以下表达来自母语者或者经过母语者校对
序号 | 表达 | ❌中式错误表达 | ✅母语者的表达 | 📢解析 |
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1 | 我英语不是很好 | My English is poor | My English isn't so good 或 My English is shit | 用后面的表达更自然,My English is shit 一般用在不正式的场合 |
2 | 怎么说xxx | How to say XXX in English | How do you say XXX in English | How to 一般作从句,单独做一个句子结构不完整 |
3 | 身体不舒服 | uncomfortable | I'm not feeling too good / I'm feeling (a little bit) under the weather | uncomfortable 一般用来形容物让人不舒服,比如座位不舒服,鞋不舒服,床太软了不舒服之类的,另外一个意思就是指心理上的不舒服,而不是生病的不舒服 |
4 | 很少(做某事) | Seldom | Rarely 或 Hardly ever 或 I don't really do... | 表达很少做某事,Seldom 并不常用,建议替换成后面的表达 |
5 | 你明白了吗 | Do you understand? | Do you get what I'm saying? / You get me? / Am I making sense? / Does this make sense? / Are we on the same page? | 礼不礼貌看语气和语境,但一般来说确实有点不太礼貌,感觉有点凶和威胁的意思,更像中文里的“你听明白了没有” |
6 | 我知道了 | I know | I see / I understand / I get it / right | I know 在某些语境下会有不耐烦的意思,让对方闭嘴的意思 |
7 | 我是中国人 | I'm a Chinese | I'm Chinese 或 I'm a Chinese person | |
8 | 一般般 | just so so | It was just ok / It was just alright / It's not bad | |
9 | 都可以 | Both is fine | Both are fine / Either is fine | |
10 | 感谢 | Thanks a lot | I can't thank you enough / Thank you big time | Thanks a lot 很多情况下用的比较阴阳怪气,有点“我谢你全家”的感觉,但也不是所有的时Thanks a lot 都在骂人,具体还要看语气和语境 |
11 | 不用谢 | No thanks | No problem / It's all good / No worries | No thanks 是不要谢的意思 |
12 | 我也是 | 只用 Me too | Me too / Me Neither / As well 通用的:Same / Ditto / likewise |
Me too 用于肯定句或中性句 Me Neither 用于否定句 As well 肯定句和否定句都可以,不过 As well 不是很口语 |
13 | 回信息 | reply me | get back to me / come back to me | reply me 有语法错误,要加 to ,reply to me |
14 | 你还有什么问题吗 | What's your problem? | Do you have any other questions? | What's your problem 是“你是不是有什么毛病" 的意思 |
15 | 奇怪的、古怪的 | odd | weird | weird 更常用,odd 不太常用 ( That's a little bit weird ) |
16 | 别提了 | Don't mention it | Don't remind me | Don't mention it 是没关系的意思 |
17 | 我请客 | I treat you | It's on me / I got this one | my treat 有一点过时 |
18 | 晚餐 | Supper | Dinner | Supper 一般是60岁以上的老人才可能说的词,属于非常不常用的词 |
19 | 我可以...吗? | May I | Can I / Could I | May I 有点过时,直接说 Can I (do something ) 就好 。( Can I 并没有不礼貌 ) |
20 | 休息一下 | Have a rest | Take a break | 后面更自然 |
21 | 我想要一杯卡布奇诺 | I want a cup of cappuccino | Can I have one cappuccino? | 点餐一般都是用 Can I have a ...? 或者 Could I get a ...? |
22 | 幻灯片 | PPT | PowerPoint | 英语母语者不用 PPT 这个表达,你跟他们说这个,他们会一脸懵逼 |
23 | 我可以结账吗 | Can I have the bill? | Can I have the check? | 后面的表达在美式英语里更自然 |
24 | 加油 | add oil / Fighting / Cheer up | Come on! / You got this! | 后面的 加油才是对的 |
25 | 多少钱 (买单) | How much? | Sorry, can I have the bill please? (买单) How much is something? (问价钱) |
单独说 How much? 相当于一个反问句来表示惊讶,可以表示震惊 问价钱要用 How much for something? / How much is something? |
26 | Shall | Will | Shall 没有 Will 常用 | |
27 | 我会等你的 | Waiting for you | I will be waiting for you | Waiting for you 是现在进行时,意思是你现在正在等对方 |
28 | 让自己放松 | Relax myself | Chill / Chill out | 例句 I'm just chillin |
29 | 欢迎来北京 | Welcome to Beijing | You are always welcome in Beijing | Welcome to Beijing 的潜在场景是,对方已经在北京了,你跟他打招呼:""欢迎来到北京""。You are always welcome in Beijing 是邀请的意思,欢迎来北京 |
30 | 我太难了 | I am so hard | Life is so hard / Fuck my life | |
31 | 你辛苦了 | you suffered bitterly | I appreciate your help / thank you for working hard | |
32 | 离开 | depart | leave | depart 这个单词很过时 |
33 | 电影 | film | movie | 美式英语里 movie 更常用 |
34 | 打扰一下 | pardon me | excuse me | 美式英语里一般用 excuse me |
35 | 打开 | switch on | turn on | switch on 也很过时 |
36 | 很可惜 | what a pity | that sucks / that stinks / It's a shame | what a pity 一般是阴阳怪气的时候用 |
