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1. 英语怎样说?
错误:How to say? 正确:How do you say this in English? 记住how to say只能作为句子里的一部分,不能够单独出现!
2. 明天我有事儿。
错误:I have something to do tomorrow. 正确:Sorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow. 明天我有事儿,意思是我很忙。所以想表达很忙、无法脱身的时候,就直接说吧! I'm tied up. I'm afraid I can't make it at that time. I'd love to, but I can't. I have to stay at home.
3. 我想我并不行。
错误:I think I can't.
正确:I don't think I can.
英语否定前置和汉语的习惯大不相同。汉语里面说“我想我不会”时,英语里说“我不认为我会”。
4. 舞跳得不好。
错误:I don’t dance well. 正确:I am not a very good dancer. 当说不擅长做什么事情时,英语里面通常用not good at something。
5. 现在是几点了?
错误:What time is it now? 正确:What time is it, please? 其实,讲英语的时候没必要说now,因为不可能问昨天的时间也不可能问刚才的时间。而且一般现在时已经代表now的意思了。
6. 我没经验。
错误:I have no experience. 正确:I am I don’t know much about that. I have no experience这句话会让老外听来很奇怪。只要说:那方面懂得不多,或者我不在行,就行了: I am I don’t know much about that. I am not really an expert in this area.
错误:His body is healthy.
正确:He is in good health. / He’s healthy.
8. 价钱很昂贵或者很便宜。
错误:The price is too expensive/cheap.
正确:The price is too high/ rather low.
9. 当然。
Will you come tomorrow? 应该怎样回答? 错误:Of course! 正确:Sure. / Certainly. 以英语为母语的人用of course的频率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隐含的一句话是“当然我知道啦!”因此,of course带有挑衅的意味。在交谈时,用sure或certainly效果会更好。
10. 我觉得右手疼。
错误:I feel very painful in my right hand. 正确:My right hand hurts(aches).” 这是一句直译的地道中式英语。避免此类错误的法宝就是三多一少:多听、多读、多看、少“创作”!
嗨!你好!
Hi! (嗨!)
Hi! (嗨!你好!)
你好!
A)Hello, Mr. Smith. (史密斯先生,您好!)
B)Oh, hi John. (嗨,约翰,你好!)
你好!
Good afternoon. .午用寒暄用语。主要用于工作环境中。
晚上好!
Good evening.
你好吗?
How are you? .常用的问候方式。除了有问候对方“你好吗”的意思外,还含有“午安”在内的意思。
Hi, John! (嗨!约翰,你好!)
Oh, Mary! How are you? (噢,玛丽,你好吗?)
How are you? (你好吗?)
Pretty good. (非常好。)
How's it going?
How're you doing? .气较随便。
我很好,谢谢。
Fine, thank you.
I'm fine, thank you.
不怎么好。
Not so good. .于身体状况不好或是有其他什么不好的事时。
How are you feeling? (你的身体怎么样?)
Not so good. (不怎么好。)
Not so great.
Could be better. .然“有向好的方向发展的余地”,但给人一种“不怎么好”的语感。
老样子。
Nothing much.
Nothing special.
Glad to meet you. .于初次见面。
I'm glad to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
It's great meeting you.
出什么事啦?
What's up?
What's up? (出什么事啦?)
Nothing much. (没什么。)
What's happening? .调“发生什么事情了?”
How've you been? .好长时间没见的语感。
你的家人怎么样?
How's your family?
How's your family? (你的家人怎么样?)
Everyone's fine. (大家都很好。)
还好吧?
How's everything? .为“进行得顺利吗?”。如果在饭馆服务员这样问的话是“饭菜怎么样?”的意思。
How's everything? (怎么样,还好吧?)
It's going pretty well. (一切很顺利。)
How's everything? (还好吧?)
Same as always. (和平常一样。)
How's everything going?
How's it going?
How are things?
工作怎么样?
How's business?
还可以。
Not bad.
今天怎么样?
How did it go today? .于会议或聚会等特别场合。
How did it go today? (今天怎么样?)
So-so. (还凑合吧。)
How was your day?
和往常一样。
Oh, same as usual.
How was work today? (今天工作怎么样?)
Oh, same as usual. (和往常一样。)
Same old, same old. .语。
Another day, another dollar.
急着干什么去呀?
What's the hurry?
What's the hurry? (急着干什么去呀?)
We're going to be late for the movie. (我们赶着去看电影呢。)
Why are you in a hurry? (为什么那么着急?)
Why are you hurrying? (干吗那么着急?)
你去哪儿?
Where are you headed? .ead 是动词,be headed for...表示“向着……前进”。
Where are you going?
Where are you off to?
你干吗呢?
What are you doing?
What are you doing? (你干吗呢?)
I'm ironing my shirt. (我在熨衬衫呢。)
我在想点事儿。
I was just thinking. .ust 表示一种“有点”,“不过……”的语感。
我只是发了会儿呆。
I was just daydreaming. .aydream “沉湎于幻想”。
我只是在消磨时间。
I'm just killing time. .ill time “消磨时间”、“打发时间”。
I'm just hanging out. .ang out “什么都不做,无端地耗费时间”。
你想什么呢?
