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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
7 A, H" ]5 }, k0 j2 ~8 FI like it very much.
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2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。
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, S2 E6 J" {# _& UThe price is very suitable for me.
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; T7 \2 _9 A+ W! {% U, A* n0 f7 bThe price is right.
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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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: C% ~4 {5 S3 c1 [' W, L& \7 H- Vprogramme 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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3 G/ |  {* K  h1 V$ G/ I6 |- i3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job?
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1 Z$ u+ {0 T: o- Y2 j5 F/ }* k9 ~Are you working at the moment? ; O2 J7 \. _+ u0 Q

/ V' ~4 B) T3 m" N: J/ H) gNote:what’s your 5 [8 ?: f5 M% Y/ J0 w

9 a' V0 n: R/ p% j5 w7 s1 Ajob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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  w4 x+ B5 w% S& \" t! [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 / e8 p2 u9 C" Z& z) S# S7 c9 Y
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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
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4. 用英语怎么说?How to say? 3 l2 F9 W2 e5 Z3 |* m" o4 y% F' ~

1 o5 I* v) p2 VHow do you say this in English? ) ?6 {  J. r; z0 f% s

, g! B7 k+ ~7 L- U! ]- h5 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
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; [/ |9 Y$ }' \. V- J! jspell that please?请问这个单词怎么读?How do you pronounce this word?
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- Y! J! W2 E% V5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow?
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* F' g8 O/ [- |2 aSorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow. ; C6 U  H5 s+ |, A! B

1 d( r& h7 v" b7 y  m! p( }1 c& ^5 f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
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# V" f. M8 n# }' E) x4 o) tup.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 9 `+ V3 I, ?. L7 [7 F/ P; B+ R5 N' P
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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. ! }1 v0 I9 O8 i
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" W. a2 b4 c- e1 A8 `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。   ^8 [, K: U3 }

- y4 r# y( d( b# c- Q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 * [% t" P8 m, K! a& r. ^0 B9 Z, u
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brothers or sisters.我没有车。I don’t have a car.   [& c. B& M/ N. i, |7 W) R
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7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t. , x2 Z/ N* j3 W% Y8 F+ u

8 w* y8 [  L9 Z* H1 iI don’t think I can. * G. ]/ ?1 S# N# m: |' U( a

( r( X. B& s/ i3 \0 a, M" {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, 3 @: u6 Y& S3 t& B! p" H
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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. 2 H4 Y4 l! a  |- S
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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。 ( @+ i# I- `0 ?
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9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now? ( r. t2 U1 E: X2 q5 C3 i! }
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What time is it, please?
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; X9 |9 ]3 v. V* D0 N- RNote: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 . d: P6 c) G/ |- x8 b& G# S
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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 . `' ^  e& \/ p
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10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor. 2 j9 W! l0 g- D4 m/ A( l

9 q& K: p+ m8 a% u5 J6 g, I- Q$ uI am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving.
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/ N9 g" J/ V8 uNote: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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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。
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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. : f( o6 j/ K* ?# G' `, v1 O
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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。 1 W; C. u( x; G/ L% Z% {0 m
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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? - V  c& n) `7 R5 n1 B' s, w
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Would you like to come to our party on Friday night?
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% ?; R" ?$ Z* D* j% P$ S  c/ @Note:join往往是指参加俱乐部或者协会,如:join a health club; join the Communist 9 P) K( V% P9 {( q  o5 k* W" s

# Q  X$ g% v, C1 n% h# W9 P0 |: UParty.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。 * a( B" H6 U5 C9 L% |

) b* n* v) K* L! N12. 我没有经验。I have no experience.
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; C8 P2 u; b0 F, Q; BI am I don’t know much about that.
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( T, o4 }& N) n6 ?3 UNote: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 / Z8 R! A4 c! i2 t
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really an expert in this area.
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* N+ b/ D. Z( r7 P! k& C  a8 n13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend.
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I don’t have a boyfriend. , T* Z, @- w' `% K' ^

6 O1 d- N/ V8 G4 Y( f' A# Z& m14. 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. ; A1 X( s; b$ [) Q% z, |6 q

( Q3 N- G# J" [: E  m  w15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap. 7 K# c* G' n/ ]( }% G

/ O! h7 ]9 `2 N- ?The price is too high/ rather low.
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" }* k6 ]+ m$ I0 U16. 我们下了车。We got off the car. ( |5 [& B2 l: N  I! J. B

  M7 k: Q9 `1 z) uWe got out of the car.
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  f4 J3 Q: j. k17. 车速快了。The speed of the car is fast.
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* R3 a- s1 z, [8 c9 m! z  hThe car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.”
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18. 这个春节你回家吗? 1 z/ q, s9 x. A  w

# m1 [# D( S+ r* @0 k6 wWill you be going back home for the Spring Festival? % y/ a8 Q( H: w) q
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是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的) - u. ?$ y& G- G) ?2 N
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当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的) ! t: V5 c5 W2 {' y
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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
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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 0 t, k$ }* f+ `: i9 y
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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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. T2 k) ~) U* h( d( A19. 我觉得右手很疼。I feel very painful in my right hand. ! r9 B  |) S: t1 H% q5 _

4 Y- K. L: a7 Q* V, t$ k3 w* ~2 IMy right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).” ( H+ V& e2 x5 C7 p! J. M- ]
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20. 他看到她很惊讶。He looked at her and felt surprised.
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7 I. T+ H# ~8 T$ V& U1 ]He looked at her in surprise.
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# Y) k- Q  ?8 E/ y21. 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. 8 a3 ?+ b% l6 q2 \8 B( R" [

5 a% E7 Z, o2 t22. 她脸红了,让我看穿了她的心思。
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& f& m6 n' {) ZHer red face made me see through her mind. . f; [0 M; h6 B' [$ C
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Correct: Her red face told me what she was thinking. * i5 O6 x+ K* R0 C. I3 P8 j. a) e
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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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The sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood. ' J& b6 ?* f0 f! ~2 I, u/ ]1 b4 ^
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7 w( l) l6 n# c! b24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her. * U2 \7 k- u( ?* A0 y4 E
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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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, J" u: a' R. }5 KI get a lot of knowledge in the university.
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7 a7 E- o9 G4 U4 w  X26. 黄山正在读书。 % ^, x6 h5 C+ W; W7 c+ {8 \
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Samuel is reading a book.
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) X) ]6 X" @9 k& U' ?+ B$ lSamuel is reading.
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27. exciting / excited。  
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28. 我遇到了很多困难。
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; b$ r4 D/ T) ^I am having many difficulties. / p* E3 _8 v& P4 Q% |2 G& [
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I am having a few problems / lots of problems. / g7 O, y" d8 K, N9 u
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29. 请快点走,否则我们会迟到的。
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; M" }+ J4 l  n0 sPlease 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。 . e9 q! J) B7 f' C  J  U

3 _( @$ t) O- I6 O7 [4 xShe was so jealous that she became desperate.
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1 y: @, n' x& _+ `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
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really an expert in this area.
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