37 | 出去玩 | Let's go out to play | Let's go out | play 指的是孩子玩耍的意思. 注意,有些情况下,go out 含有约会的意思 |
38 | 对你的健康有害 | It's bad for you health | It's not good for you | 没有母语者会说 bad for your health |
39 | 叫服务员 | Waiter | Excuse me | 在西餐厅叫服务员一般不直接叫Waiter,而是等服务员经过的时候说 Excuse me |
40 | 我要去洗手间 | I need to use the toilet | I need to use the bathroom | 后面的表达更好 |
41 | AA 制 | AA / go Dutch | split the bill | 没有人说 AA或者go Dutch |
42 | 我很无聊 | I'm so boring | I'm so bored | I'm so boring 意思是我是一个很无聊的人 |
43 | 你一直玩手机 | You are always playing your phone | You are always on your phone | |
44 | 我们可以交朋友吗 | Can we make friends? | Can we be friends? | |
45 | 我非常喜欢你 | I very like you | I really like you | very 只能用来描述形容词,其次尽量少说或者不说 very 这个词,全部用 really 替代 |
46 | 我要厕纸 | I need paper | I need toilet paper | |
47 | 帅 | handsome /beautiful | attractive / good looking / pretty | handsome 不太自然 |
48 | 你很搞笑 | You're so humorous | You are funny | 没有人说 humorous |
49 | 这个很好吃 | This is delicious! | This tastes good / This is amazing / Tasty | delicious 说的比较少,更好的是 Tasty. 此外用 delicious 的时候注意两点 : 1.前面不要加 very 之类的,因为 delicious 已经包含了 very 2.不要加 not 表示不好吃 |
50 | 可爱 | lovely | cute | 表达可爱用 cute |
51 | 很时尚 | It's so fashion | It's so fashionable | fashion 是个名词 |
52 | 没有为什么 | No why | No reason | |
53 | 注意安全 | Pay attention to safety | Be safe | |
54 | 我可以认识你吗 | Can I know you? | Can I get to know you? | |
55 | 你方便吗 | Are you convenient? | You got a minute? / Are you available right now? / Are you free? | convenient 一般针对事物、地点,不是针对人的 |
56 | 外国人 | Foreigner | expat / immigrant / newcomer | Foreigner 有点像中文里的“外地人”的意思,潜意识里有种排外的味道。一般直接说对方国籍就好,比如 He is a Canadian。 Foreign 可以用来形容东西、语言,但是一般不用来形容人。 |
57 | 你有空吗 | Do you have time? | You got a second? | |
58 | 我今天心情不好 | Today I'm bad mood | Today I'm in a bad mood | |
59 | 随便 | Whatever | Anything will do 或 I don't mind | Whatever 表达随便的时候有点不太礼貌,有点像爱怎么着怎么着 |
60 | 给你 | Give you | There you go / Here you go | 递给别人东西的时候说后者 |
61 | 能开下灯吗 | Please turn on the light | Could you please turn on the light? | 不是所有的句子加上 Please 就有礼貌了,比如 Please turn on the light,这个就有点使唤的意思,稍微有点凶 |
62 | 您先走 | You go first | After you | You go first 没问题,但是 After you 更有礼貌 |
63 | 我压力好大 | I have a lot of pressure | I'm under a lot of pressure | |
64 | 好丢人 | I lost my face | I'm so embarrassed | |
65 | 货比三家 | Compare stores | shop around | |
66 | 好羡慕 | I'm envy you | I'm jealous of you | |
67 | 你觉得这个怎么样 | How do you think about that? | What do you think about this? / How do you feel about this? | How do you feel about...?更deep,意思更像“你对这件事情有什么想法?” |
68 | 一周年 | First year anniversary | First anniversary / One-year anniversary | |
69 | 你可以大点声吗? | Can you speak loudly? | Can you speak louder? / Can you speak up? | |
70 | 有什么区别? | What's different | What's the difference? | What's different 更多是和以前做比较 |
71 | 出去吃饭 | Eat outside | Eat out | Eat outside 的意思是在室外吃,比如在阳台上 Eat out 是指下馆子 |
72 | 好的 | Fine | Got it / No problem / Sure / It's fine / That works for me | 大多数情况下,单独说 Fine 有点凶,不太礼貌,因为感觉有点生气有点无奈 |
73 | 你的工作是什么 | What is your job | What do you do? / What do you do for a living? | 可以说 What is your job,但是后面的更地道 回答的时候别说"My job is xxx",而是 I'm a(an) xxx |
74 | 我找到了一个新工作 | I find a new job | I've got a new job / I found a new job | |
75 | 我不怕热 | I'm not afriad of heat | The heat doesn't bother me / I'm not affected by the heat | be afarid of 是恐怖/害怕的意思,所以这个语境下不能这么说。不怕冷可以把 heat 换成 cold |
76 | 你想一起出去玩吗 | Do you want to play together? | Do you want to hangout together? / Do you want to spend some time together? | |
77 | 多穿点 | Wear more clothes | Wrap up warm / put on some extra layers | 前面的表达母语者能听懂,但是非常不自然 |
