看表达“我喜欢狗。” 初级版: I like dogs. 牛逼版:I''m a dog person. “说吧。” 初级版:Say what you want to say. 牛逼版:Shoot. “我老公酗酒。” 初级版:My husband drinks too much. 牛逼版:My husband drinks like a fish. “他很了解如何做这件事。” 初级版:He knows about how to do it. 牛逼版:He knows a thing or two about how to do it. “别让他惹你生气。” 初级版:Don''t let him make you angry. 牛逼版:Don''t let him get under your skin. 骂人 初级版:F*ck. Sh*t. Son of a bitch. 牛逼版:Ass kisser.(马屁精)Snob(势利鬼) 看句式“车来了。” 初级版:The bus comes. 牛逼版:Here comes the bus! “约翰在弹吉他,萨姆在看电视。” 初级版: John is playing guitar and Sam is watching TV. 高级版:John is playing guitar and Sam watching TV. “朱利安沿着街道走着,使劲把手伸进口袋里。” 初级版:Julian walked down the street, and his hands were in his pockets. 高级版:Julian, his hands jammed in his pockets, walked down the street. 从这些对比应该能看出一些区别吧。不过高级跟地道其实不等同。口语中使用俚语很地道,但不能算高级,只是我们见得少罢了。真正的高级一般都出现在the economist、the new yorker等英文报刊中。 ①Can you take me to …?你能带我去…吗? ②Can you tell me about how long it’ll take to get to…?到…需要多久? ③Do you know a faster route to …?你知道去…的近路吗? ④Please wait for me. I won’t be long.请等等我,马上就回来。 ⑤Keep the meter running.继续打表吧。 ⑥Shall we take the expressway?我们走高速吗? ⑦Please drive carefully.小心开车! ⑧Here we are. Let us out here. 我们到了,让我们在这儿下吧。 ⑨Keep the change. 零钱不用找了。 ⑩I’m not tipping you. You drive like a maniac.我不打算给你小费,你开车像个疯子。 反义疑问句的用法 通常情况下反义疑问句换成英语,很多人会改变句式结构,变成从句(陈述句)的模式。从语法上是对的,但是改变了整个句子的语气~ 例如: 1 平时我们说中文经常遇到 “A为啥不是B” 这样的句子,比如 “ 得诺贝尔奖的为啥不是村上春树啊?” 一般的翻译: Why Haruki Murakami didn''t receive the Nobel Prize? (这个句式我个人不太喜欢,有点blame的感觉) 如果保持“为啥、为什么”的语气的话,建议换成: Why isn''t Haruki Murakami the recipient of the Nobel Prize? 来练习一下 -- ''有什么话为啥不直说?“ “为啥收据上不是你的名字?” 2 中文中的 “怎么一。。。A就成了B了?” 比如 “你怎么一失恋就拿他当备胎?、怎么你一失恋他就成了你的备胎?“ 一般的翻译: Why is it that he becomes a rebound guy when you‘re disappointed in love? (用从句引导陈述句,一定程度上削弱了语气) 建议换成: Why is he a rebound guy when you''re disappointed in love? 练习一下~~ 3 “难道A不是B吗?” - isn''t A B? 你的问题有问题!语言没有所谓的高级与低级之分,语言在使用上的评价,只有正确与不正确,准确与不准确,得体与不得体,美与不美之分。英语地道不地道最主要的表现是语音,语调和节奏。英语中有这样一句话,You are what you eat.借用这样一句话来说明一下你的英语地道不地道,You are what you speak. |
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