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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 & r5 ~5 M3 `' w7 U1 b' U
I like it very much.
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  m* x7 ]$ s# q# `2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。
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- O7 M. |7 o# I' @  R' YThe price is very suitable for me.
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; W" Y/ R3 _# o! RThe 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。 1 O  _0 V! A% c! e' a
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3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job? , v- L6 `  c7 f

, n* x4 A. k! F' iAre you working at the moment?
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Note:what’s your 8 H9 r* m1 O( X( s, 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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& A9 P' O. G8 _7 k8 I5 f: Kat 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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6 o  g. p$ L& x! l( d8 V5 F" d3 D; ~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 6 K- y, C9 {# X. H4 d* l
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4. 用英语怎么说?How to say? / {  D2 Y2 O$ i! o2 {1 h5 j
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How 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
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spell that please?请问这个单词怎么读?How do you pronounce this word? ) t$ A. q' |7 `" J
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5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow? / c1 S, a( X- y* l9 w

, F) {! A6 K8 L# QSorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow. 7 u  I0 m! B% y# g' C- D+ n- i
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; k9 p7 D4 R5 F' qdo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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! Y, z/ k6 x# K5 @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
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, P/ o4 }. c% {have to stay at home.
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, ]6 f+ g6 J. y) ~4 b6 |6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name. $ v) O* Y) R- E4 V7 i
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- J3 M$ `2 Q/ \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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+ m- H# i( d# R7 A6 g9 `: m! s& O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. " F8 E" g6 y1 a
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7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t.
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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,   R- w1 X# ]0 @' E/ V
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8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too. ( x1 ?. V/ S8 H
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I am not a very good dancer either. / ], s4 ^3 y6 b& Z$ O9 A2 b7 l/ {/ 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。 6 h  q; t; g, X; k

1 o# M- q) Q5 y9 R9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now?
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What time is it, please?
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8 o1 q6 v; X, a( N3 G, I! J+ 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 0 x1 h3 s" d  ?8 _( c) E2 B& N6 L

" M  g& p8 r" `6 L$ [  cyesterday, 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
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  A: N9 B1 B' `- P. C* d* O10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor. % D" t: o' G" d' x( ^- u
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I am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving.
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. U" V8 _* l6 X  @* u" {Note: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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8 f2 V/ m1 c1 |* l( {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. " V5 i7 C+ S& m4 R* n. V7 Y
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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。 ) ~2 l( x' E7 i: b
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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。 4 L: ^7 g5 B& J0 J
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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.
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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。 + G$ I2 Z) H- ?8 O* V4 H

) ~0 V; }& Z( P11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday? ) M% ~  M8 q# D' \, Q

/ A; d1 n* }1 k- mWould you like to come to our party on Friday night?
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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 4 b  J  u: E/ j% Y
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- h5 a3 x( u( [4 j' r) R% X12. 我没有经验。I have no experience. , L& B- D' E2 j2 Z) X4 Q
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I am I don’t know much about that.
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/ ?, w# G# ?: F2 ]2 ENote: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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really an expert in this area.
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13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend. & J' u2 u' q  {* S

$ c1 I9 W# G# R7 T3 P% }: c/ eI don’t have a boyfriend.
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14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy. 6 Z8 }7 F$ Z2 y8 m. h  _- }) e: a
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He is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy.
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15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap.   q0 }# N& I. V, b, i

, _$ i( n1 S/ DThe price is too high/ rather low. 0 {1 X; T& C9 k' {
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16. 我们下了车。We got off the car.
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6 _4 x& H, x. Q2 s, O7 VWe got out of the car.
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17. 车速快了。The speed of the car is fast. + I2 ^. I& t( l$ Y, k' {3 q

3 V: p) [  k% }1 L+ L5 aThe car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.” 6 y; t+ L; H, C( J$ A
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18. 这个春节你回家吗? 1 [! P+ l8 i. ?+ `2 B; k; a

# ]0 I) A/ @$ N- ~Will you be going back home for the Spring Festival?
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是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的) $ u$ w. w, k+ S6 K/ O- T# y
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当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的)
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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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2 S$ o" J7 m0 Tcourse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 , g' ~% }+ y% H
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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 ; K5 Z5 \; S. S; \2 w

! h& }% K9 K. x- @3 ~4 x# Knot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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My right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).”
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9 U. S5 N5 s1 F+ l20. 他看到她很惊讶。He looked at her and felt surprised. ; A3 z' T) l' b0 c# A" x
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He 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
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3 ~& d) O, h$ `* u8 R; j+ k  t4 Vso young. # M- \' ^/ Q$ i$ Z; z
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After having read your novel, I expected that you would be older.
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- P" J* }% z/ y1 y7 n- ?5 K22. 她脸红了,让我看穿了她的心思。 8 C" k# E$ _* A- `' P% S, S, F

2 \( H/ _0 r! `+ j! P. A) LHer red face made me see through her mind.
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! i  e; _7 C8 @Correct: Her red face told me what she was thinking.
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) V4 T7 ~+ K# g" W23. 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.   V$ S' w6 y! q7 x
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9 g: m: h8 f- z! H24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her. , a5 E( {$ J( |- B5 |4 w: t# O

. B  v, G' ]+ s8 r- z+ b) ~Leave her alone.
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25. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。 ( F/ @* J( K0 b: J' s* O% x

2 u. I3 h( |. f8 u2 A. ?I get a lot of knowledge in the university.
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26. 黄山正在读书。   ^6 ?* ~: {6 v& _3 v% I

' |4 o* d# n6 g+ q4 fSamuel is reading a book. 7 M6 \  e( z4 p$ Q5 q5 K

0 h9 ^7 j  p; \( |; c9 pSamuel is reading. 2 t. ]" t9 T3 _
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27. exciting / excited。  
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5 s7 l9 f9 a4 x7 N9 l& S- A+ K28. 我遇到了很多困难。 & t7 E6 t0 S( \+ R) ?2 c6 v

6 U3 ^  G2 ]1 ^% y$ |2 hI am having many difficulties. % K% \* t  I3 Z! Y: r

+ T2 T5 v. M/ |" AI 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。
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Please hurry to walk or we'll be late.
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! v, `! B' ]5 J! d  ?. Z3 N/ SPlease hurry up or we'll be late.  
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. P9 u( q: p. z2 `: o( f30. 她由嫉妒转向失望。 $ b2 _. v7 N8 L
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She was so jealous that she became desperate. 1 T5 }: B, x, ]/ I/ `9 W" |2 C

. M3 {  X7 y8 j+ W( DJealousy 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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