同学们应该都听过一个词叫“Chinglish”,也就是“中式英语”,有的中式英语比如“long time no see”也会被native speaker拿来用作日常用语。但总的来说大部分的中式英语还是不适合用在雅思口语考场上的,甚至其中有一些还会引起考官的误解!
1、Something let me...
常见错误用法:Travelling let me have new experiences.
很多同学在这里使用“let”是想表达“使/让我能够...”,但“let”仅用于号召某人做他已经有计划去做的事情,比如:Some people seem to let their kids do whatever they like.
改为“It allows/enables/helps me to …”更加准确
例句:Reading magazines allows people to have new insights.
2、Physical ability
常见错误用法:Doing sports can improve my physical ability.
这个短语就是很中式的表达,正确的应该改为:
It can improve my health.
It generally improves my overall quality of fitness level.
3、It adds joys to my life.
也是典型的中文直译成英文的表达:它给我的生活增添乐趣。最好改为:
It always brightens/makes my day/week.
4、visual pleasure/auditory pleasure/taste enjoyment
同学们能不能猜到这些是什么意思?其实是“视觉享受/听觉享受/味觉享受”的错误翻译
正确的用法是:
…is pleasing to my ears/eyes.
…is visually pleasing / aesthetically pleasing.
It tastes amazing!
5、Arouse my echo
错误用法:This TV program aroused people’s echoes.
其实完全无法引起考官共鸣...正确的打开方式应该是:
I feel I have a strong connection with the plot / story in this movie.
6、boring
这个词可谓雅思口语错误使用的重灾区!很多同学会说:“I'm so boring.”其实这句话的意思是“我令人感到无聊...”,一般“-ed”结尾的形容词才是用于描述主观感受的。
应该改为:I’m so bored.
The class is so boring.
其它要注意的词还有“exciting/excited”、“annoyed/annoying”、“depressed/depressing”等。
7、have a try
这个也可以算是Chinglish的代表了,建议使用这些表达替代→give it a try/try it
正确用法应该是:
Although painting is not right up my alley(不是我的菜), I would like to give it a try.
8、have a rest
这也是一个同学们习惯说,但不正确的表达,因为在词典中,“rest”指“a period of time when you are not doing anything tiring and you can relax or sleep”,即时间较久的休息,通常有一周以上甚至一个月左右的长时间休息。如果想表达短暂的休息,可以说:take a break / relax / unwind/have a breather(喘口气)
正确用法应该是:
At the weekend, I often stay at home to take a break. |