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ChineseEnglish
a.k.a.MistakesinEnglish,at
1.ChineseStyle:
Mypaycannotsupportmyliving. AmericanStyle:
Mypayisnotenoughtoliveon.
Youcanseethatthe“Chineseversion”isadirectone-to-onetranslation:
“supportmyliving=维持生活/(生计)“InidiomaticEnglish,itis“toliveon.”E,g,Idon’tmakeenoughtoliveon.
2. ChineseStyle:
Hewantstoestablishasweethome. AmericanStyle:
Hewantstoestablishahappyhome.
Justaddlotsofsugarandhoney,dear.
Althoughtheclichéis“homesweethome”,theisolatedphrase“sweethome”useinthemannershownisnotidiomaticEnglish.
3.ChineseStyle:
Whydon’tyoutakeadrivinglicense. AmericanStyle:
Whydon’tyougetadrivinglicense.
Here,takemine,butgetyourselfintotroubleorboth
oruswillbearrested.
Takingadrivinglicensetest.Takexxx=reachoutandtakessomething.
Getadrivinglicense=applyfor,takethetest,andreceive…
4.ChineseStyle:
LastyearIwenttoSeattle.Ilikedthereverymuch. AmericanStyle:
LastyearIwenttoSeattle.Ilikeditverymuch.
It=Seattle
5.ChineseStyle:
Mymotherlikestodrinkthicktea. AmericanStyle:
Mymotherlikesherteastrong. HaHa!
Ibetherteaissothickthatyoucannotevenpouritout.
“Thick=vicious”Strongtea,strongcoffee,strongalcoholicdrinks
6.ChineseStyle:
Ithinkitwillnotraintomorrow. AmericanStyle:
Idon’tthinkitwillraintomorrow.
Myownopinionisthatthefirstoneis“notwrong”;itisjustnotidiomaticenough.
Thinkofthequestionthatleadstothisanswer:
“Doyouthinkitwillraintomorrow?
”
Answer:
Idon’tthinkitwillraintomorrow.
7.ChineseStyle:
Isyourcamerathiskind?
AmericanStyle:
Isyourcameralikethis?
Isyourcameralikethis=isyourcamerathesameasthisone.(Idiomaticusage)
8.ChineseStyle:
Hishousewasstruckbythunderlastnight. AmericanStyle:
Hishousewasstruckbylightninglastnight.
Thunderisthe“sound”and“lightning”istheelectricdischarge.
9.ChineseStyle:
Mygrandmotherlivedtoeighty-five. AmericanStyle:
Mygrandmotherlivedtobeeighty-five. “livedtobeeighty-five”=”livedtobeeighty-fiveyearsold”
10.ChineseStyle:
Ihavealotofworktobedone. AmericanStyle:
Ihavealotofworktodo.Passive/Activevoiceerror.#1isallrightinthisform:
“Ihavealotofworkthatneedstobedone.”
11.ChineseStyle:
Todrinktoomuchisbadforone’shealth. AmericanStyle:
Drinkingtoomuchisbadforone’shealth.AccordingtowhatIknow,whichisnotmuch,“Drinkingtoomuch”isa“gerundphrase”,averbalnominal,thatactsasanounforthesentence.However,“Todrinktoomuch”isaninfinitivephrasethatcanalsoactasaverbalnominal.
12.ChineseStyle:
Myfatherwillbehometodayafternoon. AmericanStyle:
Myfatherwillbehomethisafternoon.Ihaveneverheardnative-speakersaid:
“todayafternoon.”Itisalways“Yesterdayafternoon”,“thisafternoon”and“tomorrowafternoon.”
13. ChineseStyle:
Whatisthetotalsum?
AmericanStyle:
Howmuchdoesitcometo?
14. ChineseStyle:
WechangedourtrainatWoodland. AmericanStyle:
WechangedtrainsatWoodland.Ifyou“changeyourtrain,”youwouldhavetochangeitintosomething.Poof,thetrainischangedintoafrog!
Changing“trains”wouldbe“onetrain”to“anothertrain.”Thesamegoesforplanesandships.WechangedplanesatMilan,not“wechangeourplaneatMilan.”
15.ChineseStyle:
Iverylikeswimming. AmericanStyle:
Ilikeswimmingverymuch.
“Verylike”isanobviousgrammaticalmistake.Iamsureeveryonehereknowsthatiswrong.(ItisalsoaChinglishexpression很(very)喜欢(like)
16.
ChineseStyle:
Whattimeisyourwatch. AmericanStyle:
Whattimeisitbyyourwatch.Prepositionmissing.Youwatchisnotthe“time”,it“shows”or“gives”thetime. “Byyouwatch”=”accordingtowhatyourwatchindicates.”
17.ChineseStyle:
Idon’tknowwhatdidhesay. AmericanStyle:
Idon’tknowwhathesaid.
Idon’tknow(x).“x”hastobeanounoranounphrase.Thepropernounphraseis“whathesaid.”“Whatdidhesay(?
)“wouldbeaninterrogative.
18.ChineseStyle:
Hehasawideshoulders. AmericanStyle:
Hehasabroadshoulders.Idiomaticexpressionandcollocation.Shouldersarealwaysdescribedas“broad”,not“wide.”
19.ChineseStyle:
Iboughtthisbookwith50dollars. AmericanStyle:
Iboughtthisbookfor50dollars.”for”=forthepriceof
20.ChineseStyle:
Heplayedallyesterdaywithoutworking. AmericanStyle:
Heplayedallyesterdayinsteadofworking.
=Insteadofworking,heplayedallday.