78 | 别墅 | villa | house | |
79 | 我是单身狗 | I'm single dog | I'm single | |
80 | 黄头发 | Yellow hair | Blonde hair | |
81 | 白头发 | White hair | Grey hair | |
82 | 玩的嗨 | (I'm) high | I'm on a high / I'm having such a good time | I’m high 在英语里只有一种意思,就是我吸毒吸嗨了 |
83 | 你行你上 | You can you up, no can no bb | put up or shut up | |
84 | 你皮肤好白 | You're so white | You have such fair skin (形容词是 light skinned / fair skinned ) | white 一般是说白人这个人种,You're so white 有侮辱的意思。 light skinned / fair skinned。一般来说最好别评价别人的肤色 |
85 | 晒黑了 | Turn black / Go black | Suntan/ Suntanned Tan / Tanned Dark / Darker |
Black 用来说人的时候,一般是说人种. 例句 I’m so much darker now 我晒黑了好多 |
86 | 你好可怜 | You are so poor | Poor you / That sucks | |
87 | 试一试 | Have a try | You should try sth | Have a try 母语者用的比较少,而且Have a try 是指现在马上就可以做的事情,而不是说以后有机会可以试试 |
88 | 我回中国了 | I'm back to China | I'm going back to China 我要回中国 I'm back in China / I came back to China 我回到了中国 I went back to China 我去了趟中国 |
I'm back to China 语法是错的,而且老外听到的时候会比较懵,不确定是要回去,还是已经回去了 |
89 | 价格贵 | Price is expensive | pricey / something is expensive / the price is high | |
90 | 睡得晚 | Sleep late | go to sleep late / go te bed late | Sleep late 是起得晚/睡懒觉的意思 |
91 | 等等我 | wait me | wait a moment / hold on (for + 时间) / give me a second | |
92 | 丢脸 | lose my face | show sb up / make sb look bad / lose face | 注意 lose face 虽然可以用但是是固定搭配,不能加 my / your / his 之类的,一般用来说某个人,而不是某个群体。用的时候一般是 Someone lost face / Someone will lose face |
93 | 好麻烦 | troublesome | Something is a Trouble / Hassle / a pain in the ass | troublesome 也不常用,而且一般比较阴阳怪气。 l例句 Some |
94 | 操场 | Playground | Sports field / Sports ground 更具体一点 Running track 跑道 / Court 球场 |
Playgorund 是小孩玩的游乐场(玩猴架,秋千,滑梯的地方),可以去网上搜一下相关的图片 |
95 | 一起去喝咖啡啊 | Let's drink coffee | Let's have coffee / Let's grab some coffee | 中文里一般会加上动词喝,比如喝水 喝咖啡,但是在英语里,大部分人会说 have / want + 想喝的这个东西 |
96 | 老人 | Old people | Senior citizens | 在英语里说 Old people 不太礼貌 |
97 | 天黑了 | Day is black | It's dark now | |
98 | 你看起来很辛苦 | you look so hard | you must be tired / you seem tired | |
99 | 买菜 | Buy vegetables | Go grocery shopping / buy some groceries | |
100 | 爬山 | climb mountains | hiking | climbing mountain 一般是指攀岩 |
一般来说用电或者有开关的就是 turn on,用力气的就是 open
开和关 ( open / close ) 只适用于物理上的事情,比如 open the door 、open your month
开和关( turn on / turn off ) 用于一切电子设备,比如 turn on your phone 、turn on your computer
大部分情况下,如果你能站起来走一走,就是 On
比如On the bus 在公交上、On the plane 在飞机上、On the train 在火车上
如果不能站起来走一走,就是 In
比如 In the taxi 在出租车里、In the car 在车里、In the van 在厢式车里
how's it going 是美国最常见的“你好嘛”
可以用下面的回复
1.Not bad 不错
2.Could be better 不是很好
3.I'm alright. How about you 还可以,你呢
4.Fantastic 太棒了
1.Not much, how about you? 还行吧,你呢?
2.Hey! How's it going? 嘿!最近怎么样?
3.What's up (可以用原句回答)
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a diamond dozen
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hit the sack
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beat around the bush
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barking up the wrong tree
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cost an arm and a leg
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chip off the old block
(下面的更加罕见,英语母语者都不一定知道)
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familiarity breeds contempt
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Once bitten, twice shy
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Waste not, want not
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You can't make an omelette without breaking some eggs
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bolts from the blue
避开使用这些习语