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中国人最易犯错的30句英语

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1. I very like it
  G9 O! h0 c& E! v5 r7 Z% d$ nI like it very much.
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2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。 ; {! a) ?) J8 J& }% |
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The price is very suitable for me.   ^1 f+ e* G* C& ^% v" ~
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The price is right.
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/ \; R4 m7 e& y. Y7 U7 I8 g) ^6 jNote: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 % R2 \  x& Y1 {: ?- y- c9 `2 ]

. `) Y# C  s! E/ C" w' x' z2 Xprogramme is not suitable for children在这组句子中用后面的说法会更合适。 ; x9 i% Y# D) M. ?+ R  r# |
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3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job?
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. D8 s* ~1 r9 T* q7 F5 S3 Q2 o8 YAre you working at the moment?
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5 j& r* y3 F9 _8 b  g9 q5 W$ lNote:what’s your
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0 s' m1 N$ {& v2 l& J& H0 fjob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 . |2 V+ v3 c/ z, u
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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 : _$ v$ r* R3 C" ?6 ~
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4. 用英语怎么说?How to say? % v" S# I+ `1 k5 D4 F

& u8 ?8 C' j* t# aHow 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?
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& G' `) e0 k  z. H5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow?
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+ y  M  V, {2 {' CSorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow. ' Q( Y, H" M% ~: w$ j, i

8 @3 p4 D1 [( L/ s; Y$ H2 N/ u! n4 W  `用I have something to # X( i4 o# _8 N) u6 Q- x8 V

! C1 ]/ m, q( J. U* B5 L0 Qdo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
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9 R. t' L( l- w, V6 zhave to stay at home. : }9 t. p% v4 t
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6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name. * E4 C6 N6 M) \% C

: k: C- C, e! {$ }6 R4 kI 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。 ) M' Y, l( o8 b" @

2 F. }( a: d* z6 }3 Q7 s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 / p/ p% s1 {" G. \* M/ f
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brothers or sisters.我没有车。I don’t have a car.
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% Y+ l' H9 M7 G) @- R2 a. m7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t.
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  ]' o2 [- K8 R, W9 w  tNote: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. 8 P6 z' U! b' W( B) e
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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。 ) k2 P; {' |7 z- B6 k3 B# k- t

- [7 B  E* b7 Z' J# W9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now? 7 ~' b  e: y/ K/ T: u& v

! o" u+ H( B, C2 J$ C% VWhat time is it, please?   D& ]4 }$ b$ ^; V( t

' G' I2 k  M) ~7 sNote: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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doing for time?这句话在有时间限制的时候特别合适 . f& D, p+ \# r  w
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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. ( D. a* E/ E0 L
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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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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. 9 Z+ Y' Q' g/ f1 [$ j

- S: O( A1 O+ z9 S/ F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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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 t8 |. _- }) U7 E

$ j; S& @" G1 V' H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. & u5 v; g/ u+ u6 T6 {$ O8 c
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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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3 d& j" e8 _0 M11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday? * w8 r: s- D7 f; }4 m

4 X, N4 u3 E. @6 r- H& LWould 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 ! o- N6 N, ?0 L3 |6 H. ~
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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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12. 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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# d: k; H5 ^4 I" T+ b: ]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 : v+ n. E" k( Q6 M  a
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really an expert in this area.
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) T  {8 d' w) m; x13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend. $ g# g  t8 \  c
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I don’t have a boyfriend. , `$ E; T( Q) U7 o/ B! G

9 ~+ d% ]! t! `7 C* J14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy.
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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. , n9 U% z% y* v; |3 m7 J
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$ T2 b! g& D; _1 K) ]0 f16. 我们下了车。We got off the car.
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We got out of the car. ' p! c' {2 y5 s) n' U

8 y' R; Y2 \. ~4 s+ r17. 车速快了。The speed of the car is fast. % h/ p5 l+ P: m5 [2 W* W, ]7 _, O

8 N* \# h! ]" M9 ZThe car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.” ( U: v  s3 ^3 s8 N
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18. 这个春节你回家吗?
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: U  _% l1 S" R# R$ N  zWill you be going back home for the Spring Festival? 1 R/ K) h  ?1 a% S1 k: ]
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是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的)
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* Q- R; {# S% _! z' L当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的)
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* n2 V! K7 T) w# H, `3 P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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5 p( V% O/ l! r' \( ?9 D$ C' X6 Tcourse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
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) R5 {# z# V6 U- R. w- Dnot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.
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My 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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, b8 ]6 {1 K4 V: I; _He looked at her in surprise. 4 }& \0 |9 Y0 D/ v6 v

4 A& X; B" M8 O21. 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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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。 0 G( w( B# \7 {2 a- P. t; c
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Her red face made me see through her mind. / b, T; O1 t. @3 m; K) h

' I1 O# @# E% i+ r: @& kCorrect: Her red face told me what she was thinking. : s( G& }1 ?- ]
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23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。 : k5 Z" S- J2 C4 N( P

- d, Z# R$ u5 r  |6 z) k. JThe sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood.
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Correct: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood. 3 i. s; n/ k3 ^: [( `& ?
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24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her.   R9 |4 z+ l# I7 j& K9 c8 e
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Leave her alone.
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# T" h# C' M: Q25. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。
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I get a lot of knowledge in the university. 4 K, U( c: L+ G  g! Y4 E
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I learned a lot in university.
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26. 黄山正在读书。
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Samuel is reading a book.
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1 O* T, @8 `/ _2 oSamuel is reading.
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27. exciting / excited。   * P7 k; p, u! S5 O1 b, V1 O
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28. 我遇到了很多困难。 + u% ?$ Y; s9 O

0 K. t+ i& X9 ~  t9 L: j* ^/ I( {0 uI am having many difficulties. , {! f% K$ \1 ~
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I am having a few problems / lots of problems.
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29. 请快点走,否则我们会迟到的。
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6 L+ U1 V" l7 \: t9 zPlease hurry to walk or we'll be late.
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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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; b/ N: D5 a1 D# v8 K  x+ q# _* F6 z: sShe was so jealous that she became desperate. 0 N1 R6 r0 W. _  M
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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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