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6 Q( K3 N! N; A8 f/ c1 I I like it very much. 9 ]7 E, {# V* v9 Y, e$ J, ~" ~5 H 8 n0 g; Z% V4 K# D1 B( ? 2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。 v$ m f7 s1 m & A# @& Y) V+ z- z% j/ |# J The price is very suitable for me. + x ~; w) y0 `3 g( ? x$ ` ) C* O% D8 Z: R5 G4 c# b
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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。 ; k/ t) B, Z7 F2 y3 k. v7 H% n " l& D1 g; a7 r7 t
3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job? & c7 a) W+ A5 t m- P8 ^, U ' n4 C3 l2 o0 q5 C Are you working at the moment? 1 B; l/ c% n3 Q3 S" O- i 1 x1 C* n, l' M! v
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 ) Y6 ~# I% f! }% W$ e 5 Q( D" Z$ G6 T
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 , M6 o/ o1 V' c( ~( _
" o5 p& e c5 H* q 4. 用英语怎么说?How to say? ) S: {2 w, Z* e: G2 t C1 U- g ; R) f# o' t. v7 {2 i- u0 E8 M
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Sorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow. 1 H8 v4 t" S- v/ p5 u0 k1 W/ g) K 1 \% V6 `+ W7 \) n+ }3 A
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. . ~7 M3 R% G& b) E8 Z 4 l2 f9 h& o. s6 N
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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. ; S+ ^; m, b2 L$ l3 G7 A . q" P6 b) {* b5 Z# C( j 7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t. + t6 _6 z- t* h7 e " p6 H' ~2 v6 O( Z1 N C6 c
I don’t think I can. . r! C& {! b0 ?8 H % g& K% n4 _+ z 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 F# s p- b' m$ h
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8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too. : [$ F5 s( [% Z# P6 W% z" h . k1 ^+ w- H1 @1 S
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4 t2 }# ^( c: K: a, p) C8 f( b* o What time is it, please? , d b- S# t3 m0 j! K# P3 L 4 }$ a6 ?1 p& \+ ^5 V
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 3 Q8 T4 p9 o) ?: I* J6 y0 t0 X 4 a( h5 s& I; ?0 K
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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。 " N9 D5 B' g& }! g3 G8 g+ |8 D V( ?4 `$ }) H, U0 g
11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday? * h: G- q0 y. u3 u$ r. J. l " A2 G# @- \ P7 ? Would you like to come to our party on Friday night? , ~# e" @* w0 B, Y
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I am I don’t know much about that. 4 C/ k2 j& `9 C) Y& W 6 |5 C* M" s: t+ Y) u+ H 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 g, h: Z. Y- d% C7 }. @
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