11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗?
Would you like to join our party on Friday? ——>Would you like to come to our party on Friday night?
Note:join往往是指参加俱乐部或者协会,如:join a health club; join the Communist Party.
事实上,常常与party搭配的动词的come 或者go。如go a wild party,或者come to a Christmas Party。
12. 我没有经验。
I have no experience. ——>I am I don’t know much about that.
Note:I have no experience这句话听起来古里古怪,因为您只需要说:那方面我懂得不多,或者这方面我不在行,就行了。
I am not really an expert in this area.
13. 我没有男朋友。
I have no boyfriend. ——>I don’t have a boyfriend.
14. 他的身体很健康。
His body is healthy. ——>He is in good health. (You can also say: He’s healthy.)
15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。
The price is too expensive/cheap. ——>The price is too high/ rather low.
16. 我们下了车。
We got off the car. ——>We got out of the car.
17. 车速快了。
The speed of the car is fast. ——>The car is speeding. Or “The car is going too fast.”
18. 这个春节你回家吗?
Will you be going back home for the Spring Festival?
是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的) ——>当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的)
以英语为母语的人使用of course的频率要比中国的学生低得多,只有在回答一些众所周知的问题时才说of course。
因为of course后面隐含的一句话是“当然我知道啦!难道我是一个傻瓜吗?”因此,of course带有挑衅的意味。
在交谈时,用sure或certainly效果会好得多。同时,of course not也具挑衅的意味。
正常情况下语气温和的说法是certainly not.
19. 我觉得右手很疼。
I feel very painful in my right hand. ——>My right hand is very painful. Or “ My right hand hurts(aches).”
20. 他看到她很惊讶。
He looked at her and felt surprised. ——>He looked at her in surprise.