20090110other ESL typical wrong by most Chinese

①中文 ② Chinese English ③The native expression


①欢迎你到... ② welcome you to ... ③ welcome to ...

　　①永远记住你② remember you forever ③ always remember you(没有人能活到forever)

　　①祝你有个... ② wish you have a ... ③ I wish you a ...

　　①给你② give you ③ here you are

　　①很喜欢... ② very like ... ③ like ... very much

　　①黄头发② yellow hair ③ blond/blonde(西方人没有yellow hair的说法)

　　①厕所② WC ③ mens room/womens room/restroom

　　①真遗憾② its a pity ③ thats too bad/its a shame(its a pity说法太老)

①裤子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在口语中是crazy的意思)

　　①勤奋② diligent ③ hardworking/studious/conscientious

　　①应该② should ③ must/shall

　　①火锅② chafing dish ③ hot pot

　　①大厦② mansion ③ center/plaza

①马马虎虎② so-so ③ average/fair/all right/not too bad/OK(西方人很少使用so-so)

　　①好吃② delicious ③ good/nice/tasty/appetizing(delicious在中国被滥用)

　　①尽我最大努力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在中国被滥用)

　　①滑稽② humorous ③ funny/witty/amusing/entertaining

　　①欺骗② to cheat ③ to trick/to play a joke on/to con/to deceive/to rip off

　　①车门② the door of the car ③ the cars door

　　①怎么拼? ② how to spell? ③ how do you spell


①再见② bye-bye ③ bye/see you/see you later/later(bye-bye有些孩子气)

　　①玩② play ③ go to/do(play在中国被滥用)

　　①面条② noodles ③ pasta(noodles有些孩子气)

　　①据说② it is said ③ I heard/I read/I was told

　　①等等② and so on ③ etc.

　　①直到现在② till now ③ recently/lately/thus far

　　①农民② peasant ③ farmer

　　①宣传② propaganda ③ information


from: http://user.qzone.qq.com/5714695/blog