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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 0 [2 }+ t, U6 Z
I like it very much. 3 X8 `& x& f0 |' [$ z$ V

6 e5 g& ?3 G) t$ h9 \4 N" X- m2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。
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The price is very suitable for me.
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The price is right. $ [9 z9 r; a3 w

  v+ O' {3 y& [' \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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0 Y2 [/ Y& L9 ]* Eprogramme 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? ' s$ L/ i) I# F  m' g

% d4 `8 @; Q7 XAre you working at the moment? + w. K0 v& x5 D. \

0 U) [6 M* q/ n, M/ B0 hNote: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 ! G) f- }; G; J5 X
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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 . a/ ]$ K3 j, _% T& w* \( s7 Y
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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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% _5 C7 X- ]- v. h) `* sHow do you say this in English?
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# `1 [0 ?, D9 q$ RNote: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 1 {1 r, d1 G6 `- Q* f& D+ x% r
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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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5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow? 8 F: O8 Y% T$ ~2 \" m5 E$ O
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Sorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow. ; o- y' P& N, C6 h8 x0 M4 d

* y& U$ z% P/ r7 G/ j. C4 \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 % x( _- l+ [$ @/ b0 g

+ }8 ?6 }3 d: s9 v* zhave to stay at home. 2 r: U, f- l7 K# n  ?& h
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6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name. 7 P" n0 F9 ]  \8 a
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I don’t have an English name. 1 U) ~7 s2 D1 N; t
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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。 & e1 G1 Y8 y0 |$ Q
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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 , f$ C4 u  I, c2 [+ k8 Z

; r% s# j$ F- T# n& }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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8 D% ^/ ^- B' M. X& m/ e. bI don’t think I can.
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! H  h5 k2 N* p: q# FNote: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.
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" |" }- g* w, \2 z3 S: ?I am not a very good dancer either. : c3 X" [; `; |: F5 Y6 g5 G+ T

1 V$ F  P. P3 p  n% HNote: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。 7 f' b- D5 e- n9 }! f" j5 U/ {

  X9 i4 \! b$ ?; ^, x7 w2 O: G9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now?
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+ ?$ M9 E7 h$ oWhat time is it, please?
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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 , x- L/ ]5 a- A' J* t4 h

  ^+ M5 m  v! |. W2 l5 R0 }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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I am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving. 0 T9 m; q3 P; Y

, y& F+ o8 z- D; o- hNote: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 0 b  P! L1 @+ D5 e( b
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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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: \4 o+ b! w, k) v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。 + X) f& w# h/ s! Q

( O3 S8 l# T) ?4 l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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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. & E& k6 Y# o: u4 P" a- N& M7 Z4 r
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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。 - m; V! [. S1 I' c+ w

* S6 O- ]0 R0 `7 b  |11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday? 4 L+ o, q/ e+ G5 q5 x1 B8 E

9 G$ F/ |6 l) N" fWould you like to come to our party on Friday night?
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* q( a9 }' x; l) Y* j, K7 s. l2 xNote: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。 " `! T. }( ]& N+ H

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I am I don’t know much about that. ; J: A3 C/ j' p4 @& _3 M0 \
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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. 7 K" e# Y+ }! c) [0 A9 L
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13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend.
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, Q$ t. e" }# \, o: CI don’t have a boyfriend. 9 W6 Y8 C/ T/ `! T
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14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy. 1 V8 S! M% t* K8 |# d( o! o
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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. 1 h+ T/ i2 D* L" t. O

5 w9 Q4 ^  P; g5 U( C9 wThe price is too high/ rather low. * i1 Y# ^2 M% g" u
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16. 我们下了车。We got off the car.
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: T) U- l7 E  ~. l/ B7 NWe got out of the car. / W. w& y. ^2 u4 Z5 c

) e& J0 y4 k( i$ h3 q17. 车速快了。The speed of the car is fast. ' N# c" C  @0 R5 H" a3 \

. G2 f: H; a0 d( X* M' C9 pThe car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.” , \# C0 M& f6 {

' y; y4 n% e) a8 b9 p. |18. 这个春节你回家吗? 6 a) R% ~6 |, h2 P2 W
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Will you be going back home for the Spring Festival? 9 K. n7 u! \- F1 x4 n9 F
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是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的) 3 ]* h4 e! R- r6 L/ u7 t  l
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当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的) + Y% f( L+ c9 r# {$ y: o# G6 A. h" W

5 f' j2 b: D0 ^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 + m' M; f7 P, E- D) X

3 w, ]# F9 W8 ]6 R4 w# s$ 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
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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 + A- X- s8 y  ^9 A

4 _" p$ ^4 f9 P0 V# g0 R% anot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.
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My right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).” 9 n) N1 |3 @0 w% q) |
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20. 他看到她很惊讶。He looked at her and felt surprised.
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, w. S  a. f5 bHe looked at her in surprise. 0 x  u7 D4 s- l' @; x
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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 $ N0 n# D2 U5 P1 |+ z; |" c

. j& G% Q; O1 H$ V- O: yso young.
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- T% @0 A% M& ]0 o4 j# G9 W7 u$ X- IAfter having read your novel, I expected that you would be older.
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! i0 V% o) P5 p% z22. 她脸红了,让我看穿了她的心思。 0 X! Y- v7 X8 _; i

' L+ k3 R: ~. \Her 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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23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。
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/ M6 S$ {7 x% o- \2 p6 KThe sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood.
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5 t, L) O1 U/ h) J& c5 nCorrect: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood.
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( X) w! v( O1 m- F24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her. 8 Y6 o; T# P) h; p- e+ Y
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Leave her alone.
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2 f% D$ S6 }& ~; Q- Z1 M' v. D/ E25. 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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26. 黄山正在读书。
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, x% N, ~" \, g! eSamuel is reading.
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6 E7 m1 o# l) d% H( T! R/ A27. exciting / excited。   4 h) D4 q2 T# Y/ J

" w5 z+ Y' P- z1 |$ E% J28. 我遇到了很多困难。 7 d9 g7 h& W$ y& e! ]6 s# N" I2 ~

% h% j/ K' \+ I/ V% }I am having many difficulties.
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+ ^3 `$ O. {1 ?: ^5 ^I am having a few problems / lots of problems. 7 H3 e% h, R$ ]6 [

6 T0 j6 k# Q" N% G) H8 j29. 请快点走,否则我们会迟到的。 ) O1 I, z+ H9 u4 x2 g' {
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Please hurry to walk or we'll be late. 9 C- R0 N% |+ {% r9 X
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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。 . r* _' r. p! ?5 l1 F5 w

) e* K# u! J% A$ c* Q. kShe was so jealous that she became desperate. , w7 I4 p5 L4 K

- T* H) e1 S0 y# @' V( p! k" {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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really an expert in this area.
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