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1. I very like it 0 p; k. }+ m5 D8 w ]
I like it very much.
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2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。 " Q: p2 E) E1 W# B
# U, I# H1 R" ~0 w a% PThe 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 $ G2 _. d8 _) E- o+ U6 W8 t
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programme is not suitable for children在这组句子中用后面的说法会更合适。 6 y: Q# ?$ j' E& C* Q, Q+ e
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3. 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
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; r" b$ _9 P# O V8 I" pjob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 ! R6 z* X% P3 _! w+ a0 g7 r# x
4 Y$ G% [1 J" c; X. `9 E+ E' Xat 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 8 j% b/ d- [# G
' c9 J1 d+ ~1 y. {$ B Aline 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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* {) a; e$ C/ e4. 用英语怎么说?How to say?
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2 n# l2 d6 ~8 ]' q# rHow do you say this in English? # _, X) @; B6 B/ ]% J2 N
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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 0 l: t3 d+ X6 `. x
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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? 7 h: r9 ~5 p4 ]: |/ R8 M
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Sorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow. : j' f9 [- v* c, F0 T
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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 + ~# U# K1 T* P$ ~4 T8 r
8 l/ ~4 Y- m; n) W* Rhave to stay at home.
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6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name.
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9 R9 i% D7 b% e. o. sI don’t have an English name.
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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。
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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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6 N6 U5 m% q5 ]; K3 W$ n9 Rbrothers or sisters.我没有车。I don’t have a car. - K3 z$ f$ E. U4 N" p! c$ k
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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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^8 n- r# i V3 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,
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0 {+ y) D2 C o8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too. + b J0 c6 N6 G4 P
H: q+ c% n( v" i. o q2 NI 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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" D8 C) M, j& e% _; D+ p9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now? . N2 V1 k0 a1 u- g( k- ?8 W
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What time is it, please?
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8 O7 O; T9 Q5 l( G" A7 [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 & W; x9 X$ I6 h, `- e0 g5 E
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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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$ [3 \3 f4 q' U V, @9 @10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor. + o; o3 ]% C; l! g' f% B7 L
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I am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving.
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3 S8 x5 G; A. f/ QNote: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 : c5 e) A5 R% e- Z3 R, {# X
6 O/ {' S" f& \6 I4 i5 Upoor. 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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6 L; k, P. N; H) Q, G& t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。 ; M' _+ y3 V4 d! u- a; D0 h' y
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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. ( _' \( k K' M
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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。
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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? 8 n) C. g2 e4 L1 c
2 E! @$ ] Q" l8 v1 BWould you like to come to our party on Friday night? $ [8 f8 m: j" E- o0 t2 _' u7 Z
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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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3 p" E6 w8 ^& n( Z" DParty.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. L. B6 ]/ W) p; Y
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I am I don’t know much about that.
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& d$ \9 l6 s' ^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 ; Y0 ^# |3 M- R0 R# R
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really an expert in this area.
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13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend. % ` j, H4 j; F) b; \, I/ t
# V9 j9 o# m& ~5 `4 K2 O# lI don’t have a boyfriend.
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14. 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. / T" r( y# i9 k$ M$ D
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15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap. ! P: Q" z& E$ I4 |. q$ C
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The price is too high/ rather low.
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6 d2 F- ?' {" i! R- s- [16. 我们下了车。We got off the car. * d) m* U& O) f% V
- S5 U( K$ S1 s' @% qWe got out of the car.
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! @0 B" W8 d* x0 e2 v( Q' \17. 车速快了。The speed of the car is fast. " I8 `9 T% l. c5 A k) {3 {! |
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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? : h1 u0 v( ^- d4 b' {6 ?
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Will you be going back home for the Spring Festival?
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' |0 K! U2 O) W; {: V# D4 z是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的) 3 e/ P3 q" P# ^& q% ?: d
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当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的)
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5 _1 x, L7 U: ~, @. X, z( ~) _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 8 ]3 H' u. d3 t. K6 r
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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
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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
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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. 8 I. h: \$ `" L% T
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19. 我觉得右手很疼。I feel very painful in my right hand.
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% _6 k5 R# E1 p z5 Z- l4 G% oMy right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).”
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1 R# Z0 y, w, C* p20. 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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/ D4 R3 V7 i3 N5 V21. 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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0 w3 b5 x6 H6 n: c! g3 @: d- P( cso young.
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) r6 g. t' z4 q* t# s& HAfter 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。
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5 f. D& q# \1 Y! KHer red face made me see through her mind. - G! N$ Z% b6 U
5 S/ [6 H2 r# K1 f4 y; p+ hCorrect: Her red face told me what she was thinking. 5 T! Z. g9 c, ]& t$ |+ r
+ u3 _# M- W; s& s% q$ |23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。 + X# t; B- R; t( D
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The sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood.
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25. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。 - H4 H) _0 t. U( m Q4 ^
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I get a lot of knowledge in the university.
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I learned a lot in university. / i4 P, B7 g+ p- Y
4 ~0 g% {" a+ v26. 黄山正在读书。
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5 x8 b2 Q7 z1 y9 L4 HSamuel is reading a book.
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; @' o- s$ A! @+ g! H5 u# _% M29. 请快点走,否则我们会迟到的。 / ~* L* L s+ x$ O
+ s; F: A" l `. PPlease hurry to walk or we'll be late.
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6 G S+ B9 X# d. D30. 她由嫉妒转向失望。
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3 ^0 S+ |6 f2 b* dShe was so jealous that she became desperate. 0 @0 J+ v; t) @; j6 M+ _% ^
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