2/17/2011

英文句子錯誤用法(2)

資料來源中時電子報
  • 錯誤五
We are 30 (thirty) age. 我們30幾歲。
正確句子及說明及:
We are in our 30s (thirties) ...
講人幾歲不用age,直接用He is 30就可以。age是一個抽象的名詞,問年齡可以用What's your age? 或He went abroad at the age of 14.
  • 錯誤六
How to say that ... ? 那怎麼說呢?
正確句子及說明及:
How do you say that ?
原句並不是一個完整的問句,沒有主詞,沒有動詞。"how to say" 如果放在子句,是可以成立的。如 I don't know how to say it.
  • 錯誤七
The China government is very good at making their economy grow every year.
中國政府善於每年讓經濟顯著成長。
正確句子及說明及:
The Chinese government is very good at making their economy grow every year.
Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese 指的是國籍 ( Nationality ) 或歸屬,China, Taiwan, Japan指的是區域或國家。中國政府用The Chinese government,就像美國政府用The American government。
  • 錯誤八
Most of our customer got bankrupt after the financial collapse.
金融崩盤後,我們大部分客人都破產了。
正確句子及說明及:
Most of our customers went bankrupt after the financial collapse.
Go bankrupt是固定搭配,破產的意思,customer是可數名詞,這裡要用複數。