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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 3 q  U" \4 v) A9 e$ y4 G
I like it very much.
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% Z7 {: H4 e$ e" B2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。 + b  _1 N0 R9 j7 T3 s6 B+ r2 W

( ^1 f3 D) ?  QThe price is very suitable for me.
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# o2 _* @& S2 ~6 P. uThe price is right.
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. Y. P( B0 v( z6 E( }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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! J% X2 h( p6 H& D- P: w& nprogramme is not suitable for children在这组句子中用后面的说法会更合适。 4 C; \3 W6 a. l0 s8 @, k

2 f. ?( k0 x( }' f7 |: Q, B3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job? : {0 L5 o" Q" `% X' m

+ G" K4 v6 c. H* M- i2 W2 l4 F$ GAre you working at the moment? $ ]8 j/ U% G4 [  m+ K; `% {
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Note:what’s your
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8 Z$ G( [, s0 v8 {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 7 e+ n- P8 Z' ]

) l+ H6 l* y5 Nat 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 2 i* b9 z2 E1 e; F
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4. 用英语怎么说?How to say?
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How do you say this in English? # }: W8 s7 [$ P. k* S% A

& |) f5 D7 Z+ LNote: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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% D" c( c, |) y' f& E# M) |% Wspell that please?请问这个单词怎么读?How do you pronounce this word?
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) A& [( {" [3 [2 L2 L5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow?
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- K: v" ^  n$ y. r8 t) e0 jSorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow. 2 w  @" D5 R9 F: |. h% H' @
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用I have something to
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$ c% \7 U/ K# o$ \8 ]. M5 u4 j6 b$ Zdo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 3 Q! ^0 ~" I, U7 J* E$ g6 F; h. |
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have to stay at home.
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7 ?# s- X4 X- E0 z; O, i+ b6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name. % f" K5 y# k. s: y5 R

5 r2 r9 q( R* ~% L" GI don’t have an English name. 4 }4 f4 ], H2 u2 s" R% W9 O9 {
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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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; U2 y3 K1 V( C2 e8 m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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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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. y4 U4 b8 u# X2 uI don’t think I can. 8 E3 x, p- k+ K5 h

; W/ c7 c! h4 d2 B1 \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, . `+ N3 p2 Q/ X1 L# \2 H

5 w( v4 h- d: h* m- M4 `8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too. - G- r4 v' L- z" y* t
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I am not a very good dancer either.
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* V: W, K1 u$ {; ONote: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。 $ a% a* Q- H% e+ O
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9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now?
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) h& v0 U7 V- G1 [& }8 }7 X/ uWhat 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
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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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$ W5 g* I) r0 M' c: M10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor. 7 v- q4 T; d: w
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I am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving. ! V2 b+ |) _2 g9 y5 U3 T7 t

5 O  @% L7 h: @& Y! o* e5 x( }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
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/ ^5 P3 A! X* a5 rpoor. 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. : j: u- @" W3 l  ]. T0 v
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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。 . P% ]$ D9 W8 ^6 J( c9 _
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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。 8 @% @: E- E/ R0 y& Z

5 P( d  j- G/ e) ~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  s% B7 X0 P4 ^6 W. r' Z

: W$ i1 [. W3 a) q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。 - T2 v2 I  W2 {) D2 P' L) c

" }# X0 e2 _: j* t8 r& C' D3 }11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday? + m2 z# B/ ?- c" t! _- l

5 |: A, [# k6 [  A/ b' g1 w" gWould you like to come to our party on Friday night?
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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 - S6 o1 o4 u* j# ?1 I& j

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0 B0 L; A7 Q+ p  A9 _12. 我没有经验。I have no experience.
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I am I don’t know much about that. 1 \. ?! y$ F" C, W

( Y3 v' |9 C# X  nNote: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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3 l- J% M4 q3 n! x/ U! f* ~13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend. ! M# W$ m+ \  j9 X( f- ]
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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.
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He is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy. + h& {* G5 G; }' B4 p! L" c" T& l
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15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap.
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% {% e! H& W# }' T/ j# c: s1 e/ i4 ]) iThe price is too high/ rather low.
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/ ]8 ^, V2 b8 z. c- R16. 我们下了车。We got off the car. 8 u  v3 g, M) _3 [0 L) ~: ]* D
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We got out of the car.
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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.”
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18. 这个春节你回家吗?
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3 a. h/ F" I3 w7 d5 H1 CWill you be going back home for the Spring Festival? : T% P; h2 k! q4 @' v

' v, A) V+ [* d; V. T是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的) % B3 M5 I2 h/ I; m+ K) X: x

9 J. ?' `* Y6 U' ?当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的)
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( V: Y* S! w, d5 r8 Z% v5 y* E2 O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 % g) a- ^. t  `2 p' x9 w
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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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5 d- t0 ]- Y- [4 G% @/ ecourse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.
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8 r% @5 _8 e( H+ B2 y& x0 L19. 我觉得右手很疼。I feel very painful in my right hand. ! W. i! a9 W4 n8 ^2 W

- E- h3 O! ?" l( \My right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).” 7 j  [! Q  A2 e5 \. L0 I; I3 ~
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20. 他看到她很惊讶。He looked at her and felt surprised. ; s' \( E( {; y/ R7 I

- a$ [( T/ I! d3 c5 hHe looked at her in surprise. ) U7 o' r5 w: m* k# i) t( u
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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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6 i4 Y9 H9 F  |3 ~4 }7 Lso young.
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After 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。   }/ C: Y4 T7 G$ z9 o% @
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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. 8 p5 v2 B( ?- e5 h3 j: ~& {+ @

; H3 ~" {& ]1 T$ Y9 E# E23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。 8 I2 d2 W/ A8 p( R
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4 m$ f" b* G" t" p$ bCorrect: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood. / l3 p) f  v9 I6 B/ V

" E' A, G& {  C- ]8 j8 a9 x24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her.
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Leave her alone.
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25. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。
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: b9 Q' y. G6 i+ ^2 p7 JI get a lot of knowledge in the university. " x( X  m3 o" f" @5 U. D! |. ~

& Q/ f& p5 r6 l3 x1 U+ Q. S+ bI learned a lot in university. 7 d) B' I4 F9 E9 m8 j& S
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26. 黄山正在读书。
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Samuel is reading a book. 2 f$ }. U1 L6 ~" F& h
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Samuel is reading.
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- i5 {+ Q  J' v+ o. o  g; G27. exciting / excited。  
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& L* \$ q$ M; M; u  L' @' J28. 我遇到了很多困难。
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I am having many difficulties.
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. N) s4 e" H& P3 R8 iI am having a few problems / lots of problems. + m  ~6 A1 B( w; s) n2 [' D# {

# T9 z- f# A, l0 C1 N- e- I29. 请快点走,否则我们会迟到的。 5 W' ]- F; ?- q4 g: x

# S; n: c- h' o5 APlease hurry to walk or we'll be late.
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4 a' P4 L( r6 ~& u/ _- wPlease hurry up or we'll be late.     Q& D; Q0 l* h- D* y) c  Q' I8 t
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30. 她由嫉妒转向失望。
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# _9 \% p/ h% i/ y, zShe was so jealous that she became desperate.
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7 i' J- V9 u" ]! f0 j* BJealousy 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 , a, X1 h5 v  W& N0 l# s* n) V

! A; x. U, n/ `3 R) l  P8 {really an expert in this area.
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