[其他]English lesson 8

(English lesson 8)




(1) When you ask someone to eat slowly, you should not say, ‘Eat slowly.’ That is rude. It sounds as if you ORDER him to eat slowly.

The correct way to say it is ‘Take your time.’


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(2) When someone says, ‘You don’t say.’ (it does not mean he asks you to shut up or keep quiet)

It means ‘Really?’

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(3) When someone says, ‘You can say that again.’, it means ‘I absolutely agree with you.’ or ‘I can’t agree with you more.’

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(4) For the sentence ‘I ever told you I am a teacher.’ , although people can understand what you mean, we should try not to use the chinese word (曾经〕in this way.


We should say,

(1) 'Did I ever tell you that I am a chemistry teacher?\"
(2) \"I told you that . . .\"



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(5) When you have a meal with someone , he says, ‘It is on me.’ It means he wants to pay for you.

The restaurant and the bar are included in ‘house’. Therefore ‘On the house.’ means the restaurant and the bar will pay for you. In other words, it is free.

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(6) If you go shopping and if you decide to buy something, it is wrong to say,‘I will (buy) this.’ You should say, ‘I will (take) this.’

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(7) When someone says, ‘I don’t buy that.’, it means ‘I don’t believe that.’

When someone says, ‘Okay. I will buy that.’, it means ‘Okay . I agree.’

When someone says, ‘Bei Jing University, the best buy.’, it means ‘the best choice’.

When someone says, ‘Buy American, buy American.’, it means ‘Support American, support American.’

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(8) When someone calls you ‘Chinaman.’ or calls you ‘Chink’, it is usually offensive. He insults you.

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(9) A lot of people are not sure when to use ‘Just have a look.’ or ‘Just having a look.’

(a) We will say ‘Just without ing’ when we invite somebody to do something.

For example,
Just have a look.
Just try it.
Just eat it.



(b) We will say ‘Just plus ing’ when we are telling people what (we are doing now).

For example,
Just kidding. (It is a short form. It is taken from a sentence. The sentence is I am just kidding now.)

Just asking. (It is a short form. It is taken from a sentence. The sentence is I am just asking now.)

Just having a look. (It is a short form. It is taken from a sentence. The sentence is I am just having a look now.)

Just joking. (It is a short form. It is taken from a sentence. The sentence is I am just joking now.)


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(10)
‘I see.’不应该翻译成“我看到你说的意思了。”，不是直译。

‘I see.’应该翻译成“原来如此。”


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如果你要说：“有人拍我肩膀。”你不可以说， “He patted my shoulder.”

因为在英语惯用法 (idiomatic expression) 中，是先以整体为受词才用介词指出部位。所以应该说， “He patted me on my shoulder.”

(1) 她亲了他的双颊

She kissed both of his cheeks. (WRONG)
She kissed him on both cheeks. (RIGHT)


(2) 他拉住她的袖子

He pulled her sleeves. (WRONG)
He pulled her by the sleeves. (RIGHT)


(3) 他胸膛挨了一枪

His chest has been shot. (WRONG)
He has been shot in the chest. (RIGHT)

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