那些年，我们用英语吓晕了老外
<p><span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="situations">situations</span>?</p><p>哑巴英语真可怕，我们那么用功地学英语，然而出国后，还是成功用英语吓晕了老外。以下这些留学生们的“吓老外”经历，你有过吗？</p><p>情景1</p><p>跟房东的对话</p><p>有次房东问我: <span word="Did">Did</span> <span word="u">u</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="anyting">anyting</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>?</p><p>我：<span word="No">No</span>.</p><p>房东重复了一遍: <span word="So">So</span> <span word="u">u</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="anyting">anyting</span>.</p><p>我：<span word="Yes">Yes</span>...</p><p>房东老太太犹豫了下，又问: <span word="Did">Did</span> <span word="u">u</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>?</p><p>我说：<span word="No">No</span>.</p><p>她接着说: <span word="So">So</span> <span word="u">u</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>.</p><p>我：<span word="Yes">Yes</span>...</p><p>对于要崩溃的房东，却是无能为力。</p><p><span word="Tip">Tip</span> 1: 英语中回答是或否与中文不一样，不管问句怎么变，如果你想说“我没吃过”，那就得回答"<span word="NO">NO</span>"，一定要跟后面的内容对应。</p><p>比如：--你不喜欢瑜伽，对吧？</p><p>--是，我不喜欢。</p><p>应该说：--<span word="You">You</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="Yoga">Yoga</span>, <span word="right">right</span>?</p><p>--<span word="No">No</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span>.</p><p>情景2</p><p>在温哥华乘<span word="skytrain">skytrain</span>(架空列车）的时候</p><p>一个白人女人说: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span>.</p><p>我说: <span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span>. 对方都呆了。</p><p><span word="Tip">Tip</span> 2: "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span>"是用来回答"<span word="Thank">Thank</span> <span word="you">you</span>"的…… 可以用"<span word="Never">Never</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>."，"<span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="OK">OK</span>."，"<span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="alright">alright</span>."来回答"<span word="Sorry">Sorry</span>."</p><p>情景3</p><p>第一次打电话叫<span word="TAXI">TAXI</span></p><p>对方问: <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="from">from</span>?</p><p>我回答：<span word="China">China</span>. (还在奇怪叫<span word="taxi">taxi</span>还分国籍？)</p>
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