1 B% U4 c" ?

& P. F* Y5 u5 {17. 车速快了。The speed of the car is fast. - e$ P, j8 ?' H) ^9 s* h% z
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The car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.”
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18. 这个春节你回家吗?
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Will you be going back home for the Spring Festival?
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7 X4 _1 y" ?1 q4 M7 b9 M是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的) ) f. B2 z7 w. y# Q% J3 B9 H

, {  w9 w# t8 }& N% B当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的) # ?6 z) F( t% r( H- v- k7 G
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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
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2 B% T: s/ w) c% t4 mcourse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 $ B* }4 Z. f- M' ]

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19. 我觉得右手很疼。I feel very painful in my right hand. + X$ K! a, R& t2 v; x' |

. y$ b4 F0 _5 U% |) BMy right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).” $ X7 K0 K9 U4 W( `8 ~+ |
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20. 他看到她很惊讶。He looked at her and felt surprised.
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6 m4 X1 d5 r6 q9 D  WHe looked at her in surprise. ; \. \- ]) P& L9 k: y

  i( ]" O4 ~3 @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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  n4 ]( p+ }$ l& XAfter having read your novel, I expected that you would be older.
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! \6 W! j# B8 J  R$ i0 u% H! v# K' n22. 她脸红了,让我看穿了她的心思。   Z* V9 x1 S- Q) S) P. S
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Her red face made me see through her mind. 6 P" t3 Y7 F+ `6 H

+ ?/ D+ Z# e) ~' g4 d2 ACorrect: Her red face told me what she was thinking.
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& p5 a: D4 l4 y: x. G9 `; }23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。 & J! M; c& z) W( L) S

- A; z0 d3 I$ l$ ]3 j. YThe sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood.
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Correct: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood. 8 x3 q% G/ m: w9 v4 b9 _

; \! N' q& [8 W5 e24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her.
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Leave her alone.
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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. 1 ~5 L) I2 Z  ~1 o
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I learned a lot in university.
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% B" q; o+ a2 N' w2 [9 G: i26. 黄山正在读书。 - D$ Y0 X. R, ^# H8 l9 q9 V' v
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Samuel is reading a book.
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Samuel is reading. 4 o6 r/ w0 F# u# U& B+ X6 f- k' w

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28. 我遇到了很多困难。
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I am having many difficulties. " h" r% P+ k) u7 s; \4 C

* B9 ~# |' |+ \. y. j0 dI am having a few problems / lots of problems. 8 X8 N$ f: x0 w8 H

$ x4 a1 d/ G  ~/ h$ V: b29. 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.   s( F$ `$ y: `
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30. 她由嫉妒转向失望。
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1 T/ E( o' g. x8 H, N* t  iShe was so jealous that she became desperate.
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Jealousy 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
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1 O, X5 D/ h3 Y1 D9 R# ]. preally an expert in this area.
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