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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 P+ z  a5 d9 a" D+ Z) E7 x7 MI like it very much. 5 t8 [/ f- I- f/ T! E; o# F0 @$ s1 X  M
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2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。
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; {. n& {! K+ O' YThe price is very suitable for me.
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+ I$ ?- k$ n0 s! V  S' PThe price is right. & T$ n% b' a! Z$ J' q! f3 ]
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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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5 q  U5 K: M" P+ J% ]/ ~programme is not suitable for children在这组句子中用后面的说法会更合适。 8 v# s/ m) C8 Q* e; q! F! F9 l7 y

" b" H6 O, Z: _4 [3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job? 6 `9 X! {) ~0 z- x' j

& L$ S1 m0 ^3 ~7 @+ ^5 u# P/ q! B1 @Are you working at the moment? : T# g/ A& A/ C( |' s. x, O

3 N, p! y4 a' O, I2 [- sNote:what’s your : W) G: w. r( K! O' n' k

1 Z3 _' @7 [0 R8 |$ mjob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 ( B, A/ n4 v, O- N" u# X
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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? ) |' ^- @$ N6 Y& g( I1 |/ T
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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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! b" ?9 \, i3 i6 B2 ]& }spell that please?请问这个单词怎么读?How do you pronounce this word? - c2 T- H. R$ C( i
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5. 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. % z* I; H- ?- p$ F) l

" A4 J2 x' r: |用I have something to 4 X) E7 ]  P9 I
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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 . k( d4 Z0 `! E

* C- \3 m* w* ]8 U: B2 Aup.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 ' ^1 F9 ^! \0 w# X8 j# y8 J
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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. , k1 J# v% g; k1 f' i( M% E: l! y
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I don’t have an English name.
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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。 & V; ^1 h# r0 T* P, ^
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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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7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t. " q2 H! j! F1 C5 G1 F. y0 c9 W# t
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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,
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8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too. " i$ g$ o0 m2 g9 Z% A# i
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I am not a very good dancer either. ) ?' d% y# \8 T9 T- |
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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?
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/ s. q0 l% [- A( c; R0 FWhat time is it, please?
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$ t# e. P4 n7 m5 B; A5 @$ F/ e* wNote: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 7 k) Y/ f' G& s6 v' w
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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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( K8 H  E  ?1 B9 udoing for time?这句话在有时间限制的时候特别合适 - Y; P. l+ |  S5 u" H! ]  e! C: F
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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. 7 A/ d" s5 L0 g. i% E6 D8 D- }7 l

8 ?4 @( @, A8 s  x$ tNote: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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2 l0 R) ~' n( r# k5 Y" c9 ?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.
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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。 ' a, E$ G2 V+ S

' u* x; W* o) S: ]  j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。 1 {7 K# A( R- @9 |8 A

+ ?" c$ R/ _: ]& h$ f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. % L0 {# b% s' R- C% f# e$ k: [
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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。 7 O2 C8 T( d$ }9 Q

3 Y4 j3 Y9 Q2 d+ i# L11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday? * o& f2 d4 W( W% q

; Z/ _0 R/ o9 b# i% D' S9 AWould 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
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4 C& ]4 H2 `2 V5 aParty.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。
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8 @5 j* w* v5 R/ w, ~% p1 C+ G# N12. 我没有经验。I have no experience.
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I am I don’t know much about that.
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& L8 z- Q( f+ c1 r* ^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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- O! g; @4 i. z% ?$ z6 Treally an expert in this area.
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13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend. 6 s! Z, ^: w, |! }1 q1 T( c( z

! a5 y: f- `4 ?# h0 a7 ?6 nI don’t have a boyfriend.
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* }  g% q6 l) F14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy. 3 _4 I' v% j. X7 ]
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He is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy. 2 b  w+ a2 B& k5 ~( S

+ ^2 x/ _) ]; z( S; c15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap. * a8 j: u: T$ T7 ~7 o7 u' L+ c  ]

' F# Y1 |+ k; g: N5 {5 h- KThe price is too high/ rather low.
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16. 我们下了车。We got off the car. : m/ M4 x9 P0 U8 `; a' k0 o% H
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We got out of the car. ; e1 {: {$ h- T+ n

& C& A( j7 c7 F7 K: `17. 车速快了。The speed of the car is fast. $ K( t8 q8 q/ F5 N; w

% p& a0 m" ~: v, c% Q" i, IThe car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.” 7 [% y$ ?' ?* w0 i$ b$ q+ H2 q

4 ~- @# W( s4 H, a4 \' m+ d) A18. 这个春节你回家吗? " @. D  e6 B& {3 R9 ?, _

" i5 s# x% W) a: s" [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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' S6 b; z) E8 `  B1 @) z) t当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的) ' m/ g6 o& _( P5 H2 h. Q4 [

' y# b/ A6 E# J( L5 y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
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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 & [/ q: s/ \7 N

( x) L& f0 W4 a/ d3 q: A4 n& Rcourse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 8 ^( O1 E/ C( M. f* M% A
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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. 4 b6 h) p7 t6 l5 ~
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My right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).” + Y( B+ h6 E( f+ L: N. D* V

* p  e; \( @2 r20. 他看到她很惊讶。He looked at her and felt surprised. , V$ t& v" ^' H8 f$ S

- `) Q; y2 b* k# |6 q% ]He looked at her in surprise. $ R8 p$ J9 D. Q+ w  F! V4 f
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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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" `# S5 c( ?* g8 V9 G0 l, {. p6 UAfter 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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- U* z$ E% O: d4 t* x4 A/ |- }Her red face made me see through her mind. + x- X3 e% G, i

  \/ h$ P6 R. y: Z) Q& G1 UCorrect: Her red face told me what she was thinking. * i# E1 k% S4 {1 K  r$ q/ j3 W
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23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。 0 t2 M! |) w& I% G% b2 j0 H7 r

( Q" L( M+ {; L: y! JThe sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood.
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* E6 `2 a  y5 D5 [2 b4 cCorrect: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood.
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: z# Z. R( o. |( r' J' ]* c& v24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her.
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Leave her alone. 3 N/ W' l6 Z* G' s9 f! v% f

+ d1 i* {6 R9 A) H% ?4 K# G5 P9 R25. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。 5 q& _* q$ j3 u: U5 W0 q$ e

. ^/ j1 h% J7 t& A- j- b) cI get a lot of knowledge in the university.
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8 C9 \) ?- Q# S, [# ]I learned a lot in university.
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* P8 P% U; e: R7 i* C  ?26. 黄山正在读书。
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Samuel is reading a book. 2 f1 [6 b/ f( |: w
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Samuel is reading. 7 ~3 i3 {/ M# M$ t. Z) E

, F4 E; Z$ l  b# k, R* \27. exciting / excited。   5 W& ]' e+ F" h. O4 D8 k

( t- P) e9 j. q$ e  V28. 我遇到了很多困难。
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) I* d, l/ ~6 u7 E3 R4 Z2 L' {I am having many difficulties. 8 G9 G) I1 k8 N8 Y3 H7 N  z; ^

2 @, m+ K! B- k, F6 E; EI am having a few problems / lots of problems. 8 I, N: `9 O1 i+ x  d4 R

2 F7 I- K. W7 D2 L" q: G29. 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. 0 A& M+ j: M1 d) w; `
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Please hurry up or we'll be late.   % E- B( P0 @: j3 V" }+ W
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30. 她由嫉妒转向失望。 - b; ?) }' h: C

" m% t' r  l  ]6 CShe was so jealous that she became desperate. + k! n- ~, d, d: Y
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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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