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走出汉语式英语误区 　　1. 因为我病了,所以没去上学。 　　[误] Because I was ill, so I didn’t go to school. 　　[正] Because I was ill, I didn’t go to school. /I was ill, so I didn’t go to school. 　　[析] “因为……所以……”用英语表达时,用了because 就不能再用so; 同样,用了so, 就不能再用because。 　　2. 虽然下着大雨,但是足球赛仍然继续进行。 　　[误] Though it was raining hard, but the football match still went on. 　　[正] Though it was raining hard, the football match still went on. /It was raining hard, but the football match still went on. 　　[析] 让步状语从句中,用了though就无需再用but; 在并列句中,用了but就无需再用though。这与汉语的“虽然……但是……”不同。 　　3. (电话用语)“你是谁?”“我是王涛。” 　　[误] “Who are you?” “I’m Wang Tao.” 　　[正]“Who is that?” “This is Wang Tao.” 　　[析] 电话用语中“你是谁?”不可受汉语的影响用“Who are you?”,正确说法应是“Who is that (speaking)?”;“我是……”不可用“I’m ...”,而应说成“This is...”。注意电话用语的习惯表达。 　　4. 我父亲正在看报纸。 　　[误] My father is looking at (seeing) the newspaper. 　　[正] My father is reading the newspaper. 　　[析] 在英语中,看书(报)用read, 看电视、看比赛用watch, 看电影、看医生用see。 　　5. 我不知道该怎么办。 　　[误] I don’t know how to do. 　　[正] I don’t know what to do. 　　[析] 副词how不可作宾语或逻辑宾语,故用代词what。但也可说:“I don’t know how to do it. ”。 　　6. 你认为这本英语书怎么样? 　　[误] How do you think of this English book? 　　[正] What do you think of this English book? /How do you like this English book? 　　[析] “认为……怎么样”在英语里常表达为“对……有什么看法”,习惯上用 “What do you think of...?” 或 “How do you like...?” 　　7. 黑龙江(省)位于中国的东北部。 　　[误] Heilongjiang lies in the eastnorth of China. 　　[正] Heilongjiang lies in the northeast of China. 　　[析] “东南、东北、西南、西北”等方向词,英美人总是先说“南、北”再说“东、西”,即为southeast, northeast, southwest, northwest。 　　8. 你会查字典吗? 　　[误] Can you look up the dictionary? 　　[正] Can you look up the word (s) in the dictionary? 　　[析] 表示“查字典”不能直译为look up the dictionary, 只能用consult a dictionary 或look up a word in the dictionary 来表示。 　　9. 他们上星期六不在学校。 　　[误] They were not last Saturday at school. 　　[正] They were not at school last Saturday. 　　[析] 英语中,地点状语一般位于时间状语之前。 　　10. 我来这儿并不是为了求你帮忙的。 　　[误] I came here not to ask you for help. 　　[正] I didn’t come here to ask you for help.