1.你是做什麽工作的呢? What's your job?✖ Are you working at the moment?✔ What's your job?這種英語說法難(nán)道也有毛病嗎(ma)? 是的!因爲如果您的談話對(duì)象剛(gāng)剛(gāng)失業,如此直接的問法會讓對(duì)方有失面子。 所以你要問: 目前您是在上班嗎? Are you working at the moment? 接下來才問: 目前您在哪兒工作呢? Where are you working these days? 或者 您從事哪個行業呢? What line of work are you in?
2.這個(gè)價格對(duì)我挺合适的。 The price is very suitable for me.✖ The price is right.✔ Suitable(合适的、相配的)最常見(jiàn)的用法是以否定的形式出現(xiàn)在告示或通知上。 如: 下列節目兒童不宜。 The following programme is not suitable for children. 3.我沒有英文名。 I haven’t English name.✖ I don’t have an English name.✔ have在這裏是實義動詞,而並(bìng)不是在現在完成時裏面那個沒有意義的助動詞。所以,這句話由肯定句變(biàn)成否定句要加助動詞。 同樣的句式: 我沒有錢 I don't have any money. 我沒有兄弟姐妹 I don't have any brothers or sisters. 我沒有車 I don't have a car.
4.我的舞也跳得不好。 I don't dance well too.✖ I am not a very good dancer either.✔ 當(dāng)我們說不擅長(zhǎng)做什麽事情的時候,英語裏面通常用not good at something, 甚至英語的思維直接跳躍到:我不是一個好的舞者。
5.價錢很昂貴/便宜。 The price is too expensive/cheap.✖ The price is too high/ rather low.✔ 隻有東(dōng)西昂貴還是便宜,所以主語是事物,或用代詞(cí),可以說 It is too expensive / cheap. 價格做主語,後面隻能用高或低。