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The price is very suitable for me. 0 |: q& L( y8 N; F: { * w7 O$ T( {9 Y0 y/ B& ]5 ? The price is right. ( p. `* I7 ]$ Q7 Q6 X& I2 C
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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 programme is not suitable for children在这组句子中用后面的说法会更合适。 : U, Z; h+ \. H" H2 k# _ & i3 [. {3 T5 T, n% S" }, p& _' J
3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job? 8 E& t# T* F: z
+ e* f: r @: x3 f1 @/ A# i Are you working at the moment? / C" n& v9 |" S 9 Z) v1 i4 f+ F! h- E
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 6 l ?% E1 ^( l! `0 p4 X" J - n) O4 \ e# E3 G. O
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 : N- Y* {. u5 Y" N3 t( M . C" \2 _2 ~$ m0 h. A+ r9 g
4. 用英语怎么说?How to say? ; u0 l7 }+ X5 M7 a* a- c8 r7 I- ^ , E6 p2 M1 p3 R* }% ?
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5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow? & V% b! M0 ]7 I ! L3 M7 m# u) L& j/ } Sorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow. # N% H7 i" ?. W9 J/ S
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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. + s E' n) R! A
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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。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. 9 | ]5 r; F3 I8 `: `2 }; h1 w
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, l9 [+ h* |6 }9 W; A2 y 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, 9 y6 W9 e& j- L% M) v$ ^# g2 K. d * M2 i9 T* u/ ?& F' ^( m) E( U( Z 8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too. L X: Q, D4 o* l" [
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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? 6 d% L' ^4 W G* H. r! m' n - k, l0 y9 t6 A2 ?: T8 k
What time is it, please? / r! }2 ?' E, \. U s- U
5 X) s A0 H/ p 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 0 i5 D# u" e1 ?# p$ A3 H* G 6 O1 A+ `1 e: m- h, o9 R 10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor. 9 q2 }# n7 ~4 V$ R2 ^* P 5 v4 Z7 B* t) _, G
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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。 + {2 x: u$ w \ / r% i6 u, |- H4 H7 T7 B- ]0 g6 j1 B 11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday? 5 ?1 {$ g. h* e- R! |, ~$ L3 g . w& l' i! A0 I* V4 A% f' V
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" ^ }7 b0 c" ~ I am I don’t know much about that. , q c. ^) H- |1 B3 k; u) ] . i+ Q2 C3 ]& ^ 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. 2 w, Q' ], f" W
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15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap. 1 U' X, z& }! x% o : a) g5 D7 o* F Y The price is too high/ rather low. . $ O7 H8 h# V7 o# U* K$ ~0 n
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