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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
& F/ [- [# ^& L" k9 OI like it very much. - H& h* }! {6 t) G: h$ y& r
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2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。 . L% g' i7 m, h  v0 [# [
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The price is very suitable for me.
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4 X/ G* r# J6 P$ |) e; B, e( E. _The price is right. 0 H7 M6 R/ {$ Q2 d) C7 J
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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 8 M' H! w# e4 C3 ?6 `& C$ C

/ p, K! m! N( S+ iprogramme 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?
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: u0 @$ N7 y- x. q$ ?  FAre you working at the moment? 2 M* v& V2 Y7 ~4 K% l7 c
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Note:what’s your
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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
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0 k* \+ N. b2 S2 o4 pat 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
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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?
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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 v( S! K$ |- d2 a7 d. v6 W/ O6 j  L5 c
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spell that please?请问这个单词怎么读?How do you pronounce this word? & m- F! e) o9 v! M0 j6 T2 C' s

; x5 T; H5 m  c5. 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. 4 Z- }( l7 X+ L. \3 {- n

9 Z- o2 R# |) M$ X; e0 J# @' |用I have something to * _' \$ D$ o9 }1 F1 l

7 f/ s/ N( ]( D" j* ~. Pdo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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3 p+ [. i, q$ q+ vup.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 : A$ L( K. {# e' _

( D  `9 ~* B- S* S5 C% Chave to stay at home. ; v* @* X( f3 b3 E( Z7 g
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6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name.
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  F" U; b1 ~) `2 tI 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。
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. j  i+ p; v8 e4 Z# I8 M2 s/ t; {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. " ~* p- D2 V" x# F

9 h( X; ]2 K& v$ M0 C7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t. 6 ^2 u( m7 Z9 ]2 E& e( u
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I 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, # \2 g0 D& r- g# b6 g$ D& }# y& b
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8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too.
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I am not a very good dancer either.
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2 q* K) z* C, b2 p  ~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。 1 C( P, _1 S  G! B+ y  r% I! K
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9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now? 9 Z0 C( V) G" K0 U% m% n; f
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What time is it, please? 8 v% Q( o; f7 k2 u0 T

0 \5 Z, W5 H2 D- j, X. v. kNote: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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; |& ~3 k  K+ Y8 j' Nyesterday, 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 : P- k/ W3 F$ h8 s# B+ B8 d- f

9 O7 R" w& ~, h# P. m  Gdoing for time?这句话在有时间限制的时候特别合适 - F( Y) n( m5 W; R2 q7 V

1 K( r& e+ b0 Z" C9 a10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor.
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I am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving.
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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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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。 $ h5 p, }# w9 h, e; `' M7 e

+ X* A5 L  T6 _) @) v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。 8 H7 r/ Q5 _9 Q$ X
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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. & {% ~1 P) @5 j: f

& s; E6 e. p- a. c1 R1 `8 K/ ]( d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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7 @/ x  F6 r7 c6 `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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* x& o/ [5 |2 l* d7 R5 {; eWould you like to come to our party on Friday night? / U) d# O0 D, S+ z6 i9 n% m
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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
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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。
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$ T+ ?1 G" a3 v12. 我没有经验。I have no experience.
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I am I don’t know much about that.
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% o1 \) Q& @% ~4 x' S! qNote: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 0 \) j/ D2 x/ n* c0 A
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13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend.
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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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He is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy.
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# h& t& ~9 L# U15. 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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16. 我们下了车。We got off the car.
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8 j1 W+ M0 s& [; s& ~We got out of the car.
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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.”
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# j: u* O# R9 F1 P3 E9 Z! J* k18. 这个春节你回家吗? ( {5 S; ~( @# ]+ e0 J' @

. o& Q+ m6 f$ Y8 D2 Q% zWill you be going back home for the Spring Festival? 9 r+ ^! C3 ?7 T) B. ~

+ M- g7 C) a: g# X! Y* R是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的) / ]3 S# H9 g  O0 D7 X: p( ^

' S, J- I6 R( q$ j; \当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的) , d- u; s+ G% k# B7 K6 V

/ g" ^% K+ H! `# ]6 U+ a/ {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 0 f& S, g$ c" H6 r
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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 " o8 E! |7 @3 x2 k) c5 N$ X
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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 4 E- g8 C/ Y- W8 N; k
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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. / s& ]* B/ u/ G% E' {# X

& l" e4 f- e) W' k" {19. 我觉得右手很疼。I feel very painful in my right hand. 4 p( t6 Y7 a5 D+ U! u9 K

$ y/ p" u; _, ]My right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).”
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0 D" K! q6 Z& Y5 n; {( Q20. 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 ( A( N; x" Q) d- U. _' E! k  h

, d3 {  A7 Z/ F2 ?$ K6 n- H0 _so young. $ x' [8 U0 ?- q. Y3 o4 I

5 w) T1 v# }% N/ c2 u2 A- JAfter 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。 5 C  Q/ H! }; A3 I/ w; q$ v

5 ]- u  j/ X9 R! _% s, O2 o. g+ BHer red face made me see through her mind.
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Correct: Her red face told me what she was thinking. 0 q* y$ r% n( `  Y
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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.
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9 H/ K, ~6 k/ [7 nCorrect: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood.
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) k8 l; S4 l8 p1 s# u3 F2 T3 w24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her. 8 I+ ?) W/ R, F( {2 [9 `9 U' s9 i7 i

( N* |4 x" w$ f5 T' j  zLeave 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.
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I learned a lot in university.
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" T" p' R2 A( ?- ^/ y# C26. 黄山正在读书。 2 M/ d( W! w9 Q6 f

& H# I4 B2 q, b( f% n& e  e- pSamuel is reading a book. 0 m5 D& A9 L( W. T6 _& ?7 k
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27. exciting / excited。  
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28. 我遇到了很多困难。 5 f" ?6 _5 Z! g- l

# N7 y3 v! n& h; EI am having many difficulties.
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I am having a few problems / lots of problems. 2 N! c+ X0 u: P
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29. 请快点走,否则我们会迟到的。 " |' F1 F3 B7 ]/ W

: A  Y4 F+ @) Q8 z) n# k% LPlease hurry to walk or we'll be late.
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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。 $ K9 O3 w, Z9 g" H
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She was so jealous that she became desperate.
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, o4 ^2 K1 m4 n0 qJealousy 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 $ o5 P$ W. ^+ y
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really an expert in this area.
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