常見的口說結構錯誤

如果你有看前面幾篇“去掉你的中式英文”幾篇相關分享的話, 這篇整理應該能協助你在口說/寫作上 少一點中文思維 .

二個語言的基本句子架構網路上有很多資訊, 這裡不再贅述 .僅列出幾個深受中文影響導致句型排列錯置的例句供大家防範類似錯誤

1. 我哥哥的書全部被偷了

[X]: My brother’s all the books have been stolen.

[O]: All my brother’s books have been stolen.

[O]: All the books of my brother have been stolen.

2. 他家人過世了

[X]: One of his family members is dead.

[O]: A member of his family is dead.

[O]: One of the members of his family is dead.

3. 你為什麼在這裡？

[X]: For what you are here?

[O]: What are you here for?

4. 告訴我你為什麼去那裡？

[X]: Tell me why did you go there?

[O]: Tell me why you went there?

5. 我跟你跟他一起去

[X]: I, you and he will go together.

[O]: You, he and I will go together.

6. 運動對於工作和健康二者都好

[X]: Exercise is good both for work as well as health.

[O]: Exercise is good for work as well as health.

7. 再走了二哩路後John才回想起他的錢包

[X]: After walking over two miles. John remembered his wallet.

[O]: After walking over two miles, John remembered his wallet.

[O]: John remembered his wallet after walking over two miles.

8. 只要打開吸塵器狗就不停地對著它狂吠

[X]: The dog growled at the vacuum cleaner. When it was switched on.

[O]: When the vacuum cleaner was switched on, the dog growled.

[O]: The dog growled at the vacuum cleaner when it was switched on.

9. 我最喜愛的電影是 it’s a wonderful life 是個非常感人的聖誕節故事

[X]: My favourite movie is It’s A Wonderful Life it is a very heartwarming Christmas story.

[O]: My favourite movie is It’s A Wonderful Life. It is a very heartwarming Christmas story.

10. Luck 解釋了為什麼Rosemary 今天遲到

[X]: Luke offered an explanation of why Rosemary was late for class.

[O]: Luke explained why Rosemary was late for class.

11. 已經快要5.30了我們無法在天黑前趕到市區

[X]: It is nearly half past five we cannot reach town before dark.

[O]: It is nearly half past five; we cannot reach town before dark.

[O]: It is nearly half past five, so we cannot reach town before dark.

12. 書本的主要是個有爭議性的人物

[X]: A book with a morally ambiguous main character.

[O]: This book features a morally ambiguous main character.

13. 這個作者除了追求名氣之外還有財富

[X]: The author not only wants fame but also money.

[O]: The author not only wants fame but also wants money.

[O]:The author wants not only fame but also money.