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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 3 j: t- G' d) ^5 P# O
I like it very much. - l% j2 D8 C( }# n0 ?

) @. L$ ~% W4 d! d2. 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.
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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 f/ G  u+ Z# G

% g* P0 F/ t6 R$ `programme is not suitable for children在这组句子中用后面的说法会更合适。 , |3 o+ g4 n  s1 O" e

6 w, t6 q2 x& }# M+ e2 A3. 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 : v" h" s( @) D' D* M; V# z4 a7 B
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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 ' h, U; u8 v/ Z2 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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, U) _+ G7 L; u% bline 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 9 y0 Q2 @; ?7 S+ N2 w& q  U* Z

( c7 V. p. x8 [) ?4. 用英语怎么说?How to say? ( x- i# O& P' Q0 s$ S2 N1 B

+ S9 J! C( `5 E0 B$ G" {) _5 EHow do you say this in English?
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; Z- ?5 a$ z3 j& i5 i9 a2 e+ WNote: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? 8 J% N) [& r* D, H6 s

7 Q2 E9 Z$ s% Y5. 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. + O; e6 y9 v) _! z! |
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用I have something to
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0 C& j4 U0 N; x2 W5 S# ^5 Mdo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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& N5 W; `5 [8 k/ b7 ]  _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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have to stay at home. 7 |$ K( `% j/ h* o. A' ^9 ^0 b) S
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6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name. % ]; t  J" ?8 {
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I don’t have an English name. ; w5 B6 J  }/ K: [0 R
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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。 . [# a. I0 \4 ?$ m% @: J% Q& I0 d
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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
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" T& F9 t' T9 ]  tbrothers 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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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, ) T) M. w) _3 p* k$ R! z( Q# |* Z
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8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too. ( I9 ]( Y- p7 k! j* t
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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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9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now? ! b. Y0 {# w9 ?* {& v. w

6 Y7 v" A6 Q6 M9 WWhat time is it, please?
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3 u" r$ J& Q% V% C% p4 o- }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 + {, `; G% O" ?: G7 k
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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. 5 a/ G% o' D. j: {: C. k! R- R3 k

/ I( g$ U+ R0 {4 @I am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving. 9 W5 s/ i$ L3 \" S! H9 ?4 ]- [+ X
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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 ' a; t8 ?6 C6 D2 f! N" C! G

0 c( O: x  v% D1 z+ @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. - i' w0 }& \" c& B1 {( p
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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。
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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。 $ f" x- ^  ~. X8 a0 S$ `
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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. # Q! J8 _7 A8 W9 }. `

0 J1 v) g3 G9 U3 E$ N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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; Z/ `# A* Q5 b8 B- q" o11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday? ' q/ z" o& n$ d  f, N7 z

0 @5 W) T$ u' B  t" t/ x, ZWould you like to come to our party on Friday night? 0 h# `* _) Y) L5 }; `/ q$ l6 T  r
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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。 / F! f7 H: c3 C' ?% B4 N. y( J: _8 x

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I am I don’t know much about that. 1 }  Q2 z8 K; u% E: b
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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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13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend.
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I don’t have a boyfriend. 6 u0 h4 ?: c4 Y5 ]

7 ]. g" Z9 a; B8 G8 A/ i14. 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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, P' h' M7 w; j+ C0 Z2 W; X* `& n15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap. 1 o' X  |% e$ u$ A+ ~' ]* O8 j

, \# B8 ~4 P: @5 f1 h" k" kThe 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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$ b7 {$ u! J3 HWe got out of the car. 6 l& T; \2 S0 r8 Q# @1 x

; m4 u! n' o0 ?8 A7 W: S; w17. 车速快了。The speed of the car is fast.
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$ i* s2 @3 _) r- t5 kThe car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.” & _. y/ c  f" U3 o
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18. 这个春节你回家吗?
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  R! D7 \# s7 G+ {Will you be going back home for the Spring Festival?
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# j7 x6 M$ n$ q是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的)
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当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的)
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( c3 R/ P: W2 {' G& x* U. p7 N' ~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 ( x# u6 q% z2 L, E

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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. 3 k2 W6 w+ d0 P( {6 E/ N! A
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19. 我觉得右手很疼。I feel very painful in my right hand. ; [' ]8 X4 N) h, B0 Q6 I
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My right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).”
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20. 他看到她很惊讶。He looked at her and felt surprised. $ o4 d7 w" |7 h7 W. u
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He looked at her in surprise. / [- Z/ E8 W4 J  ~" ^
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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 # N1 Z8 v; k! e; @# [! y4 t

0 X/ l% C2 {" `5 P* c. b/ t' Eso young.
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After having read your novel, I expected that you would be older.
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" ~5 g# p% p& p) G4 p! `22. 她脸红了,让我看穿了她的心思。 $ I! \& t& p) g, d* `- g% Y; {

! r. s' W3 j' P- N8 R/ ~Her red face made me see through her mind. ' Z2 v( S; e, x% Z: N. t
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Correct: Her red face told me what she was thinking. ! W; W. @. N% T, ?

9 v+ I0 g' J1 f! W; u# R5 H23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。
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- S3 S+ R5 [9 F9 P8 P$ L/ c5 T. SThe sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood.
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0 B& \4 I, n* z' x4 l5 YCorrect: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood.
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& e$ e% \$ w* R0 `24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her.
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1 p* S6 ~% @, D+ v; `$ dLeave her alone. - Z5 F. a6 z5 r( j

2 y2 @$ `9 ?/ F9 [6 c  o25. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。 9 j  O, Z# m/ q) B. S

* J/ ]% b8 W6 f- T" DI get a lot of knowledge in the university.
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I learned a lot in university.
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, a" O, H; q$ W7 n9 I+ g26. 黄山正在读书。 & N0 N/ Y1 c, I" E; ^5 I. }; h4 e
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Samuel is reading a book. 4 _' g" `: G* H9 j
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Samuel is reading. . c! u3 J# I$ [1 j  Y1 H/ E+ T
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27. exciting / excited。   ) X1 T3 k' p  l, I, J0 ]/ p

- }: J# R4 A2 }5 k- n- {9 F/ S28. 我遇到了很多困难。
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I am having many difficulties.
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I am having a few problems / lots of problems.
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( ]; v, E4 m" M29. 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.
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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。 ! g3 T# p! f4 C( K: u7 p

2 B, j% c, w& M) J( e. nShe 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
I am not
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+ h2 `. e* b4 U- [. r" greally an expert in this area.
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