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1. I very like it : J4 F* n9 h+ M& U
I like it very much. 4 N0 z7 R8 [" H
2 \4 E, R. e" G$ M: e O9 {, B2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。
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, u! Z K# }% AThe 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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! t: D4 I( I S6 e7 gprogramme is not suitable for children在这组句子中用后面的说法会更合适。 1 p) t) |4 N9 U+ g! ^8 s
9 B4 p) ~! h( O/ @2 ~3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job?
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: R9 S- U& A% ?0 L E% s/ u5 c' eAre you working at the moment?
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Note: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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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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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 ) q( ]# [- r$ o. g+ x& d
% {2 k3 h1 q/ z8 L- e% v# Y4. 用英语怎么说?How to say? ' J. D) P2 T4 ], j8 w0 X+ \
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How do you say this in English? O# \! p9 p0 s' e8 M3 I
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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? 8 K. I. f1 r/ u8 t( a( E3 a
4 T+ f1 V. [; S" U5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow?
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Sorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow.
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用I have something to + I6 k2 H1 i/ w. ?( Q* {
3 y& D' a. ^: Ado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 $ K+ ?8 i) c: B. g4 f) @: r7 V
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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 * ~# s9 y: m' s
# |. T# A7 O. khave to stay at home.
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6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name.
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I don’t have an English name. $ M; j* b8 J# l' c/ s9 S r. e2 I0 Q0 ^, p
0 \ ^7 p8 s& {3 @4 ~' _7 _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。 / q3 h5 V; b+ w6 D
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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
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1 g- V& h+ r! [! G5 Y( ?brothers or sisters.我没有车。I don’t have a car.
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" c) g# W9 Q) ^$ l7 c c7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t.
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1 y/ B" V/ H4 P8 H% lI don’t think I can.
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% Z1 P# C& j+ h$ T) T0 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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1 @2 q& I2 V9 r% C# n7 N4 h8. 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. 4 `$ c, P6 K4 K6 c' E* a- L
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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。 & b3 D1 l( g/ G0 d+ F0 Y
# a7 s# {" s" I2 k8 M: i1 r9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now?
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6 r, M( H3 A: c& x7 ?5 B1 mNote: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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: s; X& x ^4 U& H$ {, sdoing 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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I am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving.
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4 K/ M, N2 w) ` m. `7 d7 QNote: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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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. 4 B) n. ?$ q0 I g7 k. J
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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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9 B1 @8 K& ^' w0 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。 7 L( W0 H# T/ X& H1 K* p' s
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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. - o2 J( h2 Y. o, q
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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。 & G; I" V" d" z. |
+ S6 \! |. b" C( |& i' |4 E. Q0 |11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday? Z9 d& h, |' I h
( Z. t# L' @0 y, QWould 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 / A$ d Q4 {( Z' v! \
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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。 . i% r& Z$ f k6 q
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12. 我没有经验。I have no experience. 3 J& p n3 O7 _! \3 ]0 ^
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I am I don’t know much about that.
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- b" e$ B6 U1 k1 x- ONote: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 / u- d( _+ h# J3 ?$ @
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8 j! g- O" @' F: E( g/ f# W13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend.
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4 S4 |+ v& U( Q% e; cI don’t have a boyfriend.
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4 g' h# \+ [7 K1 |6 `# _3 M; ~8 h3 [14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy. . y& M% b4 A N6 N# _* T
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He is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy. & P( i; [; {* u: w0 [- C
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15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap. 0 h* A O5 [( X: I
, Y/ V! p( r: D( |The price is too high/ rather low. 3 C- Q! s# W( s
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16. 我们下了车。We got off the car.
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We got out of the car. Y# I* e7 \) G! N1 F/ w. t
' F$ s! A; C& V' T5 G5 }- O4 z/ C17. 车速快了。The speed of the car is fast. ; ]+ I/ \4 ?1 D
7 Y: Y1 }: i. u) bThe car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.” 6 b0 `& y% [1 d4 s
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18. 这个春节你回家吗? & o! r! a6 b4 y3 O
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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) - S! ^3 D9 p( N2 v% i
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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 : v q. p- X$ p5 j/ q
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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 4 j7 ?, [, v7 _0 l T& ]! K
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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 " D8 t# @& F" E3 Z2 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. ' U. p2 Q! `, P2 Y7 t& m
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0 a* c0 Z6 B7 \+ }0 c. AMy 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. # }( l; O4 M5 c0 ~
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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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After having read your novel, I expected that you would be older. / i4 J& d; K( \
2 v. ^+ {* `: }; ?9 f7 c22. 她脸红了,让我看穿了她的心思。
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+ q- v- u5 y/ I8 h9 b6 q; n/ xHer red face made me see through her mind. $ m8 F0 R5 x% Y; K5 C% V7 `
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Correct: 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。 ! m! |* J# c( E
3 l2 O9 O( Z+ j$ H4 P. _The sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood.
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7 J, g: T0 f2 B- ^$ ZCorrect: 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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1 V% K% x4 W# A. v* G, f25. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。
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# m+ ~0 C$ H* xI get a lot of knowledge in the university. 6 m0 M0 l' r" U$ U" z. n( k
+ z t8 A+ W3 ^# R, bI learned a lot in university. 7 A5 j4 I1 ~7 H/ ^5 j% g# k0 S
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26. 黄山正在读书。
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Samuel is reading a book.
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! ?: h: B1 z; H3 G7 DSamuel is reading. 4 \( l, s7 g; r& h& J, a
2 H& c: o0 Z1 a. m8 m# }0 I( K0 X27. exciting / excited。
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' x; Q j) ~' q: O28. 我遇到了很多困难。
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3 {+ ~" s% t. a% d, S8 W+ A29. 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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Please hurry up or we'll be late.
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, ^: J2 \# z8 @30. 她由嫉妒转向失望。 # y* l: T5 f; x3 g5 z9 T8 o
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She was so jealous that she became desperate.
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