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那些年说错的那些事

发布日期:2014-04-14      作者:     来源:农业部

那些年说错的那些事

  1.我已经知道——千万不要说I knew it / I knew it already。很多人都犯这个错误。I knew it是我就知道!正确的:"I know already"我已经知道了。"I already know"也可以。其实就是现在/过去时态问题。所以现在你能分得出这两个句子的意思了吗:I already know he's gay. I knew he was gay!

  2.一开始——我早就很饿,很多人会写I was hungry at the first place。错!!正确"To start"。I was hungry to start早就饿了(从一开始就)。"In the first place"(意思: firstly,首先)。In the first place, I'm hungry。I'm hungry in the first place(也是一开始的意思,to begin with)。

  3.开始落实了(实现)——It's being implemented / carried out / put into effect都很好的翻译,可是口语怎么表达最好?我觉得是"All coming together"全都开始实现了。My plan is all coming together。It's all coming together。It will all be coming together soon很快全部落实。

  4.自由活动——注意!不是free activities。这个意思是免费的活动,比如:一起玩沙滩排球啊,一大群人聚会啊等等。"Free time"才是自由活动。就像中文的自由活动通常是导游或者组织活动人说的话,英文的free time也在那个情景下用。First the Great Wall. Lunch. Then free time for 1 hour.

  5.你终于发现了+我跟不上你们的节奏——怎么说?我老听到you finally find it + I can't catch up with you guys。错的中式英语!"Found out" + "Keep up"。You found out你发现了You just found out?你现在才发现?I can't keep up with you(听不懂/不知道你们在说什么)。

  6.食物中毒——"Food poisoning"名词,不可缩写(千万不要说food poison,人家会误会食物下了什么毒)。通常用got,I got food poisoning我食物中毒了。Did you get food poisoning?或gave,The curry gave me food poisoning咖喱食物中毒。Lots of street food will give you food poisoning.

  7.我知道他(可是不认识)——英语怎么说?I know him?不对,这个是我知道他/我认识他。应该是"I know of him/her/them/John"。A: Do you know her? B: No, but I know of her. I heard a lot about Jane我知道她们,可是不认识。我听说过她。I know of them. I know of Maroon 5听说过那个乐队。

  (来源:新浪微博“Kevin的美语日记”)

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