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1. I very like it
! A' K7 l; y4 a, U3 {0 jI like it very much.
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. f) l6 d4 w% z4 t9 E) H @2. 这个价格对我挺合适的。
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% A. Y7 }: g; V; b( p$ zThe price is very suitable for me. 8 `2 ^' U i" D" _0 `7 z1 u
. H. `% q# G/ eThe price is right. 0 J5 P7 \0 b* I/ p
) ?) @% T3 E, {6 p; v7 `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。 ' X3 R6 N4 W$ U& S. J
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3. 你是做什么工作的呢?What’s your job?
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) F# q8 N) @$ B+ {: J J' OAre you working at the moment?
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* s* N0 W$ l( GNote:what’s your
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# T ~% o$ H! C4 V2 K c. g/ r8 ~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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1 j9 ]1 T& f( V) C. S/ rat 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 / M, }; [( `; w* z! v
" C7 @ p9 c' i8 C/ @- C: L7 E9 Bline 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 0 @0 h+ W+ Q( S" v
0 u* ?, N7 l2 \9 a+ j( ?3 q3 {0 L4. 用英语怎么说?How to say?
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: U8 _3 m5 W7 [6 |9 I THow do you say this in English?
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" j' p' x5 r& e& C7 RNote: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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/ U- f! W [7 I! mspell that please?请问这个单词怎么读?How do you pronounce this word? , ]8 h2 k4 X0 E7 l
2 R5 q7 V0 ^8 t5 ]& ~* D8 Z5. 明天我有事情要做。I have something to do tomorrow? 5 k! T( K" ^- ^5 h9 O
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Sorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow. : L6 q* ?$ K8 Q
: C! M$ W- n. v7 j0 ?+ E7 y" x- H用I have something to " p U" D( @3 B
6 b7 U, y; m5 d. \# F8 Pdo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 5 a: L- {/ E/ s5 c
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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 9 T3 \( D5 w/ l: o% h
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have to stay at home.
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6. 我没有英文名。I haven’t English name. 2 a2 a( }7 ?4 `/ W
. f* H" d( h; B$ }: WI don’t have an English name.
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6 ~0 Z& Z$ ~& i5 x4 N/ J# RNote: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。 2 o* H9 s, v, d! Y; R2 d1 B' l/ c
3 R5 M3 _3 b7 _+ n U; i& e, ^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 & w4 |) j' R9 }4 I4 o3 u
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brothers or sisters.我没有车。I don’t have a car.
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4 |- ~& K+ K% l7. 我想我不行。I think I can’t.
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I don’t think I can.
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0 {$ [* Q, E! C6 m! a' P4 b" ~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, 0 G. V- w# F9 Z/ G
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8. 我的舞也跳得不好。I don’t dance well too.
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I am not a very good dancer either.
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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。 ; l, ?8 x7 k( q: r3 A! T3 ~
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9. 现在几点钟了?What time is it now?
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7 c" H: [8 d; P3 T0 N* X# PWhat time is it, please?
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; G/ R; n. Q+ T( b. ?! B8 i/ 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 7 Q4 B4 m) {+ M' Z) b" Q% m& B
' E( L2 N5 Z5 d/ L- H3 N" myesterday, 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 1 T" b) `) ?/ C% q) k# l. }
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doing for time?这句话在有时间限制的时候特别合适 $ T: L V |% ~" X/ f
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10. 我的英语很糟糕。My English is poor. ! m+ ?1 P* w. ?2 W
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I am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving. * g. k0 y% q4 J9 I$ l. Q
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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 , z ^5 U! d N& J0 m8 h
) L' V( J( `) G) k9 P- ?; [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. 0 |: V$ E. S: U3 E0 t8 c
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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。 ' }6 \/ _+ P. X: Z! W* b2 A
2 l$ j' B% S; \) u1 h$ z6 {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。
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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。
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11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?Would you like to join our party on Friday?
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' Z3 M! R! I. T9 [: _- A0 T: qWould you like to come to our party on Friday night?
