在雅思口语考试中,大家都不希望给考官留下不好的印象。不会说的表达最起码我们还会思考一下有没有其它替代表达,但在雅思口语考场上还会出现这种情况——你以为你会说、但其实是错误的“中式表达”[捂脸][捂脸]
这就好像你听歪果仁说不正宗的中文一样,在雅思口语考官眼里,如果你用了一些“中式表达”,考官听完只能选择“憋笑”来体现ta的专业性了[吃瓜群众][吃瓜群众]
比如当时学姐第一次考雅思口语的时候就抽到了与社交媒体软件相关的话题,当时我几乎是不假思索、毫无疑问地认为“微信”的英文是“Weixin”,而朋友圈的英文则可以直译为“Friend circle”......[石化][石化]
说的时候还是雄赳赳气昂昂,自我感觉非常良好,最后成绩出来5分[黑线]
后来才知道原来“微信”的英文是“wechat”,而朋友圈的英文是“Moments”。
其实大家常见的“中式错误”还不止是直译这么简单,下面学姐就为大家盘点一波你以为正确、实际有问题的“中式表达”,下次千万别再让它们出现在雅思口语考场上啦![灵光一闪]
01 She has a beautiful yellow hair.
可能对应的口语考题:
Tell me about one of your friends.
解析:
英语母语者在形容别人拥有一头金黄的头发并不会直接用“yellow”这个词,而是会用“blonde”这个更贴切的形容词。
所以,正确的表达应该是:
She has a beautiful blonde hair.
02 She is fat, but she's really good at dressing, I'd like to learn more from her.
可能对应的口语考题:
Describe a person you only met once and want to know more about.
解析:
英语,特别是正式场合用语,讲究委婉与礼貌,英语中直接说人fat,有吵架或骂人的感觉。所以你就建了人家一次就骂别人是大胖子,还想了解别人多一点,这可能有些前后矛盾。若一定要表达胖,可以换作丰满或其他褒义词。
恰当表达:
She has a plump face. / She is well developed.
03 I usually play with my friend at her house.
可能对应的口语考题:
What do you usually do in your holidays?
解析:
听过我们新东方在线王子毅老师的课程的同学应该不陌生,这个“play”不太推荐成年人使用[闭嘴][闭嘴]
因为它在成年人日常交流中还有其它“内涵”~与此有类似“内涵”的表达还有“relax myself”,这个大家也别轻易踩雷[狗头]
如果你并不是想要表达这个意思,那就应该替换成其它替代表达。
恰当表达:
I usually hang out with my friend.
04 I very like a traditional dish called stinky tofu.
可能对应的口语考题:
Describe an occasion when you ate a kind of food for first time.
解析:
这个错误对大部分同学而言应该是很显眼了——不能直接按照中文表达的语序翻译过来,英文有自己的语序表达“非常喜欢”。大家在平时练习也要多留意英语语法顺序和习惯用法。
恰当表达:
I like a traditional dish called stinky tofu very much.
05 It gives me a good mood.
对应的口语考题
A special day that made you happy.
解析:
当你想表达你做了什么事,给你带来好心情时,如果你说“It gives me a good mood” 你说完心情好了,但是考官心情可能不会好。因为这也是很中式英语的表达[微笑]
恰当表达:
It puts me in a good mood / in a good state of mind.
It soothes my mind.
It makes my day.
06 I thought I couldn't finish it all by myself.
对应的口语考题:
Describe a time when you tried something difficult and had a positive result.
解析:
这句话的语序也一样是直接照搬中文语序,但其实在英文中“我认为我不能”的表达顺序有所不同。大家还是要在平时练习中多开口,同时多注意表达的语序和语法结构等等,以防后面考试时出现类似的错误。
恰当表达:
I didn't think that I could finish it all by myself.
07 I had no experience about how to be a teacher.
对应的口语考题:
Describe a time when you were teaching a friend or a relative to do something.
解析:
这也是一个由于中式直译带来的问题,关于表达“对...了解不多”或者“对...没经验”,比较常见的表达应该如下。
恰当表达:
I didn't know much about being a teacher.
08 The view is so-so from my home.
对应的口语考题:
What scenery can you see from the window of your home?
西方人很少使用so-so,大家表达“一般”还可以用average/fair/all right/not too bad等形容词来形容。
恰当表达:
The view is not too bad from my home.
09 It gives me a good mood.
对应的口语考题:
A special day that made you happy.
解析:
当你想表达你做了什么事,给你带来好心情时,如果你说“It gives me a good mood” 你说完心情好了,但是考官心情可能不会好。因为这也是很中式英语的表达[微笑]
恰当表达:
It puts me in a good mood / in a good state of mind.
It soothes my mind.
It makes my day.
10 It tastes delicious.
对应的口语考题:
A dinner that you really enjoyed.
解析:
用delicious也不是不对,但它在母语者中的使用频率很低。所以也算是一个小小的chinglish~
恰当表达:
It tastes so good/ awesome / amazingly good!
11 I’m so hot.
对应的口语考题:
An occasion when the weather prevented your activity.
解析:
这个也是有一点中式英语的思维,因为“hot”不仅有热的意思,还表示身材火辣~所以如果想表达“我很热”却说成“I'm so hot”,你。。。莫不是在试图勾引考官???
恰当表达:
It’s very hot.
I feel so hot.
12 My family has four people.
对应的口语考题:
Can you tell me something about your family?
解析:
“My family has four people.”是典型的Chinglish。由于汉语和英语的语序不同,说话的重点也不同,英语表达偏向用“it”,“there be”以及名词性主语开头。而中国学生则习惯用“I,we,they,my”等开头的句子,不仅通篇句式单一,也打破了英语表达的语言习惯,让考官浑身难受。
恰当表达:
There are four of us in my family.
大家千万记得别在雅思口语考场上出现类似的错误,这会给雅思考官留下不好的印象。平时大家在练习时也要多积累一些地道表达,如果觉得自己把握不准,记得多找专业的雅思口语老师来帮你指出其中的问题,也能帮你更好改进哦~
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