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1. I very like it * I3 k2 U3 l$ F8 L- J% n7 t# U9 e
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2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。 6 s" } p" K# ?
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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 8 u- ^" B' U0 q3 K; }
$ d0 h0 Z- u) Qprogramme 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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; l5 q, j. H# Z5 Z- }3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job?
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Are you working at the moment? * n# {4 p7 l) s+ q9 D4 U0 Q9 t4 u
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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 , g, S6 V" ?% ?
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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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0 o1 d5 X1 v7 u' C1 Jline 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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) t4 t# H) y9 G# R9 r4. 用英语怎么说?How to say? t% d0 X9 _$ ^; ~% m$ t; A8 D
! t7 I0 g% M" p* c: c' ^( P1 mHow 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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8 y1 F9 M* p4 F; Z2 \spell that please?请问这个单词怎么读?How do you pronounce this word?
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5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow? 4 i! j, K5 X* j
/ [( H' r# e8 ?. X* C* lSorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow.
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用I have something to
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) H5 L+ T, l0 F4 h Y4 o6 L9 E& ~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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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 - u7 u' {3 S+ o' b
$ X+ Y t6 k" Z4 A6 s( ]have to stay at home.
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6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name. 0 w2 R- ]" a% Q0 L
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I don’t have an English name.
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7 a. k% l, L& [: P" Z- O' g2 fNote: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。 4 k7 `8 v0 `- E( G2 i
+ P- u3 e1 q; L2 ~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 $ J: _. B4 T5 }
. h4 ^$ K4 j& J- jbrothers or sisters.我没有车。I don’t have a car.
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7 A/ b* D3 w( X7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t. * l" h6 A/ ]* `# M$ C! D
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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.
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$ |. Z4 r6 @8 aI am not a very good dancer either. 6 U/ M- B& p: L+ V
- J: A1 e9 P* KNote: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。 8 [! C6 L. u/ w1 b3 d* n% J
! c! Y5 e& S l6 l9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now? ' C+ G; `* a" L
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What time is it, please?
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6 `& h" o. [6 W2 u9 ANote: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 v9 O x% c+ U7 A, E
' c2 g% `' g$ r6 y: M: Iyesterday, 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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0 H4 @9 w: b; K/ \! f; r2 z0 u: [doing for time?这句话在有时间限制的时候特别合适 % s9 A8 l) f1 i) E
5 Y0 b) G. H* @ ?" A" w% l10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor. 0 w. J: }# l, y Q9 j/ Q
4 |% X8 @, x1 V) I4 y0 M. `I am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving. % b; T5 J' Q2 E/ i: V+ @- K
' m+ s. |! G% oNote: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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5 i$ k. \2 U- S" z- e/ \6 c& `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. 2 ]$ V2 e: Z( |' H: Q! P6 _
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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。 $ ~3 Q% Y" k9 S& p" b
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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。 , ]) e. l7 L7 L* d
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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. 2 F0 B- K0 N e$ D' F2 e. }$ u
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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。 # r0 h: R% `! Q5 s0 y- ]
1 n2 Q% K2 I* ^! \. H11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday? ' {; |' F1 [" v
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Would you like to come to our party on Friday night? & Y& ?" T! j- y) \# i! X: ?! E
7 \+ Q! t( l( g1 U8 n- X# [$ ~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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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。
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) M# g, _% e& {9 D12. 我没有经验。I have no experience. + X+ E z% I3 R' }
, l+ P$ o4 @- l1 yI am I don’t know much about that.
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. H& x8 t8 Q( P- ^$ w) B& RNote: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 . i9 T+ W" b9 ?, C% n/ n% Y U4 P
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really an expert in this area.
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13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend.
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! R' |; d6 |& P1 c# W! h14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy.
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- g4 }, b" z1 A; GHe is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy. ( a/ _# n$ f- V3 z
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15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap. . e1 L2 u2 S7 P
$ w+ l' O) C$ r* k: ^' }The price is too high/ rather low. $ E3 a7 i! g$ R
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16. 我们下了车。We got off the car. 7 L7 t- d6 H! z1 F7 D/ v: d
Q8 B; d9 W) xWe got out of the car.
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" c' P, U/ r) B/ [9 {17. 车速快了。The speed of the car is fast. ! H! M$ Q5 B' S. h' s- n
8 o+ }# U6 o* H. f; ~0 {7 sThe car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.”
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18. 这个春节你回家吗?
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Will you be going back home for the Spring Festival? ) H1 y1 g$ z: ?% v, r! Q( G
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是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的) , Z, k4 n: t9 R* F+ A( `
; \' z% E, B! e' e6 ^, E, o5 c当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的) 5 i' e6 M, O$ y; f
5 H' J* Z$ Y; `6 i, U7 [/ n4 }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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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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% q) X3 K+ b1 F6 k19. 我觉得右手很疼。I feel very painful in my right hand.
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/ |/ f4 T- k* M( a! b$ dMy right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).” . @3 v9 I8 A+ k4 l
) I! j5 z F8 M+ v5 F20. 他看到她很惊讶。He looked at her and felt surprised. 8 R/ Q! B* w/ \3 v
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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 , P9 K1 r2 x1 p+ q3 \6 G Q$ O4 Q7 k
2 P3 o* p4 H. G4 D9 |so young.
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After having read your novel, I expected that you would be older. 1 Q& y/ ^ v; _ H% M
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: t- k' Q- p7 L J' HHer red face made me see through her mind. $ V N% L) ?1 z- O. C
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Correct: Her red face told me what she was thinking. 1 m& r. M8 [9 T1 Z+ x. J8 d5 f
3 B7 v5 Z! [8 l5 ]" \* P23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。 / A9 G2 ^# h* Y; n
$ l/ t( c) o* ~The sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood. $ d- `& b! e- H+ `( j3 k" r3 {
7 i3 D* y4 w/ d/ ]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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; |+ @& `* X0 z# O) V2 ]25. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。
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0 J/ J3 Y' J1 }( e' e& f. XI learned a lot in university.
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, k- T7 d/ [ t7 T26. 黄山正在读书。 : t7 @# m$ g( L T0 L) l4 ^
: e; {# Z4 \( w* R" R* a1 MSamuel is reading a book. ! {6 |, J) ?' S3 [
- E+ d1 i1 I5 W' u7 q4 |5 N U: _Samuel is reading. 4 x/ I W% |+ B6 l! M
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" {3 d& B5 F& V3 O1 K) l28. 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. 5 T; Y5 {. \7 \( ]$ D* M# F' J3 o- I9 j
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29. 请快点走,否则我们会迟到的。
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9 ~+ e5 C% {% ^6 {4 z7 m# BPlease hurry to walk or we'll be late. 3 Z! r5 p0 Q6 ]0 G; `
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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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