美国文化脱口秀 第452期:这些年我们都用错的英语词(在线收听

   不同的两个英语词,查字典,中文翻译都一样。二选一都能用?其实你都用错了!今天,Jenny, Adam告诉你最容易用错的英语词。

  关键词:
  Synonyms: 近义词
  To confuse words: 用错、用混词
  期待: Expect or look forward to?
  我们常收到用户、听众们的留言:
  "Love your shows! Expect new shows!" 很喜欢你们的节目,期待新节目!
  这里,不该用expect
  而应该用look forward to
  "Love your shows! Look forwad to new shows!" 很喜欢你们的节目,期待新节目!
  为什么?
  Expect指的是基于标准、要求的期待;应该发生:
  A boss expects a lot from his employees: 老板对员工有高要求、高期待
  Look forward to指的是期待、愿望、盼望:
  I'm really looking forward to the weekend: 我好期待周末
  开灯: Turn on or open?
  中文惯性,说“开灯”,很容易脱口而出“open the light"。
  Can you open the light?
  Can you turn on the light?
  怎么区分?
  电器、电子设备用turn on:
  Turn on the light: 开灯
  Turn on the TV: 开电视
  Turn on the phone: 开手机
  Devices: 设备
  其它类型的东西,用open:
  Open the door:开门
  Open the box: 开盒子
  Open your eyes: 睁开眼睛
  对应“开",“关”是turn off或者close。
  这些年我们都用错的英语词
  名片:Name card or business card?
  Name card是Chinglish, 英语可不是这样说的呢!
  Business card在口语中,也可以简化为"card"。
  Do you have a name card?
  Do you have a business card?
  Do you have a card?
  高:Tall or high?
  Tall形容人,high形容楼房?错啦!
  记住:
  Tall用来形容人、楼房、树;High形容山、墙、高跟鞋。
  Yao ming is very high.
  Yao ming is very tall.
  The building is very high.
  The building is very tall.
  Highrise: 高楼、高层建筑, 注意highrise是一个词
  The trees are very high.
  The trees are very tall.
  The mountain is very tall.
  The mountain is very high.
  High heels: 高跟鞋
  These heels are so high: 这双鞋的鞋跟好高啊
  Fun or funny?
  常见错误:
  The party last night was so funny!
  The party last night was so fun!
  怎么区分?
  Fun: 好玩儿、有乐趣、有意思
  We had so much fun together: 我们一起玩儿得好开心!
  It's so fun to learn English! 学英语很有乐趣!
  Funny: 搞笑
  Stephen Chou's movies are so funny! 周星驰的电影很搞笑!
  My boyfriend's jokes are not funny at all! 我男友的笑话一点儿也不好笑。
  注意:一个人可以同时fun和funny!
  Fun口语里也常做形容词使用,比如形容人。
  看一下区别:
  Adam is a fun person: Adam是个很有意思的人
  Adam is a funny person: Adam是个很幽默的人
  沙发≠Sofa
  大家写留言习惯用的"sofa"完全错啦!
  英语里,sofa就是家具,不能用在留言上。
  正确的用法是:
  First
  First to comment
  马克 ≠ Mark
  同样,"马克"也不能直接翻成mark!
  应该用:
  Bookmark
  Bookmarked
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