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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 4 k2 H+ {' m8 C  Y" r4 k$ T
I like it very much.
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2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。
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The price is very suitable for me. , Q( {" K. \9 p( w0 h! e
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The price is right.
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7 z  {+ e* M$ \' W, }$ O9 Q( q+ ~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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programme is not suitable for children在这组句子中用后面的说法会更合适。 1 y2 `. {; z' ]" V8 g
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3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job? ( I+ ?; c) m* m9 Y% Z# T: t' t
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Are you working at the moment?
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Note:what’s your
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% O6 A6 H  r+ m7 F0 ^/ njob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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* G% j2 J8 g- W5 M& W* Xline 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 4 j, H$ K2 m! I1 f/ y  _( G
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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?
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1 s) |8 [5 ^+ p: s% d! g3 r0 F% }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? : n, p2 i" H% B9 q' O5 C* F# Y% r3 s1 i
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5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow? 9 y# _& F* X% k! P: G
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Sorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow. * k! P& E5 _; V- D2 A8 n/ i8 B
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用I have something to
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% i% z, a/ G8 F1 k% Edo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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3 i+ H' P6 ]6 Q. z3 Wup.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 : s" l; N0 r- P4 S& {; A8 P
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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.
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6 P/ t) C2 M" EI don’t have an English name. 2 Q) V0 T- D% Q1 |2 Q8 a

5 q/ o- }6 a$ z3 J2 Y$ A5 }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。 ; K& X! a9 Z% M9 s2 S9 ^

0 p' n" o- x* a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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; c4 e" N1 D' Y, U' ^+ mbrothers or sisters.我没有车。I don’t have a car. ' v  ~6 [( r: l7 o

8 V' `) q2 i) S) D8 A8 _$ _7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t. 4 K  ?9 h4 z* X4 y8 u
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I don’t think I can.
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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, ) ^; J% T. O+ a6 l1 g) q  c/ z

# s  `, C  z! `# @; Y- H: g0 S$ H& n) ^8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too. 8 x. v; b1 d6 O, l$ m" I

! {- `1 O+ I6 B8 z; xI 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。 6 ~+ r5 F; H, k$ R, `: C

2 u6 N& i. F4 I( `9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now? # D8 F# P! x1 P. {  H. n' K: k
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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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* e; l; e; x  _8 G+ {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 " M) z8 P6 q- G; |

7 R5 K8 Y4 P7 \/ zdoing for time?这句话在有时间限制的时候特别合适
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10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor.
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' `3 \2 M8 f; v& |9 N! I6 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 + B- T( l+ i0 B
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poor. 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. . o! S; C  g& H& l: L" S+ `+ D

+ L2 @7 k5 k. _; Q0 J6 J, H3 A2 b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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& M6 o1 K0 a2 [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。 7 ?6 w' r) x; a

3 j6 ^& g6 f" Q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. 3 U1 K& K& ?  U$ g& A
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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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# |5 @  |3 \0 M3 j3 {9 E0 h11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday? ; m' `! d0 i* H4 @" e0 E7 z
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Would you like to come to our party on Friday night?
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12. 我没有经验。I have no experience. 9 v3 B& W5 G/ h, M
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I am I don’t know much about that. ( I( G7 ]6 q8 w3 W8 m) d( N
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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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5 g9 s* E/ W8 |0 B) y# |really an expert in this area. 2 o2 G) V+ i' P& L/ R; e, S
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13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend. ; Z& a1 Q; B* O8 I8 L$ C9 a

4 x1 j# d0 p1 k1 ^# C; p- f7 oI don’t have a boyfriend.
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- P6 x1 H1 }0 J6 p/ }! }  r14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy.
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' @6 t6 H: z4 B/ E- LHe is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy. & c) F2 A. E# W; y

1 \4 C1 Z! G( ~% J15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap. ! _+ D1 B! a" b) Q/ t

2 `' g( Y) b# p- NThe price is too high/ rather low.
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16. 我们下了车。We got off the car. + I$ u" o- G1 J" H3 t" h

5 g: ^5 a3 D5 |- q6 \% C/ M4 ~We got out of the car. 6 x3 k( \2 X* k6 l$ K9 q

$ B+ W% K# y6 U17. 车速快了。The speed of the car is fast. 2 k4 i! B9 B  T1 d
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The car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.”
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: u$ A& l% L- ?Will you be going back home for the Spring Festival?
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! B) p; s7 v/ F" F% E是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的)
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7 E, u  y+ x7 e3 z7 i% D当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的) : t. T1 ~. C/ \/ ?
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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 2 l* P0 H: s7 O. N  a' S
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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 9 y7 F/ C) n# f
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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.
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19. 我觉得右手很疼。I feel very painful in my right hand. " l& g+ J" b; q2 N& ~2 M$ C
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My right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).” % M4 \& P! d3 `1 g/ T. E

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. ?  T% \( R& l) v* M# \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。 ' M2 I- d: x* N3 F, |

- `2 s; ~5 B0 K! p1 s, t; B3 @1 DHer red face made me see through her mind. 7 [$ A" V! N  \, E

- X! T7 d+ x. K* y) L" z: eCorrect: Her red face told me what she was thinking. 4 E  _4 O" U" M9 w$ G5 Z5 H* y
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23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。 2 I# e. @: I( ^, d6 t# B; x

- Z: A4 q+ M8 OThe 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. ( e! c# z, u6 M  j2 u2 ~5 c4 W

- z, |& U$ f# ~; [1 ^Leave her alone.
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" {7 E+ `0 A# u. I: e( n+ q25. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。 & y  S2 X* ?3 }# i1 }" v

3 d: P' n& w& C& |3 M6 iI get a lot of knowledge in the university. ( [2 S+ L6 h; ~/ ]# Z6 }! J
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I learned a lot in university.
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; O6 w; _1 U7 ]26. 黄山正在读书。
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Samuel is reading a book. & S/ }; r5 ?! o1 I, |
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Samuel is reading.
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" @( U. O' S. j& L9 _, I27. exciting / excited。  
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28. 我遇到了很多困难。
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I am having many difficulties.
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I am having a few problems / lots of problems. ! k/ S! {( U+ T% [
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29. 请快点走,否则我们会迟到的。
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' ^* @" X' W( d8 C, ^3 p% NPlease hurry up or we'll be late.  
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: ]  l% _- _3 D% z9 ^+ \30. 她由嫉妒转向失望。 2 `1 D3 j: H, W
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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
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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