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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 " b9 M* z2 N9 N
I like it very much.
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2. 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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6 H& n0 d+ \1 t4 b* [- J( jThe 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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0 v) c4 W0 U5 W' t3 Zprogramme 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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8 A. z2 L. i6 w3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job?
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Are you working at the moment? 6 E4 j' |- I, ~
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Note:what’s your " r5 b! k. W. ]1 T, W
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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
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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 1 M/ i" \. u0 I4 e
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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?
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, K8 ]3 P. }) N3 C; fHow do you say this in English?
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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 ' X# W( j9 P3 j9 C' ?; \, q

: j! o6 _  Q& q4 T  P$ l5 g+ Fspell 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? * l0 e' d9 ?: E5 M% [! N4 ?
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Sorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow.
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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 1 V- m6 a4 z* i& e. a
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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 0 N- ^2 ^  Q1 U4 G' q" H5 w# C

+ Y% D7 V2 W/ ~; [! ahave to stay at home.
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2 P3 S6 X& N6 K4 Q4 C3 @$ T6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name.
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' x& D$ Y# c* v/ a: `# v" 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 4 @# v  |% T& s; k$ m: F. Y

3 `6 ^; ]/ Q. K' Wbrothers or sisters.我没有车。I don’t have a car. - A# S& W6 A; M: {: ^& m' D0 Y/ z
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7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t.
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/ M' r2 ]1 t) s& q/ m, p9 `I don’t think I can.
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* i4 Y7 t0 Z- x! v9 w3 xNote: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 i* f# o" h" ?
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8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too.
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' W5 T. g( I+ DI am not a very good dancer either.
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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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1 f! p0 V& E4 `! j9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now? 6 b& L, I1 H: L  I/ l) @

7 R' M# I- a3 i! gWhat time is it, please? " Z% z8 ^7 f% |+ W

2 k; A/ Y1 z3 n: d2 lNote: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 - H% n: x/ f. M" y; p) I  C0 k

# S6 C( N0 ~, c/ R. [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 # B' w6 ]* j# h9 e: C' v( O* C

$ p% M- I! |4 H# L! K% {9 Qdoing for time?这句话在有时间限制的时候特别合适 1 Y: A. a7 Y) q* c) @: l) b0 T
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10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor. 6 L) ~# P: X! j! F
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, r0 Y* H. p* l) S0 J; aNote: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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( f# q# q2 O, H$ D4 zpoor. 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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$ E1 V% y1 T* D$ c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。 8 }2 o' q. U; U7 Q/ b2 D8 B

% v8 f3 j$ V% w$ T2 v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。 ' \! @( u& h; B9 P( `

' ]3 h3 U/ r$ n* J8 _- z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. 8 t* E) g! h- q4 D* z
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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。 % I. T" U, V! g. T/ Y- R; j

1 ^+ z& i- m- R4 g( J11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday? ) Y9 u; g( x! @' W
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Would you like to come to our party on Friday night? + g! T8 ]- a9 D8 p6 Z: S
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Note: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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, p- C: n2 B/ l: KParty.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.
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I am I don’t know much about that. 7 q1 [( M: V& P

' Q+ W. W1 G2 B2 j( Z) i  {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. 5 B0 |# U0 b- d3 v

/ r* _5 [. N6 eI don’t have a boyfriend.
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  }2 N7 R8 G; m' n" _: W% I14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy.
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8 ?. D; z, k3 T! [' }' Q8 T2 FHe is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy. 2 b; A1 d8 j& Z7 x

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The price is too high/ rather low.
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5 _; \# i+ B8 m" y. P: P16. 我们下了车。We got off the car.
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We got out of the car. 8 B4 y/ m9 `. @, k
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17. 车速快了。The speed of the car is fast.
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; f1 r& w( E; o. s# Y* f6 a- KThe car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.”
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18. 这个春节你回家吗? 7 N/ d. w9 w3 Z. b' N. O& L1 D
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Will you be going back home for the Spring Festival?
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9 w% T3 D7 b" {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) 8 g0 t( o+ m. Y. \  j
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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 8 H5 N7 Q2 m. i2 q& J9 ]4 {5 ~

) w1 w, T# p3 Ecourse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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0 V& z8 e' S. g  ]+ C19. 我觉得右手很疼。I feel very painful in my right hand.
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+ u) m! w3 ]0 _My right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).”
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20. 他看到她很惊讶。He looked at her and felt surprised.
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& [. r: G* i1 R  A+ cHe 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 * c+ g* L9 q9 M  d2 g+ d: m6 G4 L2 V
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7 V6 A, v4 w, k, m9 rAfter having read your novel, I expected that you would be older. ' H! \6 [" A- t9 w/ L
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22. 她脸红了,让我看穿了她的心思。 $ W/ j. _! e1 Z# B
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Her red face made me see through her mind. 0 e4 w: |+ O" a$ }+ z

5 B$ i5 k6 M# S# D0 JCorrect: Her red face told me what she was thinking. + {$ S+ X; s7 E2 S+ r: ?% U
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23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。 9 y7 y2 i3 O3 Q7 {8 D# c
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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. + `' u! `$ c5 n! C4 J- y, v

0 R* w- P! ], Z1 n8 P  DLeave her alone.
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/ t& E! r( p* l; d0 c; p4 S25. 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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- I( b& _) w  S) u- {% WI learned a lot in university.
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; b3 |9 H4 a" Q- D0 E& o/ e7 I26. 黄山正在读书。
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Samuel is reading a book.
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$ Z/ J/ N/ G& j% h& p& X# ^Samuel is reading. 7 Y( q+ \& N8 |3 f
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27. exciting / excited。  
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28. 我遇到了很多困难。
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  c- E& m% Z3 T2 u& pI am having many difficulties. 4 L* j; q" K' a* M' O4 a2 e5 {; p5 b$ d
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I 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。 ) m' k) p6 H7 ?; P" F
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6 ?# Z) ^& b: f1 i5 X& SPlease hurry up or we'll be late.  
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30. 她由嫉妒转向失望。 " @3 q$ i+ |# P4 v' e: E0 Y
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She was so jealous that she became desperate. 7 M, Y  b4 x. {$ X7 q$ m" P" H
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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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, x9 p7 n& _' N7 i7 M  treally an expert in this area.
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