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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
2 `# @1 u, K* b  e0 b) S2 w# yI like it very much. 9 u$ F  g( Q1 Y( e; u

/ ^: K9 T& i: ~* {  O' k' L2. 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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/ ~2 O( w: r, ?$ P3 z6 j5 K. q0 |8 j0 xNote: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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* P1 {- K& L% _. o. a2 _& Tprogramme is not suitable for children在这组句子中用后面的说法会更合适。 & `2 J! L- S/ f& b# a8 k
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3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job? & i: v) Q# g* a

( g. p  S5 s+ _5 [) x% l: yAre you working at the moment?
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3 w8 u- g; z8 }# `Note:what’s your 7 j4 s- \7 ^! b% N  _$ V3 x3 N

8 {9 M  w! D( b3 Djob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 5 ~: p9 C$ V& {( X

9 X( @0 P) N  l! C- 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 ( D( M3 X0 g) b9 S3 V
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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
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% H: C& U3 g- `7 D) p# v4. 用英语怎么说?How to say? 8 `! F1 c9 t6 T9 f+ L8 z
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How do you say this in English?
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% }# ^9 t' C) M! I4 e, I3 mNote: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 ) E: N% |5 M/ h4 ~

+ F  c( d1 l# tspell that please?请问这个单词怎么读?How do you pronounce this word? 3 U- {/ I6 r; j. B: \6 Q+ ]

! b* u( ~% M- @5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow? . `% `* G( R3 w  H1 I7 z( _
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Sorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow. 5 V( ?5 V. x. c$ X* f: A

, X- n9 S9 h+ J( B& N, R% o用I have something to - C& J, m- [) f
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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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7 ~1 n/ ?9 H- L% G! ]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 ) H6 z+ O0 \# J

9 t& C) w9 |* r& j7 q- X$ X( ]have to stay at home.
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& }+ S; g* h" b; [3 [; @5 w6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name.
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5 \, \% w6 o9 }# r  kI don’t have an English name. & B! d( [/ S' c. z

& S, S/ _4 b8 J1 x) VNote: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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" M0 ?, x9 o& o* |5 E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 " O& s" \& {" S* v# i3 ^0 q7 N2 l
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brothers or sisters.我没有车。I don’t have a car.
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2 J; I" `- i4 N: T5 O7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t.
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: i- W- k* N$ e& ^1 F$ O+ f" m# pI don’t think I can. " D: X% o! K/ ]% q8 v

  {0 D" o/ V. c4 l; O7 E! FNote: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, ! {, _& B# p$ v  R, H+ c5 R
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8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too. * F$ M/ F0 z0 ^/ k4 V. A
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I am not a very good dancer either. 6 E8 m% [% Y' P6 y  n

# T) y: m* {: n' l/ QNote: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?
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) {% m' x# Z8 v2 ]" Z, 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 8 V( z5 W4 |! f. }- _
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10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor. & Z- v5 |' u$ y% h. C2 l

7 i& }$ s  [* l. _4 eI am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving.
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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
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6 R" ^, v# g" Dpoor. 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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' j- g: ~! o" x) U; r* a, y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。 0 X) r8 U% P0 d& X, @1 L( T

5 O  r  f- c0 p# {! O9 k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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2 [; k% \3 M! z2 q! Y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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; l7 h$ c$ ?4 ?11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday? 2 e1 H3 P& \" M: n
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Would 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 5 c" V4 R- t' h
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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。 6 p% m! M/ K" t4 [# q* z: u6 \

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I am I don’t know much about that.
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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 4 o  Q3 a9 D& M/ W. e

) G' i2 f  B; u- ~' J, c% k% c; ureally an expert in this area. 8 [, c# _4 N6 D2 V; Z" Y- b
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13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend.   S. H! W& X, B: c* B" g$ k* j6 U: i
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I don’t have a boyfriend. . ?' u7 Y8 L3 z# O
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14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy. * t2 |6 ?9 |4 g  E9 A
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He is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy.
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15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap.
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/ I! O! R2 q6 k, g- JThe price is too high/ rather low. ! b/ E4 Y6 `& R0 @! y+ k
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16. 我们下了车。We got off the car. 6 g& d/ \/ h% R  J# N
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We got out of the car.
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* c% a6 C8 H+ W) [' p  ^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.” / Z8 k* N( A$ ?4 h, \# z0 o

  a( C1 T8 L* r2 C$ y18. 这个春节你回家吗? 8 F5 [& b" V: A$ Y: z
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Will you be going back home for the Spring Festival?
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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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" X0 n7 B9 P6 T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 % W0 [0 G( P6 e3 Q  U: D/ [0 s- z
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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 ; v3 i8 z! F7 C1 W- g8 ?

( O! Y7 a1 t0 Cnot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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: }! t- [$ [* V6 b3 C19. 我觉得右手很疼。I feel very painful in my right hand.
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& e' b2 f6 D7 x; i+ i* dMy right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).” 9 q' C8 h* \, B, e) [+ w9 l+ i) i
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20. 他看到她很惊讶。He looked at her and felt surprised.
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He looked at her in surprise. , u$ K2 Z  ~- ~4 v& p% @% V' 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
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so young.
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1 ^9 z* n( E, ZAfter 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。 ! H6 F2 Q) q. b5 {
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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. + q9 C, H* W* ]
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23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。
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The sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood.
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2 r* ~+ \8 M0 K8 BCorrect: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood.
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24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her. . R* T( ]% ]6 k) ~) T. R' u

( g& Y. _$ t$ k) N/ ?1 C7 MLeave her alone.
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$ A# ?$ _0 e; k/ d25. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。
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I get a lot of knowledge in the university.
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3 W! Z  N" l) z9 n# ~6 S2 bI learned a lot in university.
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26. 黄山正在读书。
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0 l5 J& V' c4 XSamuel is reading a book. 5 i7 _% t* J9 Q( q* E( d4 J' C

, r5 H8 i* |# f5 H3 g* X  O) }) P! JSamuel is reading.
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/ H( f0 p* b& [27. exciting / excited。  
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28. 我遇到了很多困难。 9 P4 z9 _6 i, i- L
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I am having many difficulties. # C( o% h) \  r0 Y4 d3 |0 M/ V
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I am having a few problems / lots of problems.
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% M( k8 f! P# e# @/ s" u1 x29. 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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) K. `( `: o* y) tPlease hurry up or we'll be late.   - x4 r8 ?/ w  N2 A  a1 z8 Q
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30. 她由嫉妒转向失望。   C1 H0 ?6 c" i3 z' e
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She 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
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I am not
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% o7 R. R/ V6 L7 b' c; W8 q2 zreally an expert in this area.
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