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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
" }* n7 d: i( `  Q1 [% @I like it very much.
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2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。 1 k7 e; b8 Q' N+ z: z- H
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The price is very suitable for me.
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5 h9 l% _: A" c: kThe 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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programme is not suitable for children在这组句子中用后面的说法会更合适。 & |" U: g+ F$ m' X( u
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3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job? ) \1 u1 D( g8 K+ Z( W

) I& e3 n0 }) n0 ^4 d: }Are you working at the moment?
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Note:what’s your & v. j" C, o3 E$ X3 o/ X
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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 $ C0 ?& z6 _/ m% Q) F
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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   |+ D, f; H' [/ i

! M3 ~) T; S' dline 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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" t) \/ R# ?3 E) z# Z" Z, e* V; C4. 用英语怎么说?How to say?
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( N$ f; A  B2 n, ~6 e0 AHow do you say this in English? 0 u# R( _- {8 M' [6 D" n/ o4 F
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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
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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? : w1 W. Q. M7 T5 \

6 ~/ k: B: x$ e/ ZSorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow.
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, J; K; E6 r# M7 `# B用I have something to . z/ O5 n8 V* j
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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 ; R  J6 I' g& e/ A7 J) A/ g; `

4 v; x: u, Z# Z8 m1 Qup.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
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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. ! i* q- N# X7 X0 d

7 F3 b' {) n) H# zI don’t have an English name.
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' P' f- m% i  ^4 ~7 M' }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。
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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
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brothers or sisters.我没有车。I don’t have a car. 5 i; I# d& u- q) l

9 ]2 L: c" D5 U& Q; e' C7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t.
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; D; z" W+ `1 I9 _  E" t8 eI don’t think I can. ' N8 L' ?3 F5 T9 f" K

' Q2 U$ t, q  M0 m6 ~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, ( b$ A# E1 w- w( G4 }. {; J2 r

8 Q* I3 S$ s' _% E8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too.
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# b! l/ v9 J2 p& {3 ~* pI am not a very good dancer either. ) q, r4 k: @& K' t, B5 ^$ f

) A- x. Q4 _, w" R8 t. DNote: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。 % P: o- h- d( U2 c; b

2 Y9 F! K3 u) w5 {# J9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now?
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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 & g* \3 {1 P% k( C. P- q
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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 # }" A" p% E/ Z4 m! c5 N4 l5 K
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doing for time?这句话在有时间限制的时候特别合适
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10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor.
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. k% T( ?. z9 j7 EI am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving.
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& `& I' n# Z. q# h0 kNote: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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7 G  T! P5 d2 ^& ?: q6 g" T9 z  ~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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6 S% U4 n* w- A: p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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) N0 o$ y; ^" d2 Y: V( C1 Y9 {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. 0 ]" k) {7 U+ w) |) r  Q* U

# m3 F0 ~( W7 `/ ?. M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 _) D& z: f  ~6 r5 h  w

4 d8 A6 U5 `' b& A9 t# f11. 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? 0 Z" E8 W6 u6 o3 U& A

1 q' h3 O& h. K9 u+ K% u$ \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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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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$ o- `  v# o, x( p7 I! ^  e12. 我没有经验。I have no experience.
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4 l2 g+ ^5 \* q0 N* AI am I don’t know much about that. + X" o' K* ~0 g

6 F2 I6 n$ d. z) u, x! Q1 qNote: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. Q) q6 V; a
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really an expert in this area.
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13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend.
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, t4 t) n: [. B* m0 }) ~8 f* w# AI don’t have a boyfriend.
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. {: q5 t1 s: A+ l14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy. ) b) N5 P( b9 A3 @+ D3 P
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He is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy. 4 [4 O4 d: N4 R$ t. _3 b
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15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap.
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5 g, s; l: N) a4 LThe price is too high/ rather low.
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16. 我们下了车。We got off the car.
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+ L" c) b& G: y, m* i3 f9 V, mWe got out of the car.
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& ?. J2 H/ a" |17. 车速快了。The speed of the car is fast. + Z) U% o9 y) p8 Z3 w3 ~
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The car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.”
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18. 这个春节你回家吗? ) h6 z- p4 [1 O) R' G9 O) |% r
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Will you be going back home for the Spring Festival?
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3 D6 V% g3 r4 p8 ]. k# v是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的) : Y# ^' X, a/ ?; S- Y) O4 P

/ F/ R' u: ], |, C0 k当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的) . b9 [+ X7 `  d; U
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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 % e6 V+ W5 O6 ~& L; o* h" ?! h( J% E
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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 4 Y' R1 B1 i/ R& j& f: N

/ C; y  m% e7 V% a9 k( q9 Rcourse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. 0 e4 o( @8 G" D  |) m# z

% h, [4 ~& x. G* N. s6 C3 X7 E: t19. 我觉得右手很疼。I feel very painful in my right hand.
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  d# ?0 e. Y. W6 WMy right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).” : m# s0 ?7 W* r8 U

8 O( e2 W- E& o( y20. 他看到她很惊讶。He looked at her and felt surprised.
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$ `) {* K' [, Z+ GHe looked at her in surprise.
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/ k$ N2 a) C9 M- Z% D5 q2 P6 z21. 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 ' R4 o: M5 A! m2 t; f' f7 f% Y) O4 l

  o( i5 q* o1 w2 Rso young.
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After having read your novel, I expected that you would be older.
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5 P. k* n7 u. L% S& P2 A22. 她脸红了,让我看穿了她的心思。
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Her red face made me see through her mind. ; q9 e& E; i2 o6 d0 M' K9 t

" k$ I! L3 p6 u; n, K+ yCorrect: Her red face told me what she was thinking.
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. @- O1 c6 z% }  X5 P, C23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。 & p' A1 M3 e: ?

# N- P) A( `: S; T) |" j0 MThe 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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# n) Y" {" |/ Q7 g& q24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her.
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; s% R$ G7 E$ d! T  ~( b7 I+ oLeave her alone.
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25. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。 $ |8 Z0 g9 P* l6 E! f: s, D# Q- r

) V( K* K3 U1 i+ q7 ?I get a lot of knowledge in the university.
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( Q, E# i( q8 j- ~- b. tI learned a lot in university.   |! z1 x+ M+ |! u% Q  G" C* e
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26. 黄山正在读书。
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Samuel is reading a book.
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Samuel is reading. " ]* \7 B. T6 X* G4 o/ F

. [/ e5 {4 Q% _27. exciting / excited。  
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, O! V8 R! O) \8 Q4 a28. 我遇到了很多困难。
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I am having many difficulties.
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7 q* M/ G# Y% u7 r" s* C! W29. 请快点走,否则我们会迟到的。   S, \; Z: u  G
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Please hurry to walk or we'll be late.
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6 x! B( U  S: ]* Z2 W+ J: ~Please hurry up or we'll be late.  
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30. 她由嫉妒转向失望。 1 |( o2 T% {2 [+ l

& a& v, i0 w( q3 cShe was so jealous that she became desperate. ; }3 ~; ]  _8 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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really an expert in this area.
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