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I like it very much.
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2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。 ( o8 ]8 Z, J5 _5 b( F
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The price is very suitable for me. * l, D+ q& ^8 k6 J
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The 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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. d' ]5 w, _/ m G' K$ pprogramme is not suitable for children在这组句子中用后面的说法会更合适。 3 W# [* H s! o8 J. [5 J
- h8 C' ? _+ M( J3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job? ' s( }( r! a% x9 h+ F! _2 U
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Are you working at the moment?
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Note:what’s your ! a$ h2 D+ @7 m+ m; O- D
: B0 f3 \( I; ~7 I0 h+ Q" bjob这种说法难道也有毛病吗?是的。因为如果您的谈话对象刚刚失业,如此直接的问法会让对方有失面子,所以您要问:目前您是在上班吗?Are you working
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at the moment?接下来您才问:目前您在哪儿工作呢?Where are you working these days?或者您从事哪个行业呢?What * c2 l( ?2 \) ]/ a3 Z; F
6 i/ i ?" ^4 W" z7 I x$ Oline 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? 5 Z$ m6 L* Z4 O8 V5 h' N
# q8 |1 s7 P) D# UHow do you say this in English? 4 \" o3 q7 P( H+ A0 N( Q
' K& ?# ^& j- A+ G H7 M1 VNote: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 K0 h4 o) E- ^, Z* a
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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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5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow?
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Sorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow.
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7 \# R" k& p) X$ u+ ?' k用I have something to 3 M, v( _9 X$ `4 p- s/ g% k8 _% l( S
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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 . @5 y$ T6 \, ~2 u9 W
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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 ( P* F! J( D! n) Y
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have to stay at home. & J1 ^9 Z4 \& D+ ]5 Y/ p6 U3 ^4 \$ @
8 g$ }/ w9 b% x0 a4 j3 d) ?6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name. 7 N- H5 V. i1 Q
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3 o3 }9 a+ _4 N0 c9 C9 t; 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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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 & M/ ^( c1 i( [9 @
0 K# ?5 l3 {6 j, |+ n; \; H/ {8 Nbrothers or sisters.我没有车。I don’t have a car. 7 O5 f0 I- ]4 i/ q* s2 u3 V
0 b& q: Y. Z, t7 A4 c6 a$ n5 i O5 z7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t.
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6 I: Y X6 ?; X/ z. u/ ?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, % Y& u! v+ i) e4 z5 i) _! X5 Q5 H6 H& ~( {
8 e2 L/ q Y4 s' f8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too. 3 o' ?' Z6 v+ F* e" E& j- }7 J
/ a- J6 N. y/ Q; l: kI am not a very good dancer either.
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: j& ? Z! q; E9 ENote: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。 " s3 |$ K' I* i5 ^( w# z
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9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now?
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What time is it, please?
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9 { Y; P, u8 _5 b8 F6 r# BNote: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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; H( g2 b/ ]1 Y; }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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10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor. " M+ H( M( T: k& i9 v8 D2 L2 S
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I am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving. 7 @! |+ l0 {! }, l1 D- v; l# Z
) G" O6 B7 }) p( nNote: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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' s! ]9 B3 t7 k Upoor. 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. $ m! j0 c6 F8 ^' C& D8 O
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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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+ i0 @5 _( l, k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。 - Y% |0 n* V) h# C2 v$ o
( _# I) S2 R/ g( \ T5 b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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- t: s I) u* J, j11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday?
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/ q9 r& O. ~. R4 w7 b5 ~Would you like to come to our party on Friday night? 1 r' _! Q) u2 L6 y; y
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12. 我没有经验。I have no experience. : F. R2 L. |% N! c
$ L1 j' ^7 I8 VI am I don’t know much about that.
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; P8 G) @2 W& m. s" K) L, _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 - j' C" \# B* f
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really an expert in this area. + g1 R$ ]7 a1 U: y8 j `
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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. " l9 n! H2 \4 E. U2 s3 Q
, V8 ]* h. B( T14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy. 2 j; h6 [+ y( V" K% N; a
1 `2 o" k* K4 Y0 H; @He is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy. 1 `0 y3 i) ^' o. G. F+ L
, o9 ]- x O+ L" U" }) x0 O0 |15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap. + [9 s# M l( `1 T: V8 K
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The price is too high/ rather low.
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16. 我们下了车。We got off the car. . g2 h; C% G8 J
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We got out of the car.
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% s* S1 @/ H$ u! n17. 车速快了。The speed of the car is fast. - Z) T* |9 h! N* @3 D/ D
# z2 z: B# `2 c0 I- AThe car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.”
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1 D+ e" S! _4 j) U" _: ?18. 这个春节你回家吗?
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; U3 H0 b. t$ Q- RWill you be going back home for the Spring Festival?
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a: G l6 ]" v是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的) 8 C3 H5 A' z; {0 ^3 q/ G& l
! s9 P- o, k0 o0 M9 u' J当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的) % X5 Q" P! X" ~) L. g5 L
; _: T W2 k/ F% 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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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 $ d5 m) [7 }, {% Y4 t
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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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19. 我觉得右手很疼。I feel very painful in my right hand. ; @) m4 D5 Y( V. ]
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20. 他看到她很惊讶。He looked at her and felt surprised.
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( {: G: g0 P& \He looked at her in surprise. & R; U, g2 i3 g6 o( c
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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
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After having read your novel, I expected that you would be older. 4 |, H+ ]) I3 i0 k+ D5 N+ ? x. S; k1 W; ^
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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.
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23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。 1 ^9 }/ j" S& _8 m2 p
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The sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood. / C' M) |7 q. c+ Z# v) e$ F
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Correct: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood.
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. P' U- g) I* T, u% M/ P24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her. % g1 j+ W& F; Q; o7 y3 ^
1 Y6 l+ V1 j& C: _# g, Q4 X3 JLeave her alone. 5 l! X9 o: D ^
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25. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。 5 J6 H6 ?2 P {# h3 v K0 F' U
& Q$ t$ J2 f" Y' C% P8 P! j7 v5 h' N6 WI get a lot of knowledge in the university. 3 F- j& [9 @8 Q: C
' f7 u+ J! l) U6 s" f3 |. D$ BI learned a lot in university.
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& j; K: `. @9 P' N1 M26. 黄山正在读书。 ) Q$ Z* I+ j; A! G/ m8 [
. q+ i! c& Z$ R ~$ fSamuel is reading a book. # ?3 G3 F. ^+ c: T+ d
. D! J6 t# H( {& x+ s( I# q3 V% ^ VSamuel is reading.
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! J, ?8 p; B2 o: ?( n4 v5 i28. 我遇到了很多困难。
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I am having a few problems / lots of problems. 1 {8 w6 |% K2 E, {$ H3 {/ V
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Please hurry to walk or we'll be late. : A- w* [6 |% {: H1 I6 Y
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( q3 s9 ^* m% pShe was so jealous that she became desperate.
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