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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 - ]5 X4 R- a! N, U/ v0 d! Y
I like it very much. ; j- P6 \- |9 y( x& Y

& q, |; l+ J. _* t4 W: y) l2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。
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The price is very suitable for me.
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7 X. H: Q& H# Y4 NThe price is right. 2 P" d) w9 a; J

- y1 J- w5 N6 j5 X# d& INote: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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( {  f& C, J% p7 o- c$ hprogramme is not suitable for children在这组句子中用后面的说法会更合适。 & W- i) Z' m8 h1 N. _

1 [+ A& Q$ R* |/ x3 f6 ^  j3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job?
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; g* K; C4 v" p0 fAre you working at the moment?
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. @" F5 _; P+ N( x; M+ h5 HNote:what’s your
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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 * Q- d' w1 C8 x. z& ~6 r" h
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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 $ |  ]0 S' ?1 }2 m  t& ~# |

: }# z2 b3 R( q6 G  f5 h% E# f% I& Eline 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 % u& R# l7 i7 Y+ n
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4. 用英语怎么说?How to say? % D# v. @  p: D' F

! N# c8 S! o7 H: A; w) vHow do you say this in English?
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7 m6 s, Z4 i/ d% q. q' W6 \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 2 Q& K9 e2 N3 T' I2 a8 \' h

# l% J6 {1 d7 t% w  Gspell that please?请问这个单词怎么读?How do you pronounce this word?
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5 Y4 e+ M# i8 p8 o, j) ~5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow?   U% C$ Z* m) u0 g4 s8 l* r

2 I# V6 T! B4 [  o2 a* g2 d3 pSorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow.
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用I have something to
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  m4 X. E  B" r1 e2 \3 bdo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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; m* G+ T0 c* K" Gup.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 ( t- W5 S" _( C

+ l% ?, ]5 F" W9 I9 O; j5 Zhave to stay at home.
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6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name.
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I don’t have an English name. $ z# ]0 ^7 z" g$ }- s9 Y

+ E; D) A6 o; O; I& oNote: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。 7 `/ M. c) N. }- t/ c
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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 1 F" ~% e' p5 i, [
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brothers or sisters.我没有车。I don’t have a car.
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7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t. ; m& Y  C4 p& v5 ^" y3 h9 g
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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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: \/ j  [! v% s# R, J% V+ ^8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too.
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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? % H8 B" F4 Y0 K2 ^
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What 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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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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! w- w8 S, q3 B0 ~8 Z" @1 rdoing for time?这句话在有时间限制的时候特别合适 & N+ K9 k" J4 m: r( s
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10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor.
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0 Z. Z- o, `( y  J; tI am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving.
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/ z) X% I" B% a, yNote: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.
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* s) M: S) q# ]" U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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& r' M2 K4 M) }. 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。 ! ^% G5 P2 C; U, u+ x; e! E7 y

2 @+ p% @) P' j3 I$ m9 J0 _7 g' m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. 7 v& Y9 W3 ~) E' [+ t, u4 z" W' _! y

' j  W: U1 C% `  l( 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。 2 f; H6 o9 ]( Z1 y0 G- f2 e# z3 ]* T8 ~
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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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# d$ w( D5 Q5 YWould you like to come to our party on Friday night? 9 E7 f$ U/ i8 i

9 v/ s- B; U( J! M) m0 |" XNote:join往往是指参加俱乐部或者协会,如:join a health club; join the Communist 0 V: T5 g0 D' X7 b* J* _- I" k* m
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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. # _( }, ^' }0 }5 D3 `
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I am I don’t know much about that.
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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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13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend.
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I don’t have a boyfriend. " h) C& A& d+ l; j$ E& V* ?4 v

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5 U& S/ B( {7 k% gHe is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy.
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  z! j; j4 ~; A$ l. O9 X15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap. ' q+ z) w4 a2 c- N
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8 ^5 i6 w1 n5 J* w+ A2 X16. 我们下了车。We got off the car.
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( n5 e7 y  U) M) D: m. q7 bWe got out of the car. 1 a& }9 ?5 C# |5 K

. b2 }$ A; G& u7 j: W17. 车速快了。The speed of the car is fast.
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. b! N9 V- P0 |& C# ~; YThe car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.” 3 ?% e' F2 V3 a& ~
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18. 这个春节你回家吗? , O4 A' j; S4 I

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是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的)
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当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的)
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% N0 e) G1 x2 e6 I  b: c2 q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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1 C' w7 j* S9 \$ f4 T" Y5 G8 ocourse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 + `' t6 |  j$ H4 L0 F$ O
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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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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! J% {* J5 N3 n19. 我觉得右手很疼。I feel very painful in my right hand. " `" k, f. O, |9 Q  l
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My right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).”
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3 D: F8 o( z9 S$ c4 ?7 b- y  C# D3 K! J20. 他看到她很惊讶。He looked at her and felt surprised.
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He looked at her in surprise. # g$ K. e3 I& X5 n% q9 r

! M$ [$ \# |$ R  x; `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 - N8 v) y9 x# R" R$ I  a- C/ b

% E/ m! O8 i- y. T- K( U% S0 ^so young. : e/ {) p* L6 T$ Z. h3 M( n
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After having read your novel, I expected that you would be older. 4 Z+ |1 Q! V: V0 q; a  M, T; M

/ w6 c: I7 S6 R/ ~22. 她脸红了,让我看穿了她的心思。 * h$ p: }* Q8 G* k+ I

3 D0 P) r7 u: f2 X# F- PHer red face made me see through her mind. 6 N( r& o' U) n+ T% H% ~9 v: O

- h, }6 J/ R! i6 h& V; |1 h; I: o4 DCorrect: Her red face told me what she was thinking.
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( @+ b  b0 Y7 `/ Q23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。 9 f: X" @, r4 h

5 c) \% M4 z- `The sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood. # i0 {' J1 m) i" T* o

; A: Z& X( i0 k/ XCorrect: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood. 4 r8 S! c! t. B8 d" r+ d, V
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24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her.
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* p1 M' h8 ?) OLeave her alone. % p. `/ b% g5 G9 a
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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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  m4 G- y4 Y5 \+ Q4 z# K+ FI learned a lot in university. 8 s5 s! C5 j0 T9 A: |  d8 ^

  _4 c$ a1 g  J! A! V+ n' T26. 黄山正在读书。
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0 d( F5 z& h$ i- v+ r9 BSamuel is reading a book.
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Samuel is reading.
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/ v1 N! ]7 i* Q, O27. exciting / excited。   5 z) _) V7 y0 n5 v# n- k  x

9 ]4 Z" M& r. {5 {2 \! U: W/ r28. 我遇到了很多困难。 6 Y$ b" ^2 T9 j5 Q
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I am having many difficulties. . a8 Q: q+ w: A
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I am having a few problems / lots of problems. , `/ J/ |, A  {0 ?

4 E) n) w, k/ z+ v29. 请快点走,否则我们会迟到的。
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7 m! x1 E& R* F" z$ u0 j7 H' JPlease hurry to walk or we'll be late.
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. c5 r2 c# Y5 S8 WPlease hurry up or we'll be late.  
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: y, L! A% y1 j+ s) B30. 她由嫉妒转向失望。 % q+ L2 F9 g- `4 N& o+ H' E: A, A: T

+ c: Y  T- b3 {5 o% V& lShe was so jealous that she became desperate. 0 R9 T. P  J2 ]7 t8 {- N$ O6 N
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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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5 H# g* Q1 I: r2 E$ ]really an expert in this area.
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