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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 , G; t) s& |; q: h  a5 z9 g9 r- u
I like it very much. 9 h7 K6 B# u% n( ~. a) u- ~( h$ Y

/ I0 W2 W% m" D" Z0 ^2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。 ' |; ^- z$ Z: L: \) O

5 M/ l' b: V+ `! vThe price is very suitable for me. 2 W& {  u+ }0 l
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The price is right. , `) ^2 ~, r- `* E! @
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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。
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3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job? ! U+ A+ t3 A( }" p7 L
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Are you working at the moment? " E$ d+ c4 w+ M$ X, l  j# U, d
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Note:what’s your * N1 M  o, q' Y1 I
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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
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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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2 K$ C0 _- G& o0 p' ^% v4. 用英语怎么说?How to say?
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' y( w! a- k2 Z! c6 U& eHow do you say this in English? - T% z& L3 X0 ^+ i% z5 c
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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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  n( P% M7 H0 y! }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? ; V) c- T) N- H" W% O6 c2 T! _/ j
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Sorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow. ) y1 r9 O5 B: T
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用I have something to 0 N+ h6 O+ \, c1 u/ M. @" ~: E, b
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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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+ Z# o4 v9 n0 y  ?/ Rup.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 . @' S7 Z* _) G" e1 B$ g# N0 d

; S7 \& K0 z0 g6 }' G  F6 ohave to stay at home.
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+ q' l/ g+ D& \8 M6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name. 6 Q& |: H4 n( Z: L( w
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I don’t have an English name. ) o7 C$ H7 m. k6 ^0 y
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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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  f, s, t; E: F6 F4 v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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3 s+ @9 R& n6 D/ Z# Wbrothers or sisters.我没有车。I don’t have a car.
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7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t.
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; d0 H. K0 i3 @6 i/ yI don’t think I can.
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( E' I  Y! |8 s6 sNote: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, 4 Z0 l- ]" ~7 f* F, W% w8 M/ E

5 h( u0 s3 b. H. h( X. j$ F7 ?! Q8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too. 3 V, x9 a7 ~4 K! q0 j8 `( e% v

5 n0 i6 |+ q  N' CI am not a very good dancer either.
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, p7 N) t, K+ X* r2 }/ ONote: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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9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now?
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What time is it, please? 4 b/ F" |/ y4 H8 x
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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 # I( k! T- `/ O# i" N' W% N! _

+ U7 S0 A* d' ~9 H( ayesterday, 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   l: N* g2 R$ D6 g& W

# a  ~% q0 `2 ~" Z& ~/ }doing for time?这句话在有时间限制的时候特别合适
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. j' R; p. S& Y3 L10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor.
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I am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving.
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4 m; G9 n9 d# mNote: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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# s6 r& W& o8 }0 K; _0 Qpoor. 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. & M7 `8 b/ S5 q) v7 ^7 c$ i

2 I; r9 }# \( S& G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. 5 L& E' W& Z1 S, p/ H
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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。 5 I6 I6 o9 Y4 q) W8 D8 X2 U) n/ O6 G2 O

7 C+ u) i3 |6 x11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday? 1 T# M2 e0 ], i  X

5 F5 p/ S/ p. w! Z( y, Q& aWould you like to come to our party on Friday night? # O7 X- a6 ]+ y4 W2 c2 X
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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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8 d2 Z- ?7 F8 p" |/ Q9 `3 ~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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12. 我没有经验。I have no experience.
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# V  M0 J$ r3 \" vI am I don’t know much about that. / b9 x. o3 e+ l- m9 n5 z1 |" u! v! i* ~. Q
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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 + ]. D" s1 z( B0 K
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really an expert in this area. 7 ?6 r" e- R. J5 }6 k2 |; {. A

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4 s" l0 M( q$ B2 T1 H. u8 ]I don’t have a boyfriend.
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14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy. % E: F9 {2 n9 D4 M( b
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He is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy. 0 D8 ~0 j- {# `; @7 p
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15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap. / g' }8 J. h- E! N4 \