21.ChineseStyle:
Myfatherboughtmeablacksmallleatherwalletyesterday. AmericanStyle:
Myfatherboughtmeasmallblackleatherwalletyesterday
22.ChineseStyle:
Mostofthetime,itisdifficultforSaminfinishinghisworkontime. AmericanStyle:
Mostofthetime,itisdifficultforSamtofinishhisworkontime.(prepositionerror“for”not“in.”
23.ChineseStyle:
Thesethugsarequitecapabletodoreallyhastythings. AmericanStyle:
Thesethugsarequitecapableofdoingreallyhastythings.
24.Ifyoudeterminetomakethegradeintheentranceexamination,youmustworkextrahard. AmericanStyle:
Ifyouaredeterminedtomakethegradeintheentranceexamination,youmustworkextrahard.
(Missingaverbinthesubordinateclause:
“are”Again,thesekindofmistakesareduetoatransliterationfromChinese.ThecorrespondingChinesesentencesis如果你决定去Ifyoudetermineto—no“are”neededintheChineseequivalence.)
25.ChineseStyle:
Pleasehandlethisgoldwatchcarefully.Itworthsmorethanfivethousanddollars. AmericanStyle:
Pleasehandlethisgoldwatchcarefully.Itisworthmorethanfivethousanddollars.
(Sametypeofmistake.Transliterationerror.它(it)值(worths)五多圆)
26.ChineseStyle:
Thechildrenwereverydangerousastheknife-wieldingmadmanwasrunningamokinthekindergarten. AmericanStyle:
Thechildrenwereingreatdangerastheknife-wieldingmadmanwasrunningamokinthekindergarten.
27.ChineseStyle:
Josephdidnotgototheconcertlastweek,Ididnotgotoo. AmericanStyle:
Josephdidnotgototheconcertlastweek,Ididnotgoeither.
28.ChineseStyle:
Wehavebeenwaitingforhalfanhour.Shehasstillnotcome. AmericanStyle:
Wehavebeenwaitingforhalfanhour.Shehasnotcomeyet. ("Shehasstillnotcome"isadirectone-to-onetranslationfromtheChineseexpression."Shehasnotcomeyet"isthecorrectidiomaticEnglishexpression.)
29.ChineseStyle:
Theseawasveryroughthattheferryservicehadtobesuspended. AmericanStyle:
Theseawassoroughthattheferryservicehadtobesuspended.
"soroughthat"=condition+consequence"sorough"=condition,"that=consequence
30.ChineseStyle:
Thethreewomenquarrelledformorethananhourangrilyoutsidetheboutique. AmericanStyle:
Thethreewomenquarrelledangrilyformorethananhouroutsidetheboutique.
(misplacementofthemodifier(theadverbangrily))
31.ChineseStyle:
Ireceivedaletterfrommysistertwodaysbefore. AmericanStyle:
Ireceivedaletterfrommysistertwodaysago.
32.Incorrect:
Thedriver,aswellasfourpassengers,wereinjuredinthehead-oncollision. correct:
Thedriver,aswellasfourpassengers,wasinjuredinthehead-oncollision. Verbagreement.Themainverbfollowsthesubject“thedriver.
33.Incorrect:
Morethanoneconvictweresentencedtodeath. Correct:
Morethanoneconvictwassentencedtodeath.Verbagreement.Verbfollowsthenearestnoun“oneconvict.”
Incorrect:
Oneofmystudentshavesentmeabirthdaycard. Correct:
Oneofmystudentshassentmeabirthdaycard.
Verbagreement.“one”hassent
34.Incorrect:
Sophieisoneofthemostintelligentstudentsthathaseverexistedinourschool.
Correct:
Sophieisoneofthemostintelligentstudentsthathaveeverexistedinourschool.
35.Incorrect:
Readingdetectivestoriesaremyfavoritepastime. Correct:
Readingdetectivestoriesismyfavoritepastime.”Readingdetectivestories”isthenounphrase—theactionitselfissingular.
36.Incorrect:
“SnowWhiteandthesevenDwarfs“areaverypopularfairytale. Correct:
“SnowWhiteandthesevenDwarfs“isaverypopularfairytale.
37.Incorrect:
Fivehundredmilesarealongdistance. Correct:
Fivehundredmilesisalongdistance.
38.Incorrect:
Eitheryouorhearetheonewhostolethewatch. Correct:
Eitheryouorheistheonewhostolethewatch.verbagreement
39.Incorrect:
Thequalityoftheseproductsismoresuperiorthanthatoftheothers. Correct:
Thequalityoftheseproductsissuperiortothatoftheothers
40.Incorrect:
ThelivingstandardinJapanishigherthanKorea. Correct:
ThelivingstandardinJapanishigherthanthatinKorea.
41.Incorrect:
Myyoungerbrotheristallerthanme. Correct:
MyyoungerbrotheristallerthanI.
=(“tallerthan“Iam”)
42.ChineseStyle:
Whichofthetwogirlsisthemostintelligent. AmericanStyle:
Whichofthetwogirlsismoreintelligent.Comparingtwmore,notmost.
43.ChineseStyle:
Thepatientfeltmuchbetterinthemorningthanafternoon. AmericanStyle:
Thepatientfeltmuchbetterinthemorningthanintheafternoon. “inthemorning;intheafternoon.”
44.ChineseStyle:
Whatweneedisthemostperfectplan. AmericanStyle:
Whatweneedisamostperfectplan.
a=oneonemostperfectplan.Anyperfectplan.Usetheforspecificreference:
E.gWhatweneedisthemostperfectplanforattackingthisproblem.
45.ChineseStyle:
Whichofthesetwoshirtsdoyouprefermore. AmericanStyle:
Whi
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