今天来为大家讲几个口语中常犯的错误,在外国人眼中显得非常Chinglish。看看你中枪了几个! 现在几点了? What time is it, now? What time is it? 在问别人时间的时候,我们不可能问“昨天几点了”或是“一小时之前几点了”。所以,去强调now在外国人看来很没必要 你能给我菜单吗? Can you give me the menu? May I have the menu? 外国人在向别人询问或索要东西时会比较礼貌,Can you give me 会略显生硬,他们更习惯说,“ May I have...? ” 再比如,问别人名字时用“May I have your name?”就比直接问“What's your name?”要礼貌客气得多。 你知道他在哪吗? Do you know where's he? Do you know where he is? 间接疑问句要用陈!述!语!序!再举个例子大家感受一下: 直接疑问句: What should I do? 间接疑问句: Can you tell me what I should do? 你明天时间方便吗? Is tomorrow OK for you? Is tomorrow OK with you? OK for you 意思等同于 good for you,表示对某人有好处。with you则表示“对于你而言” 比如老板批复邮件时经常说:OK with me. 表示我同意(对于我是没问题的) |
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