下面这些句子有个共同点:语法都"对",母语者也听得懂,但一听就知道是直译过来的。它们来自像话用户的真实练习记录——出现频率高到我们决定单独写一篇。
每条格式:✗ 中式说法 → ✓ 母语者说法,加一句原因。对照着读一遍,中枪的句子出声读三遍✓的版本,比收藏一百篇语法帖有用。
高频榜
- ✗ I very like this design. → ✓ I really like this design. —— very 不能直接修饰动词。
- ✗ My English is poor. → ✓ My English isn't great yet. —— poor 是过度自贬,母语者听着反而尴尬;yet 还给自己留了进步空间。
- ✗ Can you help me to check this? → ✓ Can you help me check this? —— help sb do,不要 to。
- ✗ I'm not familiar to this tool. → ✓ I'm not familiar with this tool. —— 固定搭配 familiar with。
- ✗ We need to discuss about the plan. → ✓ We need to discuss the plan. —— discuss 自带"关于",about 多余。
- ✗ He didn't come because he has something. → ✓ Something came up, so he couldn't make it. —— "有点事"的地道说法是 something came up。
- ✗ The price is too expensive. → ✓ The price is too high. / It's too expensive. —— 贵的是东西,price 只能"高"。
- ✗ Please give me some advices. → ✓ Please give me some advice. —— advice 不可数,永远没有 s。
- ✗ I have a meeting need to attend. → ✓ I have a meeting to attend. —— 两个动词挤在一起了,to do 就够。
- ✗ Welcome to contact me. → ✓ Feel free to contact me. —— welcome to do 是直译"欢迎来做",母语者说 feel free。
后十个,一样常见
- ✗ I want to go to sleep early tonight. → ✓ I want to sleep early tonight. —— go to sleep 不是错,但这里 sleep 一个词更自然。
- ✗ How to say this in English? → ✓ How do you say this in English? —— How to... 不能独立成问句。
- ✗ Let me introduce our product for you. → ✓ Let me introduce our product to you. —— introduce to,不是 for。
- ✗ This is too difficult, I cannot handle. → ✓ I can't handle it. —— handle 后面必须有宾语,it 不能省。
- ✗ I'll call you when I arrive home. → ✓ I'll call you when I get home. —— 到家用 get home,arrive 后也不能直接跟 home。
- ✗ The user number increased very fast. → ✓ The number of users grew quickly. —— "用户数"别按中文语序拼。
- ✗ I suggest we can do a quick sync. → ✓ I suggest we do a quick sync. —— suggest 从句里不放 can。
- ✗ I'm so boring in this meeting. → ✓ I'm so bored in this meeting. —— boring 是"无聊的(东西)",bored 才是"感到无聊"。说反了意思是"我很无趣"。
- ✗ Open the light. → ✓ Turn on the light. —— 开关电器用 turn on / off。
- ✗ I ever went to Japan. → ✓ I've been to Japan. —— "我曾经去过"不用 ever 直译,用现在完成时。
为什么明明"学过",嘴上还是会说错
因为这些错误不在知识层,在反射层。看这篇文章的时候你全都懂,但明天开会脱口而出的还是 discuss about——嘴巴的习惯只能用嘴巴改。
改法也简单:发现一个,出声读三遍正确版本,再用它说一句自己的话。就这一个动作,比"记住规则"牢固得多。
平时说英语没人帮你揪这些?这就是 像话 干的活:你说一句,它照出母语者的版本、指出差在哪,再带你跟读——上面 20 条,本来就是它从真实练习里改出来的。
想系统一点,从句式开始练:《「我想要…」用英语怎么说:I'd like to 完全用法》。
*像话(MirrorSay)是一款免费的 AI 英语口语练习 App:你说一句,它照出母语者的说法,再带你跟读。无需注册,离线可用,你说的话不离开手机。*