20090112

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

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