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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   }% a  `9 q. _' J" l
I like it very much. 5 q& _& ~0 z' n0 D3 }

3 b7 R5 b2 n  j- a3 N- v2. 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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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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; U6 b/ ?0 r4 s" |; l# k* {$ v' Z/ n* oprogramme is not suitable for children在这组句子中用后面的说法会更合适。
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1 [* Z% i# r* Y& D. U5 l3. 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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, I0 ^4 O' }. T: R8 QNote:what’s your
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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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0 o/ H; T. l: o4 Z  aat 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
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4. 用英语怎么说?How to say?
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% c. v/ N/ c# _5 N! SHow do you say this in English?
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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? : H' O6 w4 B. X: U  P4 |

5 l: ?, c- ]! K& H6 y5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow?
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8 ?+ M% a* E) k6 G; b2 GSorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow.
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+ [$ k% x( I7 s( ~4 p, w用I have something to " B8 U1 Q4 D: C; F: W+ ~5 X+ I$ D
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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 0 {3 N+ j1 R4 ~$ H, H& h5 g  d
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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 ( @$ q6 l9 L+ N! k% R

4 s' h( U0 _8 X# A% ~* v, Xhave to stay at home. # ]' y3 ]" Y& f4 W( B
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6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name. " N' t) G( C: y) {' |+ i

' A$ h( Y: s5 cI don’t have an English name. ( F1 E' s* a$ G' B1 J
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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。 * C& m5 E# }9 N+ G2 O

) V/ Z% ^" H6 d7 `. \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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, `9 ]! q8 z8 N+ m% hbrothers 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. - w% x' z/ x0 G7 a4 l0 z) P

+ K" Q8 j: p4 Q, B6 O; m4 H; `. uI don’t think I can.
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; L4 J  K1 i, y! GNote: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, " ~+ Z2 M; ]$ ], _' I, l- v6 D
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8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too.
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I am not a very good dancer either. 6 k% \4 |9 p0 _% X
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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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9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now? & i! ^9 n$ l: e' V0 X# C, M

) n# x6 Q( l6 A0 S8 KWhat 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 ' x" k+ Z) Q8 s, n8 H
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doing for time?这句话在有时间限制的时候特别合适
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2 @2 @; x7 q3 I3 [# v: j10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor. 6 X: v& W0 H2 F, r

' B" W( k( m2 y& C( II am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving.
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" m- _. R* f9 K8 P9 z) I& {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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3 D$ r3 G4 u  n/ R* k% kpoor. 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. & ?6 L9 L6 ?. ^& i' {8 x
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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。
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) s$ w( r: U9 l  t8 I$ T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。 5 _  S  }5 n8 Y* ^+ h
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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.
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% i8 Y: m& h; g. d8 y3 H. ^" h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。 2 _+ M2 U1 h! B# q% `
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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?
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7 i+ r7 q1 g+ A* A) O* HWould you like to come to our party on Friday night? 1 W6 P( f: i1 k

0 H5 f$ g$ i& F7 i2 I1 zNote: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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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 h1 e6 t, K& D3 y, O
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12. 我没有经验。I have no experience. ! c+ p( w' J# p- G; l1 V8 ^6 ]3 ]

, X  k# w; m. y) I) Z8 ~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 ; y7 k: o0 ~6 q; Q) e* o
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really an expert in this area.
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2 z; i0 P* D3 O0 U13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend. $ b& @7 I( O  M  i: _1 G* H

, O0 a/ E& x: ~( y! h& p& nI don’t have a boyfriend. ( ~2 k1 `1 f, {/ d

2 c+ \6 b& w0 \: f7 p! l14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy. * a; d, U& _  a8 {$ h/ \
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He is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy. ; L! f2 H) b: Z0 M  G* R$ S

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The price is too high/ rather low. " l+ d$ O4 {% }7 y0 k" ]0 S+ R
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16. 我们下了车。We got off the car.
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# N, b2 C3 n9 Y( s; S" W9 lWe got out of the car. 9 p- q- V* a7 o$ ^# z8 B5 @% n. }3 J
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% v1 C  |. G9 UThe car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.” + R! \7 V5 T* {

& F& n' D( q/ g+ h+ T1 N8 z" a18. 这个春节你回家吗? 7 w# d! p6 f& y8 W6 U& ?# }

# _! z; `# B7 D! kWill you be going back home for the Spring Festival? 4 v- t& p- M) X$ O  B2 A
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是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的)
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5 J; {5 ]! Z& \& Y  J) `. R# U当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的)
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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 0 X5 ?4 j6 Z; ]2 A; V
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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 & w3 K/ o3 E' D2 Z% Z9 \) P
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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. 3 g7 i3 t; u7 y: C, ?- R6 D
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19. 我觉得右手很疼。I feel very painful in my right hand. : n, _+ S: V# I3 m' ]5 n

* B( ~7 C2 s, q! h! lMy right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).”
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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.
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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 4 f) M  F' {3 |8 o6 V
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so young. / h% M' h/ t% l( D) W5 m& F' ~$ U
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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。
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6 H7 W, _5 Z! R& i# j* X- pHer red face made me see through her mind. % \+ }7 l# t( g0 M

, D+ U6 r- Q4 ~5 Y( \" KCorrect: Her red face told me what she was thinking.
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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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Correct: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood.
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24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her.
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! o; p( K5 T3 U8 ZLeave her alone. 3 s1 j; C  L& Z5 v/ W/ a8 M5 v5 a" V

/ N$ ^! l% @' N9 _6 x- i. `25. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。 $ t0 o" G: K1 e

8 f4 W: }7 O2 }, \8 z& k3 kI get a lot of knowledge in the university.
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% h* {7 q- L5 N# N& tI learned a lot in university. 8 C& q# c7 ]( X
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- ]* B6 ~- q% j. L8 O$ L9 r. JSamuel is reading a book. , ?/ Y- ^5 G. n1 A

: ^" a5 {; [* c" USamuel is reading.
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27. exciting / excited。   % h7 d) f( A# A& B6 _

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I am having many difficulties.
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( ~1 Y8 G  }4 P+ o: GI am having a few problems / lots of problems. & I: w6 ^( L$ @
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29. 请快点走,否则我们会迟到的。 + H0 q. u  S6 i0 Z! B3 S3 S( o
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Please hurry to walk or we'll be late. 3 l3 g- T, e4 D+ B4 l
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Please hurry up or we'll be late.  
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30. 她由嫉妒转向失望。
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She was so jealous that she became desperate.
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3 u% w, J) N* m+ \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 3 p+ P% t. E6 c6 X5 v& e
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really an expert in this area.
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