名师指导英语中的“中国式”错误
<p> 1 这个价格对我挺合适的。</p><p> 误：<span word="Thepriceisverysuitableforme">Thepriceisverysuitableforme</span>。</p><p> 正：<span word="Thepriceisright">Thepriceisright</span>。</p><p> 提示：<span word="suitable">suitable</span>最常见的用法是以否定的形式出现在告示或通知上，如：下列节目儿童不宜。<span word="The">The</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="programme">programme</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="suitable">suitable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span>. 这句话用后面的说法会更合适。</p><p> 2.你是做什么工作的呢?</p><p> 误：<span word="Whats">Whats</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="job">job</span>?</p><p> 正：<span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>?</p><p> 提示：<span word="whats">whats</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="job">job</span>这种说法难道也有毛病吗?是的。因为如果您的谈话对象刚刚失业，如此直接的问法会让对方有失面子，所以您要问：目前您是在上班吗?<span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>?接下来您才问：目前您在哪儿工作呢?<span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>?或者您从事哪个行业呢?<span word="What">What</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="in">in</span>?</p><p> 3.用英语怎么说?</p><p> 误：<span word="How">How</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>?</p><p> 正：<span word="How">How</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span>?</p><p> 提示：<span word="How">How</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>是在中国最为泛滥成灾的中国式英语之一，这绝不是地道的英语说法。同样的句子有：请问这个词如何拼写?<span word="How">How</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="spell">spell</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="please">please</span>?请问这个单词怎么读?<span word="How">How</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pronounce">pronounce</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="word">word</span>?</p><p> </p>
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