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1. I very like it ~( o Q4 l6 H5 N $ o" i3 s8 o2 v' _0 F4 b$ R" G I like it very much. ; f3 v; G) S4 D' b0 c0 W
( i& l5 ~( T, |5 |& |' o% f9 P4 k The price is very suitable for me. ( e, t5 `: O7 e- H' ]. E a6 L7 M$ _
9 |; ^. z% K L& q0 g# O' v! p2 \# S The price is right. % L( r# v5 c; l; |
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3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job? " h9 G! ?: `4 X" J : o: k5 {; R3 p0 s5 [- g# w [6 Y
Are you working at the moment? 4 m E! ?, L% I) I) J% ]
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Note:what’s your 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 $ C% g: w, u7 K N; m! q x; {* \! y( J 3 q# O3 `; N1 @% \0 E/ v0 G
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 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 9 c8 a# O1 U* q- H8 a7 E+ {, I1 j 7 }' p6 F: D' L$ c! i 4. 用英语怎么说?How to say? 8 T( {/ V- Y& R9 R/ C; l' T* b ; X. {5 @% T1 n" Z# K: G- k How do you say this in English? & H) q# ]) {) ?2 u 5 q# I/ k; ?2 l6 `5 L" X0 H
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 spell that please?请问这个单词怎么读?How do you pronounce this word? 4 a: a: i4 H0 R) K0 S# `) g. z+ p0 \3 {
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用I have something to 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 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 have to stay at home. ) E7 z4 C% l" V9 J2 d& n / F5 h$ l3 G( N/ i7 q! R) p/ z
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6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name. 6 x5 R1 Y8 k( s$ Z1 d' Z% w( k
* i' a' k+ e( o; C4 ^# @$ q; t8 A I don’t have an English name. , L# H2 k o+ V6 i( y+ }2 m 7 C7 U7 k6 O$ z3 u) J$ Q% t
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。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 brothers or sisters.我没有车。I don’t have a car. ( d5 L2 ]& C- N! n0 C/ D 4 o3 R, w" d+ I; y3 Z$ o7 ?7 N# I 7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t. ! O6 I6 \/ L8 h; m8 f. j8 T. f ; |) `2 v$ D7 k! Q, y
I don’t think I can. 6 \$ E& b% X1 F2 O" J2 \ 7 E8 n& i+ n0 S$ {: b K# P 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, $ W5 j0 W5 l' C) ]0 o1 d, H * W3 }% X4 W' g& ?, n7 R
8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too. " m9 v" y9 _' n7 [
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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 9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now? 0 w4 j% g. s# R* z7 M ( y, o2 _+ Q A: i' X2 o5 A+ ~* m
What time is it, please? 9 S# I; E2 a: z/ Z0 ~, e: Q3 C 5 ^7 Z6 x1 V3 ?$ i0 N4 \# x4 y
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 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 doing for time?这句话在有时间限制的时候特别合适 / P4 S2 Z: Q. F' ?* ^) N$ C & F4 ^8 l* T0 ?/ \ 10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor. 7 s/ J2 z5 n S# L$ j) U. t% r; T ; \' q8 D- r8 ~+ h; P3 C& b, @
I am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving. 1 B* m/ H2 J; ~4 D8 u ; Q8 P! g. J2 ^3 V; I
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 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. 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。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。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. 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。 . P% y7 Z6 J6 _( k: L ( V5 }; @! d; w$ N v2 G# m: E 11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday? % J/ B/ l2 J# |$ } $ }- j) t& M" D+ `. c4 Y Would you like to come to our party on Friday night? ( N/ G% ~- \8 }! H8 ?8 w
/ k) I5 S1 g4 @ Note:join往往是指参加俱乐部或者协会,如:join a health club; join the Communist " o, i1 T+ i9 K; u# E! o " l( b2 {5 E* I
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6 i# b8 O2 k8 A/ ^3 Y; @ 12. 我没有经验。I have no experience. 3 T$ S+ Y4 N X3 U6 c
& J! y7 j0 V6 n7 v; @. o7 ^4 V I am I don’t know much about that. 7 L! r, L2 ~, J7 W " {! T! M* {9 l; N; l5 h5 \) z 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 really an expert in this area. ) c$ P8 L1 ]) d' @, d
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15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap. ) H# U4 F9 [, M- b & j# x3 i( p8 x8 z8 _8 ] The price is too high/ rather low. . 5 o' k; ]" h' {, n) { ; Y! ~. x: ^5 o1 d- r 16. 我们下了车。We got off the car. 2 z/ M! }' ~" X) g. i/ Y* \ * k3 q( \" Z/ C4 L+ x8 R- V, {( R
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