嗖嗖嗖~今天有點涼,英文能說today is cold嗎?
最近天氣轉涼
晚上寒氣順著褲管嗖嗖凍腿
真想說”誒嘛,今天可真冷”
那麼問題來了
這句話英文能說today is cold嗎?
01 Today is cold 錯在哪裡?
如果把今天有點熱或有點涼
說成today is hot 或 today is cold.
那說明你還在說Chinglish哦~
其實,"冷熱"的是天氣,不是today,
主語要用"it"代替the weather,
today或 yesterday這種時間副詞,
放在句尾就可以了。
It's cold today.
今天挺涼的。
It was hot yesterday.
昨天很熱。
I need to put my new jacket on. It's cold today.
我得把我新買的外套穿上,今天有點涼了。
同類易錯整理
【外面下雨 ≠ outside is raining】
下雨的不是外面,而是老天下雨,
所以主詞也要用it
It's raining outside.
外面下雨了。
It's raining outside, don't go out!
外邊下雨了,就別出去了吧。
02 加班很累 能說 OT is tired嗎?
加班這件事作為主角的話,
是不可能感覺到累的
累的是正在加班的人
主語要說"I",
說英文的時候,一定要表達清楚,
否則會被嫌棄不嚴謹哦!
I am tired.
我很累。
I have been tired recently.
我最近很累。
I did overtime this week, and forgot my boyfriend's birthday.
這星期加班,把我男朋友生日都忘了。
同類易錯整理
【明天不上班≠Tomorrow will not work】
不上班是指,"人"不上班,
所以主語要說"I"
I am off tomorrow.
我明天休息。
Tomorrow will be my day off.
明天到我休息。
I am off tomorrow, why don't we go shopping?
我明天休息耶,要不要去買買買?
03 價格貴 不是 price is expensive
對於價格來說,只是一個數字,
沒有"貴和便宜"的區分,
應該用"high和low"來表達,價格的高低。
購買的物品,才有貴重和便宜之分,
可以用cheap和expensive來評價。
Although the price of a Christian Dior bag is high, the quality is good.
雖然Christian Dior的包包價格特別高,但人家質量好啊。
I can't afford that Japanese facial essence, it's too expensive for me.
我那款日本護膚品,對我來說太貴了。
同類易錯整理
【車速很快 ≠ The speed is fast】
這裡要分清楚,快的是列車,
列車執行的快,可以用fast形容,
速度"speed"的衡量應該是"高低",
高速,低速,用high 和low,
高鐵的英文就可以說High-speed rail.
The train travels very fast.
列車開的很快。
The speed is high.
很高速。
I'll get to my hometown quickly on the high-speed train..
我坐這趟高速車就能很快到家。