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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 , Y8 ~/ z: W" ~3 H9 f' H  z9 s) M
I like it very much. 2 ]+ J. U2 F3 N. D/ G

1 u4 {- x  G& A. R2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。
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1 {* _+ _4 P& ~( T( R; bThe price is very suitable for me.
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5 ?1 c; g- Y, YThe price is right.
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$ W4 W9 Z5 ~* Z9 ?* T  \% y" [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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( K) }; A; Q0 e: F( }0 kprogramme 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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7 N4 P0 u- n7 Z8 K3. 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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Note:what’s your
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# N3 f! }9 j% g) ~8 M( j$ kjob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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- c" A% O0 q8 o. a' |6 mat 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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) Z: L: V' E# [) ]( ~' rline 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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3 G$ ]0 N2 M; M& n4. 用英语怎么说?How to say?
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How 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 ) U0 P& u! @9 J" R+ d6 {

( {1 i! S0 B/ y1 B* [. C4 h( M8 lspell that please?请问这个单词怎么读?How do you pronounce this word? & D! H2 N: X' s1 s& Z, n* T
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5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow? " F$ q3 s" C7 R! Y( j: P, p1 c

5 k! Y+ [, y# D+ Q$ w4 KSorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow. ) C0 d& t" n0 y! K; z8 r# I

6 J' B6 N' e$ ^4 i  E6 P用I have something to % T3 ?  L- S$ {# h; `, g

; `- x$ ~8 b6 ]+ L3 W- E. Udo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 4 P1 B+ N' Y* k
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have to stay at home. + W8 u. \, t' F. `' {
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6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name.
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! J2 h, f0 x# @  s& l( FI 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。
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/ b' J5 r" O" F) X6 @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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brothers or sisters.我没有车。I don’t have a car.
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! Y& w: U' P$ f5 s2 ]7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t. 3 z% b$ m. g) r% g7 C% O

( B% D$ {& m; R9 A6 OI don’t think I can. # t# m7 A0 p0 J7 J# b
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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, 6 U  w% _( Y1 s, a. g* p
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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.
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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? 7 `9 m+ R. S4 {5 Q

/ j6 u9 |: g4 @/ e+ _. y, @, J! bWhat 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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9 s3 `$ e. G3 t+ ]) Oyesterday, 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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, D) n  I, K. Y3 U  q& ydoing for time?这句话在有时间限制的时候特别合适 + m  k! n0 N( c$ W6 q4 \" c: w) E' ~

: x/ t$ d3 I. \) p; k) s10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor.
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! X, ?+ C6 Q/ x: SI 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
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0 D; s! e# D5 i) @6 A1 T& X. Xpoor. 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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( v/ v" `1 @4 [6 R3 `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。 6 u  X1 t' \- x2 t3 F4 N/ ^9 P: x

! ?8 e8 x6 G7 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。
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9 z2 F# z3 Y, i! t3 D2 _. J# a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. ( s2 J- e7 g# O9 V2 o: y6 @
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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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$ K& X: z; N' p: Q# V11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday? 0 r+ n7 I  l. x

) P" c* ]* ^" A2 ~Would you like to come to our party on Friday night?
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7 Y# y" D# A4 v% p5 J7 f1 bNote: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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* D' y* J' I8 l# j# g12. 我没有经验。I have no experience. / M3 C, u5 z( e7 n$ }
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I am I don’t know much about that.
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* K# ^0 i: Y4 g- DNote: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 0 y+ J/ k$ j; ~, b  c% w

1 o* _# c$ i6 W0 i' ireally an expert in this area.
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13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend. - C5 `; Y5 `# P9 {# a+ r9 D
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I don’t have a boyfriend. 9 S+ n% n4 Z3 H/ }
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14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy.
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0 W* Y, M7 y3 l4 ?+ \8 {7 ~He is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy.
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15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap.
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& f: ?. M8 w3 X3 X9 c& b/ j" k5 ^! j0 YThe price is too high/ rather low. 5 ^: J! E$ x: X3 l, b
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16. 我们下了车。We got off the car. / f. r3 {4 b+ z9 c7 |% x- x% e

# g( z# W3 f1 |6 I4 eWe got out of the car. , B7 i! |& e% Q2 K% e- S
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17. 车速快了。The speed of the car is fast.
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9 @8 B, n  b* U0 L6 IThe car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.”
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9 `' d' f& Y3 N- A18. 这个春节你回家吗?
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Will you be going back home for the Spring Festival? % p/ q- }+ ]+ J) k* b4 G, c( c
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是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的) ; h, l# Z' ?; m! ]

6 t3 L  Z. `8 h" z$ a当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的) . x* a9 j6 Q* J) h' d7 i
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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 $ l& i2 {/ N! }
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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 % H/ ^8 R8 ~; D# z/ |

; ~1 ]! p. u+ s4 P& u4 |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. $ L9 C9 S& P- U, I5 W* ~8 @

: U2 K* v2 a4 E+ i8 x19. 我觉得右手很疼。I feel very painful in my right hand.
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2 V$ D/ x* `3 A& bMy 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
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( v2 U( y/ l  N: K. ]: x5 X, Jso young. 4 r4 ]. y3 N, ~8 e9 ?! A8 f

7 F5 z4 b. a5 d* r0 w1 Q! [) _/ ^After having read your novel, I expected that you would be older.
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! ?% O1 p8 M% L% v& L0 o* o4 R22. 她脸红了,让我看穿了她的心思。 - e1 M! z- A/ {6 J

" p7 R9 R; S4 R/ h" ~Her red face made me see through her mind. 9 }) ~6 P$ l3 o3 b5 L- X1 Q
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Correct: Her red face told me what she was thinking. . x- j& o; i! C! q+ t# R- C
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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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. V4 s6 t' i7 N2 A( U, UThe sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood. ( ]( B1 H9 r& W; D

0 `# Y! K% a7 D8 m8 {/ ^: R  M# }7 ICorrect: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood.
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4 ?* D6 K/ \+ }$ n  [24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her. 7 Q  y  w6 z0 |' q
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Leave her alone.
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25. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。
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- q4 k' v  Z; S5 QI get a lot of knowledge in the university.
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I learned a lot in university. " Y7 Z1 H7 F" ~/ r1 k" X+ X$ c

2 \7 [$ ]8 R! j* u+ w. }& N26. 黄山正在读书。
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! ?* _, x4 s  Y% ySamuel is reading a book.
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. W6 [4 p! L1 D& pSamuel is reading.
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* m& k5 w& q6 v& o" E8 P27. exciting / excited。   + m# ?! z; Y7 M
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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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4 a' u$ r  _& N% M" yI am having a few problems / lots of problems.
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8 [, T/ w) q* |0 Y29. 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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' W4 j2 g- V: c: k  `6 V30. 她由嫉妒转向失望。
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1 t+ p8 }3 @& bShe was so jealous that she became desperate. & W! y+ I; q; _- }$ g! H4 k" e; f
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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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