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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
: U! ]1 a" @, o  r" S3 o- z' I8 }I like it very much.
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2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。
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6 M6 w+ ~+ G( A# r: X/ k; ^. R6 UThe price is very suitable for me.
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& j/ v. Y+ y3 o! b/ YThe price is right.   m5 g' ^+ K4 m" }7 Y. h2 T

; R1 g7 q5 t7 i7 t: U0 }, q) NNote: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 p: H/ l, U: f) o/ f

. t1 Z+ W1 o( C6 dprogramme is not suitable for children在这组句子中用后面的说法会更合适。 : ?! E/ R4 Y) X! {1 i
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3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job? , P. e2 S) z. }4 l

& B1 K8 M: C; y  W0 T8 V, yAre you working at the moment? # r5 p! H( u. r; e
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Note:what’s your 0 [: r2 D* {  I* s" 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
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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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, }" S7 K: v, Z3 S0 V# `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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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?
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% x: k9 H6 j+ ^8 I- X2 W( d9 ]- J+ Y5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow? 0 Y  Y% i' N( @0 ?( \0 u- l+ z
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Sorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow. 8 I# s# c3 o# l- u5 U% V8 b

% S" x' B7 }* y% u; D3 n用I have something to
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: F+ t# u1 o. ldo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 8 ?' t" \2 ^0 ~6 J

8 i& D! m: l  F* R( ]6 Y) C4 Tup.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 + l2 B" h0 {0 G: [' a6 u

3 e; |( q) l( X0 X2 lhave to stay at home. * K4 J( A: G6 W' B- M

) H7 p) \3 c8 o4 r! B6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name.
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" Z5 ~" }& L4 xI don’t have an English name. + D9 t& @3 f* E, i- z
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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。 6 k9 Y( o7 v6 `& Y3 g: l& I
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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 3 {, \0 b) g! ^2 r. b

& S; Y3 ?4 @: O) {brothers or sisters.我没有车。I don’t have a car.
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( o/ n9 F3 u% M- u% `9 ^1 R- J7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t. 9 u3 J& p+ B2 t- q! y" p
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I don’t think I can.
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" _5 o9 E7 X4 rNote: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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! H( G& J9 @3 v2 p9 X5 XI am not a very good dancer either.
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6 T0 U; u/ y/ x% m. C/ h! L0 K0 h" M8 N- yNote: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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' L! F7 Q7 F" |9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now?
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What time is it, please? & B$ p' ^0 w! ?. z

5 r6 U. G9 H! |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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2 t& T0 G  A) H; R1 A& C0 Hyesterday, 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 9 N  m, q: v, z" g+ G

- @1 }; t# D" idoing for time?这句话在有时间限制的时候特别合适 ' \. f7 t5 C' M$ }/ d9 G
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10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor.
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I am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving. 4 @0 e* x: {" u

5 r* f9 ~7 }" |  R* J! a) 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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6 B  e. l7 v( j# c( J( i9 d, w  Opoor. 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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1 A9 U) ~" T, z% ~3 D8 q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。 ) l, X6 U# K6 r& x2 |, g8 w

; g) j0 L/ W5 e1 T& ?* U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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; [3 V: V' J2 [& F7 P' d# q" j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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* X3 u9 A! ~0 N( X0 {5 k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? - Y9 M* J9 C  f  Y  P; B

8 s  z/ f' p! k# M5 y; e6 l5 SWould you like to come to our party on Friday night?
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+ F# w) t6 _( LNote: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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0 M1 y0 {* s8 W5 F12. 我没有经验。I have no experience. / Z; t( y# {  j. u; r3 @
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I am I don’t know much about that. / m2 J1 ]0 o5 u4 @) F* @) M
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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. ) ?9 {* V! I4 O$ z! {- @- |& L6 E6 V
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13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend. ' H8 k9 C) h5 X; Q3 K. o* Q: l
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I don’t have a boyfriend.
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14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy. * J8 o7 T# R) ~3 W7 ?/ z0 m8 G
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He is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy. ) T& X) B1 }$ y% _5 d( l
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15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap. 0 N3 A; N3 l* q% V0 m
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The price is too high/ rather low. : _  S4 h1 \, W, W

8 k2 L& Q. n. W7 Z2 g# ]5 V16. 我们下了车。We got off the car.
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9 }) r7 f. ^) T: S2 ~+ M. LWe got out of the car.
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0 ~. U% m: C# F& y* _7 i17. 车速快了。The speed of the car is fast. & W. D) t7 L7 b6 m. \- t3 A

4 u9 L. J2 N; r- D4 z- R+ V2 |; G/ fThe car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.”
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18. 这个春节你回家吗? ; f' r) Z! I& \. u& L" X
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Will you be going back home for the Spring Festival? 4 d3 W! v- m/ w) l. t* Y
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是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的)
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4 l. {4 v1 A+ r( Y/ `当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的) / q# [3 m' J0 B& H3 h/ ^

* f& h5 P7 D, k5 I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 ! n7 w, z$ r6 o" N" b

7 v# G3 r/ r0 ]5 W1 @% ^) J7 B: tcourse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 " k0 U! T* p+ M) U$ o& K

8 v) m0 U; S4 T* g) h/ n/ k: B& b; X' knot也具挑衅的意味。正常情况下语气温和的说法是certainly not. ; T  ^  i+ F9 L" x' t
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19. 我觉得右手很疼。I feel very painful in my right hand. % e& K3 t) \! T4 `) I

! p# E! P; b) k* ?My right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).” , f( ]2 ?# ~# B: X

. l# d! y8 k& P0 w. `: ^9 n. U20. 他看到她很惊讶。He looked at her and felt surprised.
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7 Q" @2 y' N( l2 @# ]" _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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5 J* }7 G* Z" E/ A1 }% wAfter 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。 ) I$ Q  h. i1 m) i6 }! E" J
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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. " j% M* y7 W" u. z  U* {/ X7 ?/ z
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23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。 ( F1 \9 q" R* j

3 S, Q0 m5 w! t' r( p/ ^The sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood.
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Correct: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood.
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24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her. ! F4 l) j; \  l

- {7 P8 O! `! G: wLeave her alone. ) \4 q  g* N" D4 h

9 \1 D2 n8 A8 x/ {8 e  N; Q3 ~25. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。 * w( K( ~( z, x3 S
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I get a lot of knowledge in the university. $ k& ~, x4 B: ?4 h/ Q& N
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I learned a lot in university.
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9 B* s1 D( ]( r4 g$ @- ]5 j% w3 h26. 黄山正在读书。
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Samuel is reading a book.
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Samuel is reading.
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9 x: y9 w  Y, d) P* {27. exciting / excited。  
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  ^- Y3 a7 a* g28. 我遇到了很多困难。 / \+ q6 V+ x/ s& K/ v. f" W
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I am having a few problems / lots of problems. 5 e+ n2 b1 }7 Y7 a

9 W' ]- T( F  G) Q- C& |$ F' c29. 请快点走,否则我们会迟到的。 4 z2 E' l2 ]9 N

: k1 o8 g' Z2 F. wPlease hurry to walk or we'll be late. ' f. w3 ~% p+ x9 A* Q' U# d& ]: p
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Please hurry up or we'll be late.  
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! C0 I. _+ @6 D# I  P30. 她由嫉妒转向失望。 " b0 Z% v. V1 m* n; M2 S; Y& l( b
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She was so jealous that she became desperate. % Y& }0 a9 w! l$ f4 D

/ k) a  k9 k- |% V  w6 V9 \3 j7 KJealousy 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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