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10个美剧中典型的口语错误表达

No.1 it’s no good to do / it’s no good doing※模仿地道美音Model× It’s no good to complain about your life all the time if you don’t do anything about it.√ It’s no good complaining about your life all the time if y

No.1 it’s no good to do / it’s no good doing

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× It’s no good to complain about your life all the time if you don’t do anything about it.

√ It’s no good complaining about your life all the time if you don’t do anything about it.

   整天抱怨生活,却又不采取什么行动,可没什么好处!

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1. it’s no good + doing,意为“做某事没什么好处”。

2. 谈到complain,还有两个表示“抱怨”的词在口语中也相当常用:bitching和nagging。它们均表示“抱怨”和“数落”。

例:William’s wife kept nagging at him.

      William的太太整天在他耳边唠叨。

10个美剧中典型的口语错误表达

No.2 be open to / be open with / be frank with

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× I’ll be open to you. You have to stop bitching.

× I’ll be open with you. You have to stop bitching.

√ I’ll be frank with you. You have to stop bitching.

   我坦白告诉你,你得停止唠叨了。

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1. be open to 向……开放

例:The library is open to the public.

     图书馆向公众开放。

2. be open with 以诚相待

例:As good friends, we must be open with each other.

     作为好朋友,我们应该彼此坦诚相待。

3. be frank with与be honest with相近,指“坦率的,不委婉的”。

例:To be frank with you, you suck!

      跟你说实话吧,你真恶心!

No.3 cheat / cheat on

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× Jack was heartbroken because his girlfriend cheated him.

√ Jack was heartbroken because his girlfriend cheated on him.

   因为女朋友不忠,Jack很伤心。

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1. cheat someone (out of something) 意思是“骗取某人财物”,cheat在这里是及物动词。

例:She cheated her customers by overcharging them.

      她通过多收费来欺骗顾客。

2. 表示“对配偶不忠”应该用cheat on a spouse,这里的cheat是不及物动词。

3. cheat in an exam意为“考试作弊”。

4. 在美国口语中,cheat还有一种调皮的用法: cheat on death,意为“捡回一条命

No.4 healthy / well / better

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× I hope you’ll be healthy soon.

√ hope you’ll be well soon.

√ I hope you’ll get better soon.

   希望你早日康复。

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1. healthy作表语时,常表示“有益于健康的”。

例:Eating breakfast is healthy.

     吃早饭有益健康。

2. 而形容人身体状况,一般用短语 in good/poor health,这里的health是不可数名词。

例:Health, wealth and happiness.

     健康,财富和幸福。

3. “You’ll be healthy soon.”比较拗口,不符合英美人的说话习惯。well作表语意为“健康的,精神很好的”。

例:You look so well.

     你看上去气色不错。

No.5 rubbish mail / junk mail

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rubbish [ˈrʌbɪʃ]

junk [dʒʌŋk]

× It really bothers me to get so much rubbish mail every day.

√ It really bothers me to get so much junk mail every day.

   每天都收到这么多垃圾邮件让我很心烦。

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1. rubbish虽然也是“垃圾”的意思,但“垃圾邮件”一般用固定短语junk mail,包括flyers(传单)、ads(各类促销广告)、store catalogues(商品目录杂志)等。

2. 如果你不喜欢收到垃圾邮件, 可以在信箱上贴“no junk mails please”,还是挺管用的。此外,垃圾食品是junk food,现在很多女生都力主减肥,拒绝junk food。在这里给广大女性同胞提供一个减肥妙方:The only thing you gotta do is drinking much tomato juice before each meal.

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