小编寄语:学英语过程中,我们难保不会用中式思维套用英语,就出现很多中式表达的英语,没有及时纠正的话,很容易一直使用错误的说法,马上来看今天的内容,帮你练习地道口语!
1.开灯
正确表达:turn on the light
中式思维:Open the light,但是这错误的哦~
I don't know how to turn on the computer, could you help me with it?
我不知道怎么开电脑,你能帮我吗?
2.喝汤
正确表达:eat soup
中式思维:drink soup,这是错误的~因为西餐里的汤一般很稠,汤里有奶油、肉、蔬菜等很多种东西,没法喝,必须送到嘴里咀嚼。所以喝汤在英语中就是eat soup。同样的,中文里的喝稀饭也不能用"drink porridge"来表达,而是 eat porridge。
如果实在觉得不习惯,我们可以用中性词have来表达食用。如:
have soup
喝汤
have tea 喝茶
have a drink 喝酒、喝水
have a cigarette 抽烟、吸烟
have a candy 吃糖
have an apple 吃个苹果
have fish 吃鱼
3.吃药
正确表达:take medicine
中式思维:eat medicine"
A:I had a cold.
B:No need to take medicine for this illness, with a couple of days of rest you'll be all right.
A:我感冒了。
B: 这病不用吃药,休息一两天自然会好的。
当然了,我们这里用have medicine这个中性词表达也可以。
4.写作业
正确表达:do homework
中式思维:Write homework
It's 8 p.m. and it’s the time to do your homework.
现在八点钟了,到你做作业的时间了。
5.查字典
look sth up in the dictionary
中式思维:check dictionary
If you don't know a word, you can look it up in a dictionary.
如果你有不识的字,可以查字典。
If you have no idea about it, consult a dictionary, please.
如果你不知道这是什么意思,可以查查字典。
Why grope after the meaning of a word? Refer to the dictionary!
何必苦苦思考这个词的意思?查字典吧!
6.黄头发
blond hair/sandy hair
中式思维:yellow hair”,这种颜色在英语文化中是比较敏感的。比如你看到一个黄种人,直接叫他/她yellow, 这里就有种族歧视的意思。所以英语中不会用yellow hair来表达黄头发,而是用blond hair 或者sandy hair。如:
The actress wore a black wig over her blond hair.
女演员的金发上戴着黑色的假发。
Kevin was a pleasant if tired-looking man, with thinning, sandy hair, clear blue eyes.
凯文外貌讨人喜欢,稀疏的黄头发,清澈的蓝眼睛,但略带倦色。