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( m2 h) H$ A8 j) v( l bNote:join往往是指参加俱乐部或者协会,如:join a health club; join the Communist
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# C. j3 d: j4 ?Party.事实上,常常与party搭配的动词的come 或者go。如go a wild party,或者come to a Christmas Party。
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7 o5 I. F5 c& z, d! y7 M. y$ ~12. 我没有经验。I have no experience. 8 h3 I3 z8 ]5 S# i: N! N
3 ~' G! @0 {9 [+ P4 l0 @I am I don’t know much about that. 4 B2 @% S; h0 G- s4 q; \
* Z# @6 M' e9 z9 z2 \- xNote: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 O; R) T+ E5 Q4 l
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13. 我没有男朋友。I have no boyfriend. ! y7 E" `/ N/ b4 {6 L* y0 k! I
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I don’t have a boyfriend.
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14. 他的身体很健康。His body is healthy. + ~& j- d7 o' S/ Q/ c( l1 F* ^
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He is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy. 5 o$ J0 a/ t/ d; s. z2 B! l. @* X
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15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。The price is too expensive/cheap. : P0 U4 i# z: y! v* A
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16. 我们下了车。We got off the car. 5 R4 A) Q8 b8 S& ^& E
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We got out of the car.
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# @* q5 T7 I* Z# `17. 车速快了。The speed of the car is fast. . a! `/ z- f2 _) x/ G
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+ q7 H$ G7 m) _18. 这个春节你回家吗?
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Will you be going back home for the Spring Festival? 3 Y z7 h6 y& B& k9 {# y0 a3 c6 D
; h' F& R/ v- C( w是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的) 4 |, T$ f; ]2 h8 z) E. }
3 o: P* d" n" t/ n当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的)
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+ ?+ O; L) Z _8 G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 5 A# K2 w X" j2 N. G$ O% l9 v3 K" M/ \
! r5 n: u: D8 L" C- `6 [$ dcourse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
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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
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not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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19. 我觉得右手很疼。I feel very painful in my right hand. 7 p# T) E: x. _8 J7 i0 p
: m, h: m+ W8 w; P: bMy right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).”
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20. 他看到她很惊讶。He looked at her and felt surprised. - j$ p- d- \, h h" r
. M2 @$ g X5 tHe 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 # f) z$ V8 Z- g5 r% o
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9 K& x* C5 _; Q* ]' sAfter having read your novel, I expected that you would be older.
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' f" B. U" W n3 K- t: z& ]22. 她脸红了,让我看穿了她的心思。
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Her red face made me see through her mind. ) |+ E( K( M" d4 i" p/ @
, _, I8 q& H. e# H# U- f mCorrect: Her red face told me what she was thinking. 0 X2 F" X0 n( h' K7 K
4 u6 p% N8 U7 Z0 d/ \3 \23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。
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8 z+ M, z. e; r: ?% u4 b, SThe sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood. 0 _8 ^4 m1 n9 T7 b, k/ u! P; O. U
$ [8 k7 O& e! d& U: Z# n- z( ?Correct: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood.
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24. 别理她。Don't pay attention to her. % Y' L4 s3 N8 i" v
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: e1 ~# ~- I2 T6 i25. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。 + I" x1 \" X! k
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; A# z( _$ f& N" l9 [% b& a* EI learned a lot in university.
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& O6 h1 h0 |8 |1 V# [26. 黄山正在读书。
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# u* d0 @1 M! V5 X% JSamuel is reading a book.
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9 l* l! ^5 \) ]' v9 ]' h; U27. exciting / excited。
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: ~6 P$ q/ T7 ^2 l28. 我遇到了很多困难。
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I am having many difficulties.
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5 q4 y* B. T, e" aI am having a few problems / lots of problems.
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9 }" d( s2 a" P- G) I: N7 V29. 请快点走,否则我们会迟到的。
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5 S2 \, K2 B8 x( G7 y% y8 {, UPlease hurry to walk or we'll be late.
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Please hurry up or we'll be late. $ G, T3 f3 e* d5 `' P/ x; ~. l
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; }! P6 j) H# U4 YShe was so jealous that she became desperate.
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