6 ^3 L+ _- c; ]* M6 r: [The price is too high/ rather low. 6 i0 Z6 c* R$ l7 e- u

$ H+ Q. W3 R$ H4 O8 \* {16. 我们下了车。We got off the car. & |8 t, x; X: }* F3 P# e

6 g1 g( u8 p( m. _! p) P! F! GWe got out of the car.
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17. 车速快了。The speed of the car is fast. 3 t, l( v' ^/ e/ L5 e9 k
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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?   r7 |- T* ]( Q5 I: V* _

0 \4 u& e9 v$ d2 I8 LWill you be going back home for the Spring Festival? 7 y0 e; ~( Y5 U
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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) 3 p) |8 v6 ?3 r7 S4 P- Q' v2 x

7 q$ h, v" h- [  [" Z. m) M$ T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
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  w: o! x4 B# X, H& y! A0 g5 p- _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 8 C1 @  [6 L( d  j$ V

$ i: J' V2 F6 W; Fnot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.
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- b2 H) S2 Z& z2 @9 ^9 OMy right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).”
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, B1 [* w- V2 o. a( Z; L20. 他看到她很惊讶。He looked at her and felt surprised. : M6 u% }: P& O3 h& C

0 L/ c7 @( n( i5 sHe looked at her in surprise. 4 ~9 {# l; Z% Z0 a$ o

& K$ e2 r. d% e  \  Y+ O9 T21. 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. 4 O$ }. H# [  s2 E; _
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After having read your novel, I expected that you would be older. 7 g  ]5 P' c* N' A

; a! G4 q+ P/ z4 d22. 她脸红了,让我看穿了她的心思。 : S; f; \5 H2 e4 o8 F4 K7 S

$ Y7 e8 X$ R7 J: p6 E  oHer red face made me see through her mind. 3 L6 z: S8 R1 v9 V

0 A7 Z" U" t  T5 Z0 k6 t! oCorrect: Her red face told me what she was thinking. % m$ Y% \) T5 I+ Z; v1 A

; ?% X  p) l8 c- x% v$ L23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。 7 o. S7 k2 M/ G2 N. y3 F5 h9 U

2 m3 q4 q1 J2 R1 O" u/ nThe sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood.
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Correct: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood.   p7 c) z; ^2 s( h4 \  w. T7 ?' ~

1 z$ Z4 Q2 J: p8 w: c% {24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her.
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- D0 ~' |7 g" }1 i- b# PLeave her alone.
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25. 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. 3 z3 `7 M- _4 P# @

9 S; X. x) e5 CI learned a lot in university.
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& |: K: G3 X+ E- X$ _, m26. 黄山正在读书。 ; s4 y# N. d% U$ d

+ Y  v# f' |8 ^7 fSamuel is reading a book. 4 k' T3 E0 ]8 ~! t+ `: Q5 k) Z1 t

" t8 h5 D) n9 f. }Samuel is reading.
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27. exciting / excited。   ( w% Q, N6 O; t# Q5 }+ u

) L$ j& a( w/ |& T9 z28. 我遇到了很多困难。 , R  ^3 k) Q+ Q7 I

* Z0 c2 }1 t+ @" r9 NI am having many difficulties. * Q& l8 r, U. `% E3 |) k5 {

* @7 q& B( `# K( i7 mI 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。 0 l# u4 e1 I2 E8 v  P# r

7 K( f9 W+ f8 Z! C; |Please hurry to walk or we'll be late. ) f) Z, A7 N/ b( x

% Q+ S: J" \/ F& W: _Please hurry up or we'll be late.   7 g& e/ ~" i$ F. y
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30. 她由嫉妒转向失望。
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/ e1 Q" H8 W6 x6 F2 p9 A4 ]- yShe was so jealous that she became desperate.
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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
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/ {* D+ V/ W8 u# u3 F/ H: Y+ wreally an expert in this area.
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