What's on your mind?
What's on your mind? (你想什么呢?)
I'm worried about my wife. (我有点担心我的妻子。)
What are you thinking of?
没想什么。/没什么。
Nothing.
和往常一样。
Another day, another dollar.
How was work today? (今天工作怎么样?)
Another day, another dollar. (和往常一样。)
你来的正是时候。
You've come just in time.
You've come at the right moment.
You've come at the right time.
原来你在这儿啊!
There you are! .于终于找到了要找的人时。
There you are! (原来你在这儿啊!)
Were you looking for me? (你找我?)
Gotcha! .语。
Here you are.
Found you!
杰夫在吗?
Is Jeff around?
Is Jeff around? (杰夫在吗?)
He was here a few minutes ago. (几分钟前他还在这儿来着。)
你见到斯科特了吗?
Have you seen Scott? 多用于公司和学校。
Have you seen Scott? (你见到斯科特吗?)
No, not today. (没有,今天没看见他。)
我偶然碰到了他。
I ran into him. .un into “没想到的,偶然的相遇”。
I bumped into him.
哎,你猜我昨天遇见谁了?
Guess who I bumped into yesterday?
Guess who I bumped into yesterday? (哎,你猜我昨天遇见谁了?)
Who? (谁呀?)
我跟他素不相识。
He's a stranger to me. .示“以前从没见过面”。
行。
Go ahead.
May I use your phone? (可以借用你的电话吗?)
Go ahead. (可以。)
随你吧。
It's up to you.
You decide.
可以。
Sure.
Would you help me? (你能帮我吗?)
Sure. (可以。)
No problem.
Okay.
Sure thing!
Why not?
I don't see why not. .译“我没有理由说不”,see表示“明白”。
I don't see why it is not all right.
That sounds okay.
行啊!
I'm game!
Let's go out drinking. (我们去喝一杯吧。)
I'm game! (行啊!)
I'm all for it. (非常赞成。)
如果你不介意的话。
If that's all right with you. .求对方同意、许可的说法。
It's five o'clock now. (现在5点了。)
Let's leave now, if that's all right with you. (我们走吧,如果你不介意的话。)
If that's all right for you.
如果方便的话……
If it's all right with you,… .句同上句If that's all right with you.大致相同,但这句用在对话开始时。
If it's all right with you, I'd like to go to bed now. (如果方便的话,我想休息了。)
Go ahead. (您请吧。)
可以,您请。
Yes, please do.
May I sit here? (我可以坐在这儿吗?)
Yes, please do. (可以,您请坐。)
Sure, go ahead.
No problem.
约翰,你可以回家了。
You may go home now, John.
很遗憾,恐怕不行。
I'm afraid not. .于虽然对方也许不想听,或者不相信,但不得不说No(不)时。这是一种委婉的否定表达方式,含有表示同情对方的心情。
Is this the smoking section? (这儿是吸烟席吗?)
No, I'm afraid not. (很遗憾,好像不是。)
I'm afraid so. .句话的意思是“很遗憾是这样”、“很遗憾是这么回事”。
不要。
I'd rather you didn't. .'d rather…not表示“如果可以的话,我不想……”、“如果可以的话我想拒绝……”、“如果允许的话我想推辞……”。I'd rather是I would rather的缩写形式,用于婉转地拒绝对方的建议时。
May I smoke? (我可以吸烟吗?)
I'd rather you didn't. (不吸。)
Would you mind if I went with you? (我也可以和你一起去吗?)
I'd rather you didn't. (希望你别来。)
I'd prefer it if you didn't.
I'd prefer you not to.
I'd rather that you not.
不行!
Not on your life! .示强烈的拒绝。
Would you lie for me? (你能帮我撒个谎吗?)
Not on your life! (不行!)
Certainly not.
Not for any reason!
No way!
Not a chance!
Fat chance!
Not a chance in the world! .示更为强烈的拒绝。
绝不允许!
Over my dead body! .示“只要我还未闭眼,绝不让……”、“完全不可能”。
Would you loan me ¥100,000? (你能借给我10万日元吗?)
Over my dead body! (绝不可能!)
Never!
That will never happen!
I will never let that happen!
I'd rather die first!
不!不行!
Are you going to the party? (你要去参加舞会吗?)
Nope! (不,不去。)
还没有。
Not yet.
Have you finished? (你做完了吗?)
Not yet. (还没有。)
现在不行。
Not now.
Could you help me? (你能帮我一下吗?)
Not now. (现在不行。)
Later. (过会儿吧。)
这里不行。
Not here.
May I smoke? (我可以吸烟吗?)
Not here. (在这儿不行。)
你不能在这儿吃东西。
You may not eat here.
You may not eat here. (你不能在这儿吃东西。)
I'm sorry, I didn't know. (对不起,我不知道。)
Eating here is not allowed.
You can't eat here.
Eating is prohibited here.
Please refrain from eating here.
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