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1. I very like it 6 d3 @" @ A# q4 ]! h5 `! ]/ c
I like it very much.
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" f' A4 R2 ?/ W: z& y2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。 4 G' n$ s f% ]+ f- i
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The price is very suitable for me. % i0 [$ v& J0 x/ b7 g0 N& K
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The price is right. , i: D+ C( `3 s: C; B' I8 }
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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 # v5 T$ W' V. w U7 r8 F0 z
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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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* Q( f% S c* O7 D9 o3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job?
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: x+ g! A: a0 }9 O) r \/ tAre you working at the moment?
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Note:what’s your
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4 Y/ u6 _2 J/ b! Wjob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 9 ~ X4 G* G9 s7 b% Z
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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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/ Z3 r( a3 [1 f0 W8 k: `+ Zline 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 1 u7 H# |3 p0 Q3 d; q8 D8 ]. Y. G
_3 E O+ E1 [5 G5 d4. 用英语怎么说?How to say?
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5 v+ R& [; ]7 {5 _$ I$ x% }$ i) pHow 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 : R0 \; _) R, c# [
+ Y+ A0 s0 a" U! t, [# u6 Q2 K9 qspell that please?请问这个单词怎么读?How do you pronounce this word?
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5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow? 4 N$ E O1 ~! R3 y3 ~
3 E& Y+ J- p h2 \8 h: O. `Sorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow.
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用I have something to
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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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6 p: @6 M' z/ ~, Q/ f) V; qup.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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3 c* P2 C) c' J/ D; c+ jhave to stay at home.
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/ M$ ?$ W! a0 i4 z6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name. 3 K0 T& p& }; S- {! E
$ S, k" c9 |' P3 }' G9 K8 i9 Y8 x" N) M1 cI 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。 p5 X# F5 C2 r* K
* N) S7 L& g+ b# E4 v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 % ~+ c' U" M( A- C$ |3 ?
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brothers or sisters.我没有车。I don’t have a car.
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) s' T$ K+ L. ^: q. E7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t. # R# p' Y# l, S( B3 p( x
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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, 9 ?% l# @$ A* |8 K9 M9 k
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8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too. / F0 H! N$ ]+ D9 P
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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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% [- r7 H; v7 [9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now?
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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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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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10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor. 2 Y& p+ F. w& p; e2 x- w! f
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I am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving. , _. D6 H# h) T* u$ c* \
* c* T0 }" b$ Y! \. T0 GNote: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. # O) K" e# q' S6 S8 L( D) 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。 ' D9 I3 J% G* T3 p% }& z* @
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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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% x1 @# R2 B0 A6 q' A* v9 ^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. ) }/ ]( _9 T( C5 ~% ]: z
% ^+ ^% }$ F& \) t3 l) Y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。 K* k+ }) r' [4 N; \, `6 R, B
# z* ?* U+ n2 A3 Y+ O8 K11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday?
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8 s: U4 r/ r' Z* nWould you like to come to our party on Friday night?
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# V* ~; B K4 ^: e- e5 A/ X( y0 pNote:join往往是指参加俱乐部或者协会,如:join a health club; join the Communist 9 b6 k: F1 B5 I% D$ I* `
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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。 1 O3 |. r, ~' ?: p W" E
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12. 我没有经验。I have no experience.
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3 n4 E' C& e, ZI 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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7 P- d, p, y: l8 preally an expert in this area. ) s7 g0 O" v3 x6 |! a$ Z" O5 s
4 _8 H% f3 O. _- B- r0 e13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend.
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7 o/ r$ j+ B. _- Y; K+ u& ?! \I don’t have a boyfriend.
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+ Q+ L! x2 d2 J5 {% q14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy.
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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. 3 X# z, X( ^' {! Y- h, a; _* e9 d' U
9 k$ a- m& a7 L; x: I/ FThe price is too high/ rather low.
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" j$ x( g5 P" h( ]1 j16. 我们下了车。We got off the car. # Z- D4 z- j5 W* d
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We got out of the car.
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w: A( s$ C+ d, g- [ g17. 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.” " l: \* \6 L5 Q; B" P7 z+ h3 U
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18. 这个春节你回家吗? / E: w* a+ A: n$ @
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Will you be going back home for the Spring Festival? 5 S% [0 _6 A' _) a! v
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是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的) ( o& z, }4 ^5 H4 w
- _9 A- I- i% d9 Y& U" @, D. q( U当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的)
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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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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
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; u0 G( S, U3 v4 Z! R* D6 ncourse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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S1 t- c8 Z# [ pnot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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+ I4 n& a) d. j' Z4 |' {& C5 ?' D19. 我觉得右手很疼。I feel very painful in my right hand. 6 T0 n; N, ~8 ?. D1 U# ~
3 I5 v. z$ @3 a# P; i- i6 Y4 yMy right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).” $ V. c. h6 ^1 y1 V( w
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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.
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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 $ P7 B L$ E3 h0 u
3 F3 k4 _4 r1 {' w1 J! z! Wso young.
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. s9 G0 a3 e6 p) Y: V# J% G4 i* V( ]After having read your novel, I expected that you would be older.
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1 X3 y+ o3 o- V+ J22. 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. 3 U" E0 l/ A8 i4 s
; s1 q4 C7 R0 |) w) Z) {5 I& T5 NCorrect: Her red face told me what she was thinking.
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23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。 ' i5 ^) H6 d5 k/ j; ^* b
' |! ]& l7 A( y( X1 Z6 x% G, Y. eThe sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood. : f' t! k' j) u R0 V2 a: F
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Correct: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood. 9 S6 t# o. I6 K( c+ d9 }1 m
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24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her.
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3 t( W+ x0 G# c! b6 s; PLeave her alone.
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25. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。
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6 u* Q6 }5 E6 V. E8 j) s+ MI get a lot of knowledge in the university. 3 M6 ~% J, ?: n: m
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I learned a lot in university.
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, Q9 S/ a0 t( X3 S% k26. 黄山正在读书。 ) _3 I* h8 k0 ^% q" i0 K
1 k1 f- W ^ l; V! T, Z5 wSamuel is reading a book.
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Samuel is reading.
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6 R" h9 }0 r g" r! Z. p1 z27. exciting / excited。
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H) t9 {/ h) }+ c9 e/ c28. 我遇到了很多困难。
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- F1 m( m1 `) `I am having many difficulties.
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I 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。 m+ m, @9 G r9 J
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6 C! w; E! k( x' T& P( P' `- l3 APlease hurry up or we'll be late. : t1 M3 ^: u d! Z, d$ z4 E/ b& W
( A* l' t9 O7 W! ^30. 她由嫉妒转向失望。 ( o) Q& p' i9 ?) B- F( k+ D3 A
5 ?, m5 F$ ^& G0 ]She was so jealous that she became desperate. ( H) v- Y* Z2 V: E0 \
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