快樂學堂
作者:
我們平時用的一些簡單的英文表達,也許自認為是地道的英文,native speaker聽到卻懵了。下麵就是這些Chinglish的說法,其中每行第①項是漢語說法,第②項是Chinglish,第③項則是英語的標準說法。大家來看看自己平時英文說得地道嗎?
① 歡迎你到…… ② welcome you to ... ③ welcome to
① 永遠記住你 ② remember you forever ③ always remember you(沒有人能活到forever)
① 祝你有個…… ② wish you have a ... ③ I wish you a ...
① 給你 ② give you ③ here you are
① 很喜歡…… ② very like ... ③ like ... very much
① 黃頭發 ② yellow hair ③ blond/blonde(西方人沒有yellow hair的說法)
① 廁所 ② WC ③ men’s room/women’s room/restroom
① 真遺憾 ② it’s a pity ③ that’s too bad/it’s a shame(it’s a pity為過時的說法)
① 褲子 ② trousers ③ pants/slacks/jeans
① 修理 ② mend ③ fix/repair
① 入口 ② way in ③ entrance
① 出口 ② way out ③ exit(way out在口語中是crazy的意思)
① 應該 ② should ③ must/shall
① 火鍋 ② chafing dish ③ hot pot
① 大廈 ② mansion ③ center/plaza
① 馬馬虎虎 ② so-so ③ average/fair/all right/not too bad/okay(現在也有許多西方人使用so-so)
① 好吃 ② delicious ③ good/nice/tasty/appetizing/yummy(delicious在中國被濫用)
① 盡我最大努力 ② try my best ③ try/strive(try的本意就是try my best)
① 有名 ② famous ③ well-known/renowned/legendary/popular(famous在中國被濫用)
① 滑稽 ② humorous ③ funny/witty/amusing/entertaining
① 欺騙 ② to cheat ③ to trick/to play a joke on/to con/to deceive/to rip off
① 車門 ② the door of the car ③ the car’s door
① 怎麼拚? ② how to spell? ③ how do you spell?
① 再見 ② bye-bye ③ bye/see you/see you later/later(bye-bye有些孩子氣)
① 玩 ② play ③ go to/do(play在中國被濫用)
① 據說 ② it is said ③ I heard/I read/I was told
① 等等 ② and so on ③ etc.
① 農民 ② peasant ③ farmer
① 宣傳 ② propaganda ③ information