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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
; k# ]. [% y) d3 T) {I like it very much. " ^6 u1 P8 |# s/ d# V" R
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2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。
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) Y' ~7 x; @4 G( Q* F2 L/ T! SThe price is very suitable for me.
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. m5 N: w& v2 D8 G" E7 LThe price is right. / ^3 u3 ~, i  ?' y4 i, v! e. k" ^
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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
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; p$ u3 d! s# Aprogramme is not suitable for children在这组句子中用后面的说法会更合适。 ( K' F! O. @2 S; h6 q  C

1 p5 I1 i# M  {+ u5 n" e3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job?
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Are you working at the moment?
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Note:what’s your 6 C! o) k  c/ M& P; H' t

  p4 a0 S( k7 \% Ajob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 ) V2 j7 u- v4 K& A* f) X: ?/ K) ^
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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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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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1 c5 Z1 f# H* g: C, }, ^% @3 Y) y  t4. 用英语怎么说?How to say? - N  z* }3 @+ C/ P0 s; `

9 K/ o8 |( h. i1 r* {2 j7 @( RHow do you say this in English? * Y9 b% _# O+ ]/ p" M
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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
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spell that please?请问这个单词怎么读?How do you pronounce this word? & T$ d. \! ?* X3 O% Z; O5 p
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5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow? 0 e  D, W' a. h$ ?* G) ~5 e

% p! X) C; o' w+ h; q; c- U& T  d: kSorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow.
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用I have something to   k; `& J+ a5 \; g+ a
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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 % M" v' g& \  l2 T. X- B
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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 $ Z) s7 T; B/ y- A

  _; W- R7 U& F+ T. S" N# c( jhave to stay at home.
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2 K$ g, F8 R( j3 Z0 l) i7 X6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name.
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4 v; D7 s: s! q. oI don’t have an English name.
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2 K2 b+ Z2 H( G+ eNote: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。 , J1 H7 S" ]3 n2 c

! R. ^2 B/ z7 d8 {$ 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 % A5 X# b* g, A: \4 h
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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.   ~9 Q( _7 p( v# d, }- N

* h9 Z; U' p* Q7 uI 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, & P% d+ Z# m. _

) |8 Q+ s1 R& n( ?3 C8. 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. 5 I0 p1 `5 r( y

" ]. d: w6 p" u& X8 H$ R, L/ w  tNote: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。 * X$ S6 J* s$ _' l7 f

, h4 r. Z, a  G9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now? 7 O* Z4 \6 [( s& T
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What time is it, please? 3 ]7 O/ B2 I3 \  D6 f

' U+ q6 N& j$ F3 {2 X% \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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doing for time?这句话在有时间限制的时候特别合适
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10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor. ; B1 r: N9 Y3 w( h$ J9 ^

, F# W% p9 N+ ]6 u0 f1 x! dI am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving. % X. r# Q2 F3 n* ^  I( H! z
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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 : o: R0 B  h6 L! S

0 c: y) I1 @& O7 s- t5 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.
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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。 ! p% t2 ?+ u& M
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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。 ) D+ h) d) d, h( M  k

. |- z, Y1 U* ?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. ! M/ v" v% J) T5 F! w

+ R9 Z4 ?( [6 G' z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?
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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 7 o& v% }/ k  }
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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。 * \8 ^2 o7 f4 v6 x: d3 X6 _% W3 F

9 C8 H6 [6 T) ]. G" P  R4 {12. 我没有经验。I have no experience.
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( M: g( d1 t0 @, u( QI am I don’t know much about that. - D" Z% y, a0 x2 M! O. k& q
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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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) }( Z% e0 {2 K13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend. 0 j) G# [) A8 j: g4 r$ K: _

+ a$ b* |& k7 v& Q6 P7 jI don’t have a boyfriend. # W  ^0 R' n7 }% l

* w% s0 ~$ e7 }- v. w2 n' t. [14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy.
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) A& v4 o" S/ G( T" w* Z# O2 A% tHe is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy.
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5 H/ A5 K- _$ y8 Y15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap.
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0 I5 D8 }' B0 w' MThe price is too high/ rather low. 8 N% W3 ?/ W2 H7 a7 ^
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16. 我们下了车。We got off the car. ' Y; h. z; k! ]4 h& L( W

  R5 R. t+ A3 V: X/ p7 C& n, M; M, @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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18. 这个春节你回家吗? ( {5 n9 P$ J' @  t/ K  d6 ?

7 ]3 Y. N; C5 ^Will you be going back home for the Spring Festival? + {( b; v& \/ k6 P; k2 g
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是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的)
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2 x& I: }: _) u. ~, L0 f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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2 q% _2 Q' T5 ]& Q  ]0 Icourse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 * T& K! ]: j7 s. x. J

0 a5 W7 b) Z4 Q$ Q, R4 C4 wcourse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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' Z0 H! ]/ h& x0 Y! L: Unot也具挑衅的意味。正常情况下语气温和的说法是certainly not. - t6 y8 A2 j* B. j

- r# Y6 {' t5 t1 F8 r3 q2 h4 l) c19. 我觉得右手很疼。I feel very painful in my right hand. 3 n3 |0 x# \5 N( ?

1 I! m9 Q/ o4 F9 gMy right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).”
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& x, P9 H6 w: r2 V20. 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
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" k/ C! N0 ~$ u6 ^' T& gso young. . U0 l/ h0 J9 }5 D5 p
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After having read your novel, I expected that you would be older.
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! T# n2 I- ^7 B. v22. 她脸红了,让我看穿了她的心思。 ( |# I3 t. I2 u- L- J

( _% l" g- p. K9 W% _1 u+ jHer red face made me see through her mind.
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Correct: Her red face told me what she was thinking.
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, h( ]3 r; Y8 Y8 [) x5 G23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。
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& j9 E1 v# j' s1 NThe sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood. 5 W! i8 p: ?- J( ?+ y0 ^- W

$ G/ N1 {' q% j, k$ K$ G5 c) mCorrect: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood. 8 Q) ?  `, ]9 K  ~5 t0 W  W4 D
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24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her.
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Leave her alone.
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# H5 a2 b: V2 Z* k25. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。 : K) N/ u. Q% e8 t! _8 k( c

5 t1 O6 T- W9 i- |; `* T+ v8 o" e! [I get a lot of knowledge in the university.
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I learned a lot in university. * F. ~9 B- ?# F
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26. 黄山正在读书。 6 i) F5 a. H7 m9 h) _' d

8 x8 l$ X3 ]5 ]6 VSamuel is reading a book.
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: x+ d. X1 P( r8 s0 \% ESamuel is reading.
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4 |3 f0 s) Z; N2 C, S, h27. exciting / excited。   " \0 `9 n7 u0 v
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28. 我遇到了很多困难。 0 d5 |6 S; A* ]' h1 L- T2 y4 }

+ s0 X4 @9 A2 D3 z6 M, OI am having many difficulties.
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' y& \, O; P8 C& uI am having a few problems / lots of problems. 1 Z: [' Y) G; {" j4 K) V1 [( ~

' D% h$ Y5 g+ W8 ~29. 请快点走,否则我们会迟到的。
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8 X( a% u% ?4 MPlease hurry to walk or we'll be late.
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Please hurry up or we'll be late.  
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1 l1 D  `5 p& P6 p; B- x! E30. 她由嫉妒转向失望。 6 ?3 N6 \: \1 R) [7 i, W
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She 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
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really an expert in this area.
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