经常被误解的书面表达英语,我们说了N年的错误英语表达
经常被误解的书面表达英语,我们说了N年的错误英语表达3:这台电脑是我打折时买的。对:The new office is very spacious.2:新办公室很宽敞。错:The new office is very wide.
1: 这是我的女朋友。
错:This is my lover.(有情人,情妇的含义)
对:This is my girlfriend.
男同胞们可不要口误说错哦,一词之别,意思相差千里,否则回家就要跪搓衣板了。
2:新办公室很宽敞。
错:The new office is very wide.
对:The new office is very spacious.
3:这台电脑是我打折时买的。
错:I got this computer from bargain.
对:I got this computer on sale.
4:他很有趣。
错:He's so interesting.
对:He's so funny.
网友纷纷表示,interesting四舍五入相当于大家平时用的“呵呵”,想想你都在什么情况下会用到“呵呵”,也许你就懂了。
5:我喜欢浓咖啡。
错:I like heavy coffee.
对:I like strong coffee.
表示味道的强弱咸淡,用“strong”和“weak”。
6: 能给我减价吗?
错:Price down?
对:Can I get a discount?
discount 折扣的意思,如:5折=50% off。
7:他是个感情细腻的人。
错:He is emotional
对:He is sensitive.
emotional尤指情绪化上的波动,sensitive更多的指人性格感情上的敏感。
8:我是免费得到的。
错:I got it without money.
对:I got it for free.
9:我们初次见面。
错:It's our first time to meet.
对:We've never met before.
10:晚上我想和朋友出去玩。
错:I want to play with my friends tonight.
对:I want to hang out / go out with my friends tonight.
11:她是新来的。
错:She came here newly.
对:She's new here.
12:我化妆了。
错:I make my face.
对:I put on my makeup.
put on在英文里有“穿上、戴着”的意思,而makeup 指彩妆,化妆品。
13:他把汤都喝掉了。
错:He drank all of his soup.
对:He ate all of his soup.
在英语中,soup也是food的一种,所以很少用drink 更多用eat或have。
14:我哪儿都找不到我的钥匙。
错:I can’t find my keys somewhere.
对:I can’t find my keys anywhere.
二者都有“某处、某地”意思,区别在于:
somewhere只能用于肯定结构。
例如:I went somewhere in the neighbourhood.
我在附近走了走。
anywhere一般用于疑问句或否定句,偶尔也可用于肯定句。
例如:Did you go anywhere in the neighbourhood?
你到附近什么地方去过吗?
15:我一直等到3点。
错:I was waiting by 3:00.
对:I was waiting until 3:00.
16:你有多少巧克力?
错:How many chocolates do you have?
特指单独包装的巧克力块,用来修饰可数名词的复数。
对:How much chocolate do you have?
用来询问数量多少 但后面多跟不可数名词。
17:能借我点钱吗?
错:Could you borrow some money to me?
对:Could you lend some money to me?
(英文中,“ borrow” 与“ lend”的区别:borrow 是说话人向别人借东西,是借进;lend是说话人把东西借出。)
18: 我把他错当成别人了。
错:I mistook him.
对:I mistake him for someone else.
mistake ...as...和mistake... for...,二者意思不同、用法不同、侧重点不同:
1.mistake ...as...意思:象...一样的错误
2.mistake... for...意思:错把...当作...
19:: 我很无聊。
错:I’m boring.
对:I’m bored.
同exciting 与 extied 区别。excited是指被动兴奋的,exciting是指主动兴奋的,两个都是形容词
excited修饰人或带有拟人手法的物 而exciting则为修饰物。
比如说:
我很兴奋〉I am excited.
这件事令我兴奋〉It is exciting.
20: 我厌倦了那个电视节目。
错:That TV show is tired.
对:I’m tired of that TV show.
21:你觉得怎么样?
错:How do you think?
对:What do you think?
“how”和“what”提问的二者区别:
一、意思不同:
1.what do you think:你怎么认为
2.how do you think:你觉得怎么样
二、侧重点不同
1.what do you think:侧重于突出发问者不知道对方的思维方向。2.how do you think:侧重于发问者已经给对方的想法下了定论。
22:你选哪一个。
错:Which do you select?
对:Which do you choose?
二者都是“选择”的意思,但如下图所示,select是数量较多(可选择性多)时使用,而choose则是数量较少时使用。
23:你是做什么工作的。
错:What is your job?
对:What do you do for a living?
24:我下星期领薪水。
错:I’ll receive my salary next week.
对:I’ll get paid next week.
25: 上车吧(轿车)。
错:Get on the car.
对:Get in the car.
26: 上车吧(公共汽车)。
错误:get in the bus.
对:get on the bus.
一、意思不同:
1、get on:(同…)和睦相处,继续做。2、get in:当选,挤出时间做。
二、侧重点不同:
1、get on:get on上公交车,火车,有阶梯,比较高的交通工具。2、get in:get in一般指上小汽车,即car底盘比较低,不用费力抬腿。
27:他状态良好。
错::He is in good condition.
对:He is in good shape.
一般来讲,in shape常指的是身材,以及整体保持得好,而in good condition指的是健康方面状态好。
28:那儿非常偏僻。
错:It’s very far.
对:It’s very remote.
far和remote虽然都可以表示“遥远的”,但是remote 强调“偏僻”,而far强调“两物相距的间隔”。
29: 今天的报纸有他的文章。
错: Today's newspapers have his articles.
对: Today's newspapers carry his articles.
carry是一个英语单词,为动词、名词,作动词时意为“拿,扛;携带;支持;搬运;能达到;被携带;被搬运”;作名词时意为“运载;[计] 进位;射程;以及作为人名(Carry)。
30: 他的体温下来了。
错: His temperature went down.
对: His temperature came down.
came down有指:下降(价格、温度、比率等); 着陆; 崩塌; 决定并宣布(支持或反对)
比如:
- 下降,落下:Her temperature came down in the evening.到了晚上她的体温就降下来了。
- (物价等)跌落:The price of coal has come down this week.本周煤价跌落下来。
- 下(雨、雪等):The rain came down in bucketfuls.大雨倾盆而下。
- 崩溃;掉下;垮:The roof came down on our heads.屋顶掉下来砸在我们头上。
- 由城市等大地方到乡下等小地方:He came down from Shanghai last year and settled in the village.他去年从上海来到农村定居。