12. 我没有经验。
错误:I have no experience.
正确:I don’t know much about that.
Note:I have no experience这句话听起来古里古怪,因为您只需要说:那方面我懂得不多,或者这方面我不在行,就行了。I am not really an expert in this area.
13. 我没有男朋友。
错误:I have no boyfriend.
正确:I don’t have a boyfriend.
14. 他的身体很健康。
错误:His body is healthy.
正确:He is in good health. / He’s healthy.
15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。
错误:The price is too expensive/cheap.
正确:The price is too high/ rather low.
Note:expensive和cheap修饰的并不是价格price本身,而是商品,形容price用高低即可。
16. 我们下了车。
错误:We got off the car.
正确:We got out of the car.
17. 车速快了。
错误:The speed of the car is fast.
正确:The car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.”
18. 这个春节你回家吗?Will you be going back home for the Spring Festival?
是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的)
当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的)
以英语为母语的人使用of course的频率要比中国的学生低得多,只有在回答一些众所周知的问题时才说of course。因为of course后面隐含的一句话是“当然我知道啦!难道我是一个傻瓜吗?”因此,of course带有挑衅的意味。在交谈时,用sure或certainly效果会好得多。同时,of course not也具挑衅的意味。正常情况下语气温和的说法是certainly not.
19. 我觉得右手很疼。
错误:I feel very painful in my right hand.
正确:My right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts/aches.”
20. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。
错误:The sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood.
正确:Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood.
21. 别理她。
错误:Don’t pay attention to her.
正确:Leave her alone.
22. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。
错误:I get a lot of knowledge in the university.
正确:I learned a lot in university.
23. 塞缪尔正在读书。
错误:Samuel is reading a book.
正确:Samuel is reading.