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20个实用小词,让你的英语表达更灵活

留学生可能在学习之中掌握了大量学科、专有词汇,读写能力杠杠的,但是在日常生活中,怎么解决说英语容易卡壳的尴尬局面?我们需要做到三点:一、改变思维习惯(way of thinking)。阅读时,见到一些表达方式,多问问自己,这句话让我说,我会用这种思路吗?如果答案是no,那就恭喜你了,赶快把这句话抄下来,以后多做点文章。二、注意选词(choice of words)。实践证明,学好、活用100个词,再加上以前的一点基础,就可以自由表达自己思想,并可尽量抛弃原来的中式英语思维。三、句型(sentence patterns)。汉语与英语这两门语言没多大的相似之处,由于思维习惯的不同,导致一些表达方式也不同,具体表现在一些典型的句型上。

我们时常见的一些小词,如果多加注意和运用,就会产生很奇妙的效果,一起来看看有哪些吧~

available

使用频率:★★★★★

造句功能:★★★★西方思维:★★★★★这个词有点怪,是形容词,但是一般放到所修饰的词后面。凡句子中含有是“有。。。可以用到”的时候都可以考虑这个词。这个词关系到我们思维方式,而不是这个词用法有多复杂。反义词是unavailable.现在都讲究资源了.1、对不起,没座了。Chinglish: Sorry, we have no seats now.Revision: Sorry, no seats available.2、网站暂时无法访问。Chinglish: This website can't be visited temporarily.Revision: Website Temporarily Unavailable.有时候尽管不是非用available/unavailable不可,但是多用一些,看起来正宗。在http://google.com中搜索结果:是约有441,000,000项符合available的查询结果。

offer

使用频率:★★★★

造句功能:★★★西方思维:★★★★★这个词比较微妙。英译中时不太好处理,正因如此,这个词才值得我们重视。1、谢谢你的好意,不过我可以走回去。Chinglish: Thank you for your goodwill, but I can go home on foot.Revision: Thanks for your offer, but I can walk home.2、全国人民纷纷向灾区伸出了援助之手。version 1: People from all over the country all giving their hands to the disaster area.Alt Version: People from all over the country are offering helping hands to the disaster area.Offer可以做动词用,也可以做名词用。还有一些固定搭配,其中Job offer非常红。凡是带有“给予”、“善意提供的(帮忙)”等意思,就可以考虑offer这个词。我们可以把give一些空间让点给offer:这个机会可是我最后给你的。答应不答应随你的便。This is my last offer to you. Take it or leave it.

difference

使用频率:★★★★

造句功能:★★西方思维:★★★★★意思是差别。对于difference只需要掌握一到两个短语,我们口语水平就会前进一大步,让你的同学对你刮目相看,那就是make a difference(有很大不同)或make no differences(没什么不同)。1、你说的什么移动、联通, 我看还不一路货色。You're talking about Telecom and Unicom. The way I see it, they make no differences at all.2、这种化妆品你用用看,效果绝对不一样。Chinglish: Please use this kind of cosmetics, the effect is absolutely different.Revision: Please try this sort of cosmetics, i bet it'll make a big difference.(不好意思,我就是喜欢try这个词)3、上帝啊,再给我一次机会,我不会再这样了。Chinglish: God, please give me a chance again, I won't do this again.Revision: God, please grant me another chance, and I'll make a difference.凡是一样不一样,都可以考虑这两个短语,你用好了,绝对可以make a difference。另外说一下,受教科书的影响,说不同的时候中国学生习惯be different from这一句型。但是很多时候differ from这个动词形式更简单,try it, and you'll make a difference,让你的老师、同学对你刮目相看。西方人崇尚个人奋斗,追求与他人不一样。这个词,对于他们来说,太神圣了。在http://google.com中,make a difference这一短语搜索结果近600万,我们用过几次了。所以以后有条件,我们就要make a difference,没有条件时,创建条件也要make a difference。

sense

使用频率:★★★造句功能:★★西方思维:★★★★★这个词主要由于几个相关短语而流行的。这几个短语分别是: a sense of (responsibility, humor...)---有幽默感等, make sense/not make any sense,有意义,没意义(所以我说别老用meaningless,不是人家听不懂,那很中式的)。1、我很喜欢他。他很有幽默感。Chinglish: I very like him. He is very humorous.Revision: I like him very much. He has a good sense of humor.2、我知道,不过有的地方没什么意义。Chinglish: I know, but it's meaningless in some places.Revision: I know, but again at some point it doesn't make any sense.3、什么?至少六周?这样做有什么意义呢?What? at least 6 weeks? Does it make any sense?(或what's your point?)

afford

使用频率:★★★

造句功能:★★★西方思维:★★★★★意思是买的起,付得起、花得起时间、金钱、精力等。但是Afford只能表示能力,不表示意愿。例如我们可以说I'm willing to pay, but I really can't afford it,而不能说I'm willing to afford it。用好这个词,我们的水平就会提高一个档次,让你的同学打心底里佩服。1、这顶帽子贵得也太离谱了,我买不起。Chinglish: This hat is extremely expensive, I can't buy it.Revision: This hat is so expensive that I can't afford it.2、这个村子里好多儿童都上不起学。Chinglish: Lots of kids can't go to school because they're poor. (意思表达出来了但是不精练)Revision: Plenty of kids in this village can't afford to go to school (can't afford education).小新赖以生存就不能放弃工作。I can't afford to lose my job, because I'm the bread-winner and I have a big family to support.

deserve

使用频率:★★造句功能:★★西方思维:★★★★★这个词字面意思是“值得”、“该受到”,可褒可贬。用到的场合其实挺多的。几个例句就可以解决问题。1、你是老鼠戏猫,真是自作自受!Chinglish: You're like a rat teasing a cat... (...下面不会了)Revision: I think you're playing with fire.You deserve it!2、那个好心女孩终于嫁给了她的心上人。她是有好报。Chinglish: That good-hearted girl was married to the man in her heart at last. She was good so she had a good end.Revision: That good-hearted girl married her 'prince' finally. She deserved it.3、你竟敢这样对我?找打啊?Chinglish: How dare you do this to me? Do you want me to beat you?Revision: How dare you do this to me? You deserve a kick in the ass!这个词比较微妙,个人喜欢这个词,不多说了。If you think that I deserve some applauses or flowers, why not let me know about it

frustrated

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