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.
男士们一定要注意,不要因用词不当而引起误会,否则回家可能要跪搓衣板了。
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.
网友们纷纷表示,使用“interesting”可能等于“呵呵”,想想你平时用“呵呵”的情境,也许能明白其中的差距。
5:我喜欢浓咖啡。
错:i like heavy coffee.
对:i like strong coffee.
描述味道强度时,用“strong”和“weak”比较合适。
6: 能给我减价吗?
错:price down?
对:can i get a discount?
discount 表示折扣,例如:5折=50% off。
7:他是个感情细腻的人。
错:he is emotional
对:he is sensitive.
“emotional”常指情绪波动,而“sensitive”更侧重于人际情感的细腻。
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”意为“穿上、戴着”,而“makeup”则指化妆品。
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”属于“food”,因此用“eat”更为合适。
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.
“somewhere”和“anywhere”区别:
“somewhere”用于肯定句,如:i went somewhere in the neighbourhood。
“anywhere”用于疑问句或否定句,如:did you go anywhere in the neighbourhood?
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?
对:how much chocolate do you have?
询问数量时,使用“chocolate”不可数名词更为合适。
17:能借我点钱吗?
错:could you borrow some money to me?
对:could you lend some money to me?
“borrow”与“lend”区别:
“borrow”指从别人那里借,而“lend”指借出给别人。
18: 我把他错当成别人了。
错:i mistook him.
对:i mistake him for someone else.
“mistake ...as...”与“mistake... for...”的区别:
1. “mistake ...as...”表示错把某物当作另一物。
2. “mistake... for...”表示误将某物认作他物。
19:: 我很无聊。
错:i’m boring.
对:i’m bored.
“excited”与“exciting”区别:
“excited”指感到兴奋,而“exciting”指使人兴奋的事物。
例如:我很兴奋:i am excited。那件事很令人兴奋: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”与“what”提问的区别:
1. “what do you think”:询问对方的意见。
2. “how do you think”:询问对方思考的方式。
22:你选哪一个。
错:which do you select?
对:which do you choose?
“select”通常用于选择范围较大的情况,“choose”则用于选择较少的选项。
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.
“get on”与“get in”区别:
“get on”通常用于上公共交通工具如公交车、火车等,而“get in”用于上车门较低的小汽车。
27:他状态良好。
错: he is in good condition.
对:he is in good shape.
“in shape”常指身体状态良好,而“in good condition”更多用于描述健康状况。
28:那儿非常偏僻。
错:it’s very far.
对:it’s very remote.
“far”通常用于描述距离,而“remote”则强调地方的偏僻和人迹稀少。
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”表示报纸刊载了文章,而“have”则不足以传达这种意义。
30: 他的体温下来了。
错: his temperature went down.
对: his temperature came down.
“came down”用于描述体温或价格的下降,而“went down”用词较为笼统。
例如:
体温下降:her temperature came down in the evening.(她的体温到了晚上降下来了。)
价格下跌:the price of coal has come down this week.(本周煤价跌落。)
大雨倾盆:the rain came down in bucketfuls.(雨大得像倾盆一样。)
屋顶塌陷:the roof came down on our heads.(屋顶掉下来砸在我们头上。)
从城市到乡村:he came down from shanghai last year and settled in the village.(他去年从上海来到农村定居。)