“水”的译法（通讯员供稿）
<p>外出购物，口渴了，要不要来点水喝？顺便学学关于水的地道英文表达法，一举多得哦！</p><p>1. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="tap">tap</span> <span word="water">water</span>? <span word="No">No</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bottled">bottled</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p>这是自来水吗？不，这是瓶装水。 自来水的英文就是 <span word="tap">tap</span> <span word="water">water</span> 或是 <span word="running">running</span> <span word="water">water</span>，而一般瓶装的水则叫 <span word="bottled">bottled</span> <span word="water">water</span>。切记，虽然我们中文讲"矿泉水"习惯了，所以有时候 <span word="mineral">mineral</span> <span word="water">water</span> 就跑出来了，其实这是不对的。老美是不这样讲的，他们只说瓶装水 (<span word="bottled">bottled</span> <span word="water">water</span>) 而不说矿泉水 (<span word="mineral">mineral</span> <span word="water">water</span>)。 2. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bath">bath</span> <span word="water">water</span>. 我正在放洗澡水。 中文的"放洗澡水"在英文里成了 <span word="run">run</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bath">bath</span> <span word="water">water</span> 或是 <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tub">tub</span>。这个 <span word="tub">tub</span> 就是指洗澡用的大浴缸。的确差蛮多的吧！这句话如果你妄想照字面直接把中文翻成英文肯定是要失败的。 3. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="water">water</span>. 我需要喝点水。 喝水要怎么讲？通常我们会很直觉地想到 "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="water">water</span>."。所以像饮用水就叫 <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="water">water</span>。其实老美们也常用 "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="water">water</span>."。 所以喝水不一定要用 <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="water">water</span>，用 <span word="take">take</span> <span word="water">water</span> 也可以。 另外有个词跟喝水有关也值得一学，就是饮水机</p>
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