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1. I very like it
/ N8 Y" h6 |- G' R5 \4 }4 mI like it very much. ( N0 J/ R% g) _7 t# D2 c
6 d, N' z) G$ T2 D2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。 , |9 z* Q- M# E
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The price is very suitable for me.
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The price is right.
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. K" Z3 ], `. E4 w: M2 @' dNote: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 & r# E5 W) t4 W7 g9 x! z0 s8 b$ w
2 V) E8 K/ R, ?. [/ T2 w, rprogramme 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 F0 _9 b' C) G* p( x3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job? , a( Y: K1 |! T1 d& @" z
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Are you working at the moment?
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/ q3 d$ Y' j" H0 q9 m$ a& E. sNote:what’s your * a5 I7 G! G: T; P8 }' l
( n( ]) \. \* D0 B. [* n/ G& hjob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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8 V4 [0 R% t7 C+ {( Oat 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 - M5 J4 `( c! l! ?
% f0 d6 f( i$ H% ~9 s3 Y4. 用英语怎么说?How to say? 0 G2 U2 J/ R) e
) r. Y% u, c; {1 q2 ?* w' g0 r0 Q- j; Q; bHow 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
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/ i' u* t8 ^) S" x& ]8 kspell 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?
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Sorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow.
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用I have something to
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/ Z& o4 C2 {- \0 [. y& A; y2 o' }5 ido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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' n% F8 E/ p8 r% d3 T0 D+ Qup.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.
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6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name. * U, L! ]5 A+ N( P3 `2 h
# ` g) _7 e- l' D6 e9 \1 NI don’t have an English name.
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% Y" N9 q7 r) a: U( t0 r* nNote: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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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 - e, b4 x) `) i7 ?
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brothers or sisters.我没有车。I don’t have a car.
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1 L9 g" f/ v, l& ^5 r6 Z/ L7 v# n7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t.
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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, ! `0 l B& M# s: X$ j
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8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too.
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# t# N/ q. Y$ Z, \; FI am not a very good dancer either. , J9 x8 ]- G+ V$ M+ h, z
1 L0 b$ C! f, Y) vNote: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/ _8 B' H$ p& }* l# G$ D/ t
0 U& @6 Q/ ~. A; @! m9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now? . }. F/ U5 `! K) ?$ b/ S
+ L8 i) [9 s8 d$ gWhat time is it, please?
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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 : N, ^0 F( l3 b% o, F
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10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor. * x3 [3 T9 r$ x( M' j
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I am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving. $ o! w. v" h; a1 J! j6 @
; b' J. R, ?0 f6 e. wNote: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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* L* z* A# a7 K4 d7 \( k8 kpoor. 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。 , {4 s4 @# P) c6 _
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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。
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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.
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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。 j0 p2 Q& T ~ {
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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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7 [+ S' Q. q1 [' O# R. Z' rNote: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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12. 我没有经验。I have no experience.
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, {3 ~+ D6 x$ e+ DI am I don’t know much about that. % q4 M* k9 Y# m7 t- }% Y- X
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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. 1 f7 X3 M: e X+ W# R" p- s
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I don’t have a boyfriend.
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He is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy. }; B8 v2 Q- L8 r. b
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15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap. $ N: M1 ?" V1 t
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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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We got out of the car.
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7 ^( ~. r1 e% x" H- |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.” / P! f( k; m0 @# m/ r
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18. 这个春节你回家吗? ' ]: r( \/ w) S! n: N R0 P
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4 O6 R1 _4 t% I, M- O5 U是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的) ' S2 j. P/ l9 u# a
$ j/ ?# `- E) V' K当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的) 6 V+ K, n7 R6 ?9 r2 i
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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 5 B. L) f' \3 {1 s4 r# \! ?8 B. M6 n
c/ a- s! T6 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 * l- C8 a. F3 R% @8 U$ L$ p
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19. 我觉得右手很疼。I feel very painful in my right hand. 5 ^" Y- @2 Q! ~6 k
# Y4 ~* m4 c$ o% i3 Z7 }- QMy right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).” - G$ ^) y" z. Y
9 P" u6 X. K, T/ [* e% D% ]20. 他看到她很惊讶。He looked at her and felt surprised. , j8 h! |* V% x, A7 v9 p- Q5 w
4 a8 p, W/ @" F- PHe looked at her in surprise.
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7 n0 t, q3 R% ], t e: O Q* s6 {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 $ B, H9 h2 d; I# m7 q) ?
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so young.
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After having read your novel, I expected that you would be older. V& m5 |; i( h+ `: O: F
' ^0 d$ u) o5 z! e) R, g* _0 F22. 她脸红了,让我看穿了她的心思。 / c- |$ e6 F. J3 }# v
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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. 5 |- p9 ]+ \2 i5 S/ Y, s5 ~
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23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。 $ Q: K$ l: s! X* G% z
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The sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood.
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# d' _6 t4 T6 V; c3 P24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her. 2 Z. F; U9 h O' x% Z& i* l
1 h) C1 W9 z- ^* O/ g( ~+ V$ v) aLeave her alone. 1 `6 W' U( P! l) P T4 y) U
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25. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。 {: ^: a& s7 ]& m3 ~- x
3 y& i: E' n0 c+ D4 q* H4 ]0 a- CI get a lot of knowledge in the university.
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I learned a lot in university.
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/ S' N+ W `0 N: f# E/ B26. 黄山正在读书。 - h) A7 R3 x+ W5 q
8 p# R- D% r# }/ C. E; B+ H8 m* MSamuel is reading a book.
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' G8 W4 X6 Q* Y1 g" F+ t! n27. exciting / excited。
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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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29. 请快点走,否则我们会迟到的。 / H" x8 a1 j9 X. }; u: j" Q1 z
2 G {8 B8 Z% Q4 }* A1 I0 T4 ?Please hurry to walk or we'll be late. ' p/ {* L/ h r6 ]! g6 p0 ?$ b
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Please hurry up or we'll be late. 8 W( J2 X( C( }0 [+ }
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30. 她由嫉妒转向失望。
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- F. S$ v! V7 q" A& b P" NShe was so jealous that she became desperate. - m3 _4 X( g( h# K* \# L1 A
" a3 U, o; _$ s5 f. Z6 l$ a% |Jealousy drove her to despair. |
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