美国人总结的中国式英语及正确说法
其中每行第一部分是汉语说法,第二部分是Chinglish说法,第三部分则是英语的标准说法①欢迎你到... ② welcome you to ... ③ welcome to ...
①永远记住你② remember you forever ③ always remember you(没有人能活到forever)
①祝你有个... ② wish you have a ... ③ I wish you a ...
①给你② give you ③ here you are
①很喜欢... ② very like ... ③ like ... very much
①黄头发② yellow hair ③ blond/blonde(西方人没有yellow hair的说法)
①厕所② WC ③ men's room/women's room/restroom
①真遗憾② it's a pity ③ that's too bad/it's a shame(it's a pity说法太老)
①裤子② trousers ③ pants/slacks/jeans
①修理② mend ③ fix/repair
①入口② way in ③ entrance
①出口② way out ③ exit(way out在口语中是crazy的意思)
①勤奋② diligent ③ hardworking/studious/conscientious
①应该② should ③ must/shall
①火锅② chafing dish ③ hot pot
①大厦② mansion ③ center/plaza
①马马虎虎② so-so ③ average/fair/all right/not too bad/OK(西方人很少使用so-so)
①好吃② delicious ③ good/nice/tasty/appetizing(delicious在中国被滥用)
①尽我最大努力② try my best ③ try/strive(try的本意就是try my best)
①有名② famous ③ well-known/renowned/legendary/popular(famous在中国被滥用)
①滑稽② humorous ③ funny/witty/amusing/entertaining
①欺骗② to cheat ③ to trick/to play a joke on/to con/to deceive/to rip off
①车门② the door of the car ③ the car's door
①怎么拼? ② how to spell? ③ how do you spell?
①再见② bye-bye ③ bye/see you/see you later/later(bye-bye有些孩子气)
①玩② play ③ go to/do(play在中国被滥用)
①面条② noodles ③ pasta(noodles有些孩子气)
①据说② it is said ③ I heard/I read/I was told
①等等② and so on ③ etc.
①直到现在② till now ③ recently/lately/thus far
①农民② peasant ③ farmer
① 宣传② propaganda ③ information 我觉得noodle和pasta指的是不同的东西。英语的noodle从德语来,是个泛称,据说形状不一,原料各异,我感觉主要还是指长条状的“面条”。Pasta和一堆通心粉一样是意大利货,也千奇百怪,干的湿的都有,我也说不好。最方便的办法是到Google Image (http://images.google.com) 分别搜这两个词比较一下,就大概明白差别了。
“功夫熊猫”里肥波的爹开的是noodle restaurant,想来编剧不会因为是个动画片就在这样的地方故作“孩子气”。
Wikipedia颇可参考:
Noodle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noodle
Pasta: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasta
注意"types of noodles by primary ingredient"里列了不少咱们出口到英语里的音译词,还在概述里特意提到有历史记载的最早的noodles出现在我国东汉,照此也可以判断,在中华大地上说noodle,那是无可厚非的了。
退一步讲,"Chinese noodles"肯定不会有人挑刺了:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_noodles。里面的"Chinese noodle types"也是琳琅满目啊。 某些指正也未必正确。
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