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# J: I# \0 q% e7 N4 X Q 2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。 + {* b' l7 |$ T0 N! b( ~; s! R n0 S
0 c3 Y$ h2 C# `/ N- q The price is very suitable for me. 5 v; G3 b# U& n( [; e
9 e/ v5 y+ ?8 f: E' v( a0 | The price is right. $ v; s2 O; f; S/ u
( E7 M2 X O. ?' l5 d( _ 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。 9 ^* F$ f/ g. A: i @0 @, t" X3 o1 v1 B
3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job? 4 N K c" x b- i. j: u4 K% [
w- n! i4 A/ ~% }' ~" a5 Z' I Are you working at the moment? ( ^) D( s) x9 m7 Z/ }7 v s; F& [) e9 x- N" _3 b: P 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 * t/ w% G1 Y) c$ ~: U5 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 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 ]* N" Y" k g, z# I, r. M: ^ ) N2 I6 _% S: x2 m; h/ x* o% {$ t 4. 用英语怎么说?How to say? ) F2 }/ S( J' ~ : r: ^7 @, _+ ]8 i0 b( A; }
How do you say this in English? ( l" L, H- Y( U
" |7 Z/ Q4 Z% b* B. B 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? + O! C! b- ^/ L! E2 o
# s! ~3 @# \) m& g4 k+ g6 N, X 5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow? ! j/ y3 @ Z/ E( I6 p0 j8 c: Z; Z6 d. F4 R
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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. " R' g) j% K: `; |4 ~ $ E; |4 B$ O/ J2 {9 ` * a6 u, l. N7 @3 R# E, ?7 x: Q
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+ |. R5 x. A" B/ Q* }2 Y 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. # A1 _0 k: k4 T* u
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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, 1 Q9 T5 ?7 H3 F" }+ C( Y- d, L
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8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too. ( I0 q7 z! D5 B 6 x4 j) _2 p4 K: k( o% t( X0 b I am not a very good dancer either. # t( ~& c" [! C, s; `* r . C! F: i, o5 }; q4 C$ p0 j
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? ! h6 w# U; r! ?' w; T( J }* [ [ u+ V, W$ ? What time is it, please? 8 }3 Y9 S8 o& w6 ?3 |* G& [ " e% t B+ K" c
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 , v' E {& @1 u8 b# M% H
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8 ^. L+ x' C, [# A I am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving. 8 y5 S8 I- i# {0 d' {1 D
( c' ?- @, X( w( |1 ` e: y 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。 + c/ H, n! [1 |, u0 ^ # H) N+ B- N# ], @ 11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday? $ T9 n+ w' m- [/ Y. J+ {. Q
`6 h8 R% m) s7 g/ N3 w, x" N Would you like to come to our party on Friday night? 3 l, E" P7 a' _% n) T * |$ q' ]2 ^5 p- u- s5 ^+ k* o0 Q2 }
Note:join往往是指参加俱乐部或者协会,如:join a health club; join the Communist ; ?9 w+ t, o, h0 P; p0 f( u( h* u : ^1 h+ s, E& W0 I B4 f
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12. 我没有经验。I have no experience. , M! B- r' ]0 C& Q " u' ~& E+ D, T& D- m* Q4 C I am I don’t know much about that. - p9 A* ]3 C1 v# v$ z( s0 D / m x$ F" i& V+ {3 C9 Y
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. $ b, W0 @# u, k* B8 Y3 V 3 h% b0 L5 q. v7 b1 x( ]
13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend. * M; ?* b z' J! E; Q6 Z' d ' O/ Z+ H1 z- v/ z I don’t have a boyfriend. 7 S% |7 [1 R( g
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