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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 8 Y: i2 T4 h. j3 [4 ?. f3 A
I like it very much.
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2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。 $ ?: g. y# H+ f

- m0 ~) L# P! x. n9 p+ K5 \The price is very suitable for me.
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$ L+ w* @9 K0 dThe price is right.
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$ A# Q4 V0 w1 WNote: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 6 m# {$ o6 y  X  z0 w- s% z
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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。 + t( N' i/ Z# U! W
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3. 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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2 J5 H0 b9 S* ^$ R# f2 |- ?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
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& a/ ^& [- H4 w$ x2 Rat 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 + S- j9 }9 S0 Z6 G; L+ s6 K/ X0 z

- b; `9 O. f9 cline 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 - R- S9 c/ ~6 d7 `
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4. 用英语怎么说?How to say? - o( V  z( s/ O( D0 ]

0 _8 @) e4 `! F4 LHow do you say this in English? 5 h& C$ t0 {4 l

, X$ V/ q4 c# E; @7 _6 f# DNote: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 # c7 R+ j; ^' c5 a2 Q5 X" y

4 n0 T/ p; O" F6 ]9 L$ K4 [# F/ fspell that please?请问这个单词怎么读?How do you pronounce this word?
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8 j& `4 b, j* j- L+ ^! w: @4 p5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow?
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9 R. Y% V6 [/ M8 _Sorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow.
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- L2 L1 w* v3 y$ b; N  N3 M用I have something to
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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 ; Z+ D9 `/ y6 ~: [  A' o

# ]8 N* j, L7 q2 l) g! dup.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 , \$ V6 `8 ?  k, F6 U7 Q
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have 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.
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9 B8 Q' W: l# b/ ?+ w& LNote: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。 + ]# Q8 G9 v* k+ ^& R9 n4 y! d: t* F
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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 ) }+ W4 Q0 f2 C/ K

) {- F- V! A) Z  Cbrothers or sisters.我没有车。I don’t have a car. 6 m3 E: U7 _  n2 j

5 v( n) d! V* R  A5 G7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t.
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I don’t think I can. 9 p- S; w- k1 b

3 g, k. z/ L  [2 `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, : \8 A7 m7 Y0 Q8 m$ D

* V- U, I# q5 s3 Q+ n) ]8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too. / X6 c" b" ^) I' s0 d/ k5 ?' v
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I am not a very good dancer either. ( ~# q& R4 p5 {# |$ {
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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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2 {9 Y6 ]% D5 I- c, G; `4 u! I9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now? - j. k2 |  j: l1 T! M+ ]
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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 * Q0 V. n2 e9 \1 c
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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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' Q  B, M8 ]+ `) ]( X2 Hdoing for time?这句话在有时间限制的时候特别合适
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I 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 5 v6 S& s# S( {! Y$ G

/ N0 D* u. Z7 c/ k5 F8 fpoor. 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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" U3 w8 w3 c- E0 }0 t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。 ' V( X( C/ {% D

. K4 [% x' N" U/ K9 A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。 3 H) m; [( U9 {& r; u# d' Z; ^

* m: i. P' K3 V3 X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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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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Would you like to come to our party on Friday night?
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* Z( E5 z% ?% x$ j* |" [& J, W( u5 xNote:join往往是指参加俱乐部或者协会,如:join a health club; join the Communist 4 K! A- h4 k6 W8 g/ ~) K) w
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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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2 o& J: e' h- |( Q2 k) l# A( j+ M12. 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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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. ! R! P  ?* f1 Y

9 k3 S6 c" L" B9 e  `. k. UI don’t have a boyfriend.
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4 t/ b2 j! c- w' f14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy. 2 u, H- t# z5 D: T5 B9 T- b; F

$ y( }) A6 Y+ z; KHe is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy. ; I" I9 x; h, Y3 ^) @
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15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap.
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$ k; {% p- _& [# U$ fThe price is too high/ rather low.
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16. 我们下了车。We got off the car. 3 ]; _* T  N8 N. D- |' c( ]

3 J% u. e; B* r) h( `We got out of the car.
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0 g; R: w9 u; D; s' ~' n0 _9 C- f/ P- X17. 车速快了。The speed of the car is fast.
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The car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.” 8 u/ [! R7 c% |6 W3 ]4 |

0 B. f# C* S8 H8 ^# z% K! C18. 这个春节你回家吗?
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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) " M' T4 _6 A' b5 i5 k% O2 ?
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当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的)
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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 1 ^5 g, w7 s6 L/ `; d  z' y2 |

% ?8 j7 M$ m! G) P' h* Icourse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 4 o5 g( b% d! J" R$ |2 m+ u
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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 0 r2 r3 w% C$ ?; r- z" e- n: M4 i

: w% c; R* P: r/ }7 U( k! 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. 7 W+ K1 H4 o( i4 O+ e
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My right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).”
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+ k9 a" f7 ?& S' A0 q( ]: `% O20. 他看到她很惊讶。He looked at her and felt surprised.
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+ V$ t! q' j5 }1 P5 p) lHe looked at her in surprise. & J' |9 Y. l: Y

* g6 B- c! a# Q; r21. 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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8 `) o& {' i0 [2 E8 ]% Pso young.
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After having read your novel, I expected that you would be older. ! u# G. o2 ]0 G, w9 W- _9 ~
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22. 她脸红了,让我看穿了她的心思。 5 Q4 Z; l; @; S* o9 E( L3 v8 c! t

" v6 I3 e) h) i3 [: J+ m7 tHer red face made me see through her mind. 7 s# ?* X( Y; j( s" `! ]& f

7 O% i" [$ ?/ n- SCorrect: Her red face told me what she was thinking.
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& o9 C. P0 Y) l+ E7 ?23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。
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; u4 d5 z; f( o  ?The sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood.
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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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* T2 E9 K. E9 R- [' P7 ILeave her alone.
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1 X( N) c3 }, n4 A1 ]: q25. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。 4 u* f( L9 k! s; n1 w7 _8 D

0 `0 ~. h- _: |, Z0 V4 pI get a lot of knowledge in the university. 4 h) H, h2 g& z" x

# ]: ^* I" t! @. cI learned a lot in university. 0 D  L- F% u  D- s1 @
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26. 黄山正在读书。
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/ {) h$ Q; N# N5 P$ P. ^Samuel is reading a book.   Z8 x0 Q& D$ t$ R' @6 w) N. y

9 k, q5 R; J" I: Z; \) m2 M* fSamuel is reading.
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$ e1 b/ F( T1 c; Q27. exciting / excited。   ( j6 B; n% x4 y6 q* @
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28. 我遇到了很多困难。
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8 \5 M( r# V3 S; ^6 wI am having many difficulties.
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I am having a few problems / lots of problems. ) a' c0 S% k  m3 o1 s7 R: {1 Y) S! I

: \1 K/ U( K/ i. `" \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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5 @6 M5 f# a* p% o' |Please hurry up or we'll be late.   & Y; F9 t: @$ |

+ L' Y5 @0 x: z9 H$ A$ _1 l30. 她由嫉妒转向失望。
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She was so jealous that she became desperate. 9 Z3 r) S& S" W9 i8 J. X3 H' {4 p
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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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7 Y1 G. H& \' V* dreally an expert in this area.
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