教你改掉那些不地道的英語表達
誤:My jacket is broken.
正:My jacket is torn.
3.醫生給李磊把了脈。
誤:The doctor examined Li Lei.
正:The doctor felt Li Lei’s pulse.
4.這本書上有我寫的文章。
誤:The book has my article.
正:The book carries my article.
5.不穿外套的話,你會感冒的。
誤:You’ll have a cold if you don’t wear your coat.
正:You’ll catch a cold if you don’t wear your coat.
(catch強調過程,have強調狀態)
6.我得照顧我生病的妹妹。
誤:I have to take care of my ill sister.
正:I have to take care of my sick sister.
(ill只能作表語,不能作定語)
7.新來的同事對我十分友好。
誤:Our new colleague treats me friendly.
正:Our new colleague treats me in a friendly way.
8.今天是截止日期。
誤:Today is the end day.
正:Today is the deadline.
9.我覺得他不會贏。
誤:I think he won’t win.
正:I don’t think he will win.
10.你不可能比我早到。
誤:You are not impossible to arrive earlier than me.
正:It’s not impossible for you to arrive earlier than me.
11.錢可以買到很多東西。
誤:Money can buy lots of things.
正:We can buy lots of things with money.
12.吃太多糖對身體不好。
誤:Eating too many candies has many harms for us.
正:Eating too many candies does us a lot of harm.
13.那只金毛咬了她的腿。
誤:That golden retriever bit her leg.
正:That golden retriever bit her in the leg.