时间:2018-04-03 14:58:11 来源:http://www.pinghe.com 作者:Myron
1. 他的身体很健康。
错: His body is healthy.
对: He is in good health. You can also say: He’s healthy.
2. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。
错: The price is too expensive/cheap.
对: The price is too high/ rather low.
3. 我们下了车。
错: We got off the car.
对: We got out of the car.
4. 车速快了。
错: The speed of the car is fast.
对: The car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.”
5. 这个春节你回家吗?
Will you be going back home for the Spring Festival?
是的,我回去。
Of course! (这一句是错的)
当然。
Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的)
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 course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 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 not也具挑衅的意味。正常情况下语气温和的说法是certainly not.
6. 我觉得右手很疼。
错: I feel very painful in my right hand.
对: My right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).”
7. 他看到她很惊讶。
错: He looked at her and felt surprised.
对: He looked at her in surprise.
8. 我读过你的小说但是没料到你这么年轻。
错: I have read your novels but I didn't think you could be so young.
对: After having read your novel, I expected that you would be older.
9. 她脸红了,让我看穿了她的心思。
错: Her red face made me see through her mind.
对: Her red face told me what she was thinking.
10. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。
错: The sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood.
对: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood.
11. 别理她。
错: Don't pay attention to her.
对: Leave her alone.
12. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。
错: I get a lot of knowledge in the university.
对: I learned a lot in university.
13. 黄山正在读书。
错: Samuel is reading a book.
对: Samuel is reading.
14. 我遇到了很多困难。
错: I am having many difficulties.
对: I am having a few problems / lots of problems.
15. 请快点走,否则我们会迟到的。
错: Please hurry to walk or we'll be late.
对: Please hurry up or we'll be late.
16. 她由嫉妒转向失望。
错: She was so jealous that she became desperate.
对: Jealousy drove her to despair.
离开课仅剩天