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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
9 U8 K5 p6 s& x/ XI like it very much. 8 Y1 L/ T8 z' q+ |0 i, h; P
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2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。
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' ?/ I/ f3 S9 u& }The price is very suitable for me. 4 p* w/ a" i. X" q( F
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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 5 t* T9 c7 j  E

) ~: \' }$ l' Bprogramme 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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1 F- m' |. H+ j+ H3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job? ) D0 e9 g  B# g0 H1 i/ v7 B

3 {3 P  E3 B: ?2 D. Q. D6 gAre you working at the moment? 5 i7 o# X5 I- x' `* |: ?0 @

$ w9 r/ C8 r( [! r+ S( `& \* v; yNote:what’s your
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6 g( |9 k6 A! S" w$ Cjob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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: k) ~: l& [0 ^& V+ g/ K6 u- Oline 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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! m1 V1 O; R& D% ~4. 用英语怎么说?How to say? / `6 @% H! Z5 ]
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How do you say this in English?
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6 `0 A+ r3 _. q! \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 5 F9 T2 n) q( w

# E& e+ a' G# U- _spell that please?请问这个单词怎么读?How do you pronounce this word? ( h! c( s7 G# T& v/ s' c

# V0 ]) E7 Q. O& i+ b5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow?
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4 S4 J! K4 p3 V5 k: M, xSorry 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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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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0 D( |8 M+ T! }. @, Q4 Bhave to stay at home.
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+ Q  w+ |5 t1 }4 a2 |/ a7 t0 P6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name. ( ]2 j, V7 j" e
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I don’t have an English name.
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2 E, ~' C# r4 b" X2 |. MNote: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。 & B8 X& |/ n$ B9 U& T7 l

; b; g/ P% P* v  h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 ; L0 G9 f% m/ D
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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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; G8 K9 f+ E. y# tI don’t think I can. - b7 \. m4 \3 U7 T! ^$ t. x, H

$ }/ `) U7 h+ S4 U! nNote: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, ; s& b3 _. I9 m0 t

, b; m* A" `# `. p8. 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. + C' f* E7 V2 U! O! @

. F) i* z& u) U- `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?
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5 l. |! v/ }4 w" n# j6 Y: t; u2 VWhat time is it, please? 2 U& V3 }6 H4 r. _9 J3 k8 S
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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 7 w3 [0 O8 G7 |9 C/ A# }: B+ c

. {0 U: q- d8 e7 l2 ?doing for time?这句话在有时间限制的时候特别合适   K8 ^( z4 Y$ w1 |( x* i6 i1 g
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10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor. * ]4 s* X" ^- {6 l  O, k) X5 b- Y
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I am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving. 2 Y( [# s- Y( n+ a6 d' ?) {5 H

: @6 C/ ?/ O1 u" r5 rNote: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 # h- r8 {9 H! G

% S* B! u; ^6 N# r, _% ]& ypoor. 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. 6 E% n; i2 v, ?1 X2 q! V

% [; I' K- Q* j7 l. P) U) o; v8 u$ ]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。 2 E" i  {0 U3 l

9 k- G* Y$ [/ T4 _' d# C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。 2 t- }+ w8 ?4 m4 @+ e

: k# I8 c' f" e# @5 `# v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.   o. k5 n/ Q$ \. U8 v) t" I

# g5 A4 ^7 r" ~* l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。 * M3 z8 G6 W) }, J$ j
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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?
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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
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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。 # |2 \4 F; n( `. F8 b8 Q& B" y

1 s& Q0 s6 U) Z+ b12. 我没有经验。I have no experience. . ^% v3 |6 K( |2 ?2 m& i

6 a" q- o$ e* S6 d5 y3 Z9 q+ uI am I don’t know much about that. & T2 n5 G3 S6 a

& b* O) T$ }1 \" g6 K/ J0 p; aNote: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 " q7 H8 \: c1 B6 C; _9 h  q' [

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13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend.
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8 ^4 x, Y; ?0 r: a7 B; Z- zI don’t have a boyfriend.
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14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy. & m- j+ G) g, N+ O) G# l

6 X4 f' T, U5 _6 |He is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy. 4 Y6 q9 ]1 |3 n1 X

7 b0 G! W' T6 H$ M/ O15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap. % v% G8 d9 g6 t! E  f  B

# c+ H$ j2 @2 y% IThe price is too high/ rather low. 1 B4 ]1 H9 R7 T

% e, o& ^* a& `9 a7 q+ J6 u9 y16. 我们下了车。We got off the car. 4 W. [' z, N$ L: m( |/ c( r5 M8 [

( Y+ o9 J0 s" Z% Y  t% J( @We got out of the car. , e2 O, K" [  t) B; W

; q, Z. D: f! U+ x% a17. 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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18. 这个春节你回家吗?
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Will you be going back home for the Spring Festival? ; a% ^# p2 U9 ^- D8 _$ l( h

; A; [* G6 J9 f& c' N5 @. ^* f是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的) . c8 h& ?; G/ F/ p( \! I

/ L8 M. o" |8 ]' d  T6 g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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3 L* K* z9 p" U' Ycourse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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not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. / S  v! d; r6 i
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My right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).” 0 I1 p  E+ `) n! b$ Q9 d$ e( k

% f% p; P* N$ Z1 \& f# k20. 他看到她很惊讶。He looked at her and felt surprised.
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He looked at her in surprise. 2 G7 q8 v) B# A) V: W
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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 0 E" B7 h+ R2 i. Z$ f

% _8 X: M- Z, c) O+ J! G. Bso young.
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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。 ) Z6 `$ D  t% Y5 i) ?' y. C* e
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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. 1 y2 O/ R  K5 N9 _# s7 V* g

' ]# p8 G5 L/ r+ N. K+ \3 D23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。 , I! n- h% r6 F7 G

8 I" }: H  b7 }, E/ m" ^, `( m; I4 _% C' NThe sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood.
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9 S, `' E9 N4 E6 xCorrect: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood. + C7 c2 A- d( s' m
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24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her. & w' S5 b  C5 m9 e6 V
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  ^. O- q- {0 F! X* ?- w25. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。
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4 u8 {& k7 S( q# P$ @" Y  EI get a lot of knowledge in the university. 8 o; C# \8 \  G2 _$ h  t

3 U0 L/ Z6 z+ q0 e4 t9 x! t3 ~I learned a lot in university.
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- }: {1 ^  n/ t1 a* E26. 黄山正在读书。
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! d& }, A$ P5 \2 iSamuel is reading a book.
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Samuel is reading. + X. Y3 {9 S3 w  f+ ^& d0 v% R( e
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' u# p  v$ K& e' n28. 我遇到了很多困难。
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* Z3 G6 \! B1 K2 F0 T- kI am having many difficulties. ! i; C; L8 T/ O: E4 q/ F) g

% p2 ?! {$ ]! hI 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. : S" w+ n% _! ~; f( P. i# D

5 ?# D8 H$ T8 Y; ?6 p  D* G3 n) {5 q" GPlease hurry up or we'll be late.  
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0 |2 ~5 E6 j7 G. U  Q1 e30. 她由嫉妒转向失望。
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She was so jealous that she became desperate.
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# b7 ]& G/ j; g9 d  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
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really an expert in this area.
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