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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
5 Z. Y, I, L  r+ F" M$ bI like it very much. ; q9 k" M" B0 C6 {: @) E

2 _) g* n- S5 c5 G/ r! E2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。
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2 E5 O' J% Q! Q% N8 Q& A+ R) sThe price is very suitable for me. 7 p) j$ i. h5 C
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The price is right. 1 ?+ G2 l5 ]" M* n; \& |' B" p

4 q. D% N) K+ R+ uNote: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 ! V4 d  V; k8 @5 Q. |$ j: K8 p
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programme is not suitable for children在这组句子中用后面的说法会更合适。 7 }1 B; @' x' T+ h
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3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job? 9 K/ ^( ^) Q) I6 k* b

6 I' v! P5 U. A& U: x" mAre you working at the moment?
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Note:what’s your
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. b% Y( Z$ P; |) i8 g" f# Rjob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 4 I% k2 H6 i' R; d7 v- {& m( F

& t% f% H1 v+ v5 J; Aat 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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9 @, e+ f4 |( u# |) tline 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 3 y9 x8 d4 Z, A; h
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4. 用英语怎么说?How to say? - r$ _. ]$ h! U: s

+ B' V8 n8 ?  o2 aHow do you say this in English?
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; ~- K8 L$ J# YNote: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 & i* j5 ?( }8 F

! ~, C4 S6 Q" [9 ~6 F% w6 d/ zspell that please?请问这个单词怎么读?How do you pronounce this word? $ u+ T" J% s* n6 r& }, H
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5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow? / B+ {" T5 s8 e& @' T
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Sorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow.
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& l$ Y9 t: V! \! N用I have something to 6 l" e8 n: i2 ^
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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
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! c. o+ \# M7 J( w/ P1 H! M' Nup.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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have to stay at home. 2 A7 v: V1 p( l3 [6 O' Z

2 r! M- S2 I0 p+ `' w6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name. & {# [/ q0 C: k5 `, O$ k0 @
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I don’t have an English name. 7 N+ a! ~) g5 \6 T4 d

2 f- g9 H( l8 h+ rNote: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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: O* L# F( ~7 q6 k8 g$ `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 ( U0 l) M, L7 `: K' N% s

8 f' C! P0 q. G" abrothers or sisters.我没有车。I don’t have a car. : \; R  b* F+ F  u; i
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7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t.
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7 l* _# ?6 n* rI don’t think I can.   N# \+ m+ u1 E% P) f9 b

9 F" ?) n) S/ k7 }/ U/ 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, 2 i% A( N" D& `& o; q) f/ A

  l$ U: w# s7 N+ f+ c; h( o8. 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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: j! X' [+ t) A8 N1 WNote: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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: Q- M3 z0 t) D* J1 r; _0 E9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now? 6 v9 A/ X) \5 v% I$ p5 o9 t

& W, U( O! j& }7 ^What time is it, please? 9 j+ @) w' M' H' }) w0 t: K
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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   V5 c& a, p" ^7 {: p8 Y

% _8 y6 u9 S" Q" n9 ryesterday, 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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" s4 ?+ V( Y( N, V: m% T9 C. Adoing for time?这句话在有时间限制的时候特别合适
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& S8 k8 p. R' Q2 X9 M1 F% v; `8 b10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor. 9 q4 n! O: g# Z
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I am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving.
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5 _4 S4 c, ^  l6 p3 x7 ?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 ; i3 s8 o: z. H3 n' L6 {3 C$ F
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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.
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/ |$ K4 s+ y3 n  t. l' Z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。 # J/ ?6 _2 E5 W8 U: G
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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。
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0 i; l* V# V9 g0 k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.
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! {8 F( I: D4 h: j( D$ `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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11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday?
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1 A# O$ K$ C& L/ b1 K5 TNote: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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9 N2 I' @+ V5 f- [12. 我没有经验。I have no experience.
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' f  z+ G7 S* w( OI am I don’t know much about that.
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* E% P7 Z: ], ]/ r- t) Y7 R, nNote: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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13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend.
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I don’t have a boyfriend. : {+ K7 g( n; ^) `& X

) O! `2 F# w/ Q6 X/ m14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy. " `* H9 k7 K, c8 t8 F& v9 L0 x

; @$ ^# A9 n* W6 U# i' m6 p# L3 m* R$ NHe is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy. 6 o5 f. n5 s; W
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15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap.
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- h/ K, Z2 P( i3 ~The price is too high/ rather low. % Y7 L2 Y/ B& \" o3 h  M4 W6 J1 z( l
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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. , N! _, M2 w& `/ [$ m$ X( Y( b* r

4 D- U. z4 \! p+ h17. 车速快了。The speed of the car is fast. 9 p3 A. U" u! w: w' z& v; G" C+ ^
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The car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.”
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18. 这个春节你回家吗? $ P2 j0 C. \/ t, v6 s: I9 N+ K! `
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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)
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9 ^" A6 M/ @2 l5 w' _当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的) ) h& s* u1 _; b! ?

4 ^- p7 H* B. O3 f( |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 " W; |8 c& v8 X2 x
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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
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0 t% q& \$ k3 Fcourse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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% {* S& B# a) y: {$ W: Ynot也具挑衅的意味。正常情况下语气温和的说法是certainly not. / j: j6 E6 _0 {7 l3 z3 E3 s; w
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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).” # {# X, H- o9 J7 R. z7 S

6 i! W( j. j* F# m! H20. 他看到她很惊讶。He looked at her and felt surprised. ) z5 p7 X5 r1 o9 R8 M

. S" ~: D0 N% o- G' j. i- q6 d! GHe 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 & U  F- `' B: ]% S& y, }

% I: M6 n0 Z3 f/ k/ w/ H0 |so young. 4 ]( f! J% O* q( R4 j7 O
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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。 , Z8 i5 z) B: `, G* p7 V+ t/ a
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Her red face made me see through her mind.
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Correct: Her red face told me what she was thinking. 7 Q" T7 |! J/ e9 V
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23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。 ; I5 r! c1 \0 |9 l

2 o7 y" `+ X. ?% I( M. \( v2 ZThe sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood. * D$ H. O# V3 b8 b$ m: n* Y
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Correct: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood. ; b7 U- C3 }; O+ g3 d
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24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her.
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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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I get a lot of knowledge in the university.
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5 ?; j& H+ _. Z" m8 s# GI learned a lot in university.
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26. 黄山正在读书。
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4 b7 p7 g& ^6 s1 d+ [+ o, lSamuel is reading a book.
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6 T- R+ e- d  i  tSamuel is reading.
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. e% Y& r7 m$ d7 B' z27. exciting / excited。   1 K5 M4 i" \- L9 d2 f" e

: E; h# y/ \! _6 S) v1 s28. 我遇到了很多困难。 7 {- I0 _: E$ ?2 u; R
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I am having many difficulties. , s- a# A( U4 @; l. h9 V  Y

3 N- o+ K) O  T  |) K2 vI 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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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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" t) B. ^2 t+ Y: y6 Z8 e30. 她由嫉妒转向失望。 ! k0 F; j" w: Z6 m2 ^7 ?. u

! ~' F7 R& {7 P* L! m$ PShe was so jealous that she became desperate. / ?( f- E6 j0 C3 F" e- l

; F$ k8 L0 X- y4 x$ Z; SJealousy 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
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I am not ( `# A! ^# Y2 g+ a- I( ?

  Y5 |6 K6 F. v6 t" m' ^really an expert in this area.
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