英语这么讲才地道【高效交流篇】-to be continued

当你具备了较为扎实的英语基础,就可以重点着手于让自己的表达更地道啦。

英语口语的地道表达话过程并非易事,很多人即便在国外呆了很多年,一开口,表达方式依旧带着母语的表达逻辑和用词,让人一听就不太地道。

本文从多方可靠渠道收集整理了可以帮你在表达上提效的用法。

Let's get it! 

1. 做..事情的容错率很低 or 几乎不允许出错:

Should not make any mistake. ×    →    Doing something leaves little room for error.

2. 分散他在...方面的注意力:

To avoid his attention to his toys. ×    →    To divert his attention from his toys / To distract him from his toys.

3. 在这些山上过冬需要坚韧的耐力,山猫的这种耐力很强

To survive a winter in these mountains takes tenacity, and bobcats have that in abundance.

4. 它们需要尽量增重(体重)

They need to put on weight as much as they can. ×    →    They need to put on as much weight as they can.

5. 教他们怎么做

To show them how to do this. ×    →    To show them what to do about this.

6. 他们还有别的想法

They have some other ideas.×    →    They have something else on their mind.

7. 他们是最老练的登山者

They are the most experienced/accomplished mountaineers.

8. 这儿禁止伐木、狩猎

Logging and hunting are forbidden here.    →    There are bans on logging and hunting.

9. 让熊猫脱离人类给予的生存支持

To wean the pandas off the human life-support.

10. 熊猫对人们很好奇

The pandas are inquisitive about people.

11. 这很难下定论

It's hard to draw any conclusions.

12. 研究基地

the research base

13. 中国人用最传统的仪式欢迎它的到来

Her arrival in China is greeted in quintessential Chinese style.

14. 她是美国国籍

She has American citizenship.

15. 她正分秒必争地完成这事儿

She is racing against the clock to finish it.

16. 当他们从半透明变成不透明,就完成了!(例如 煮虾的过程)

They go from translucent to opaque and you know they are done.

17. 旅行的最后一站是市中心

The last part of the journey is the city centre ×    →     The final leg of my journey takes me into the city centre.

18. 我们团队有10个人,现在只剩Tom和我了。

There be 或 has句型    →     Our team numbered ten people,of them, only Tom and me remain.

19. 辛巴的归回标志着艰难时期的结束。(“标志着”这个词我们在中文里非常喜欢用,记好哦)

Simba's return signals the end, at last, of the hard times.

20. 我会一直在你身边。

I'll stay with you.  OR   I won't leave you side.

21. .....这就是意义所在。

That's meaningful        →     That's the whole point.

22. 恢复

Recover      →      Bounce back

23. 人们所面临的挑战很艰巨。

People are facing arduous challenges      →      The challenges facing people are formidable.

24. 确实,听上去可能难以置信,但是在不久的将来,野生狮子真的可能会消失殆尽。

Indeed, unbelievable though it may sound, there is a real possibility that, before long, lions in the wild could disappear entirely.

25. 就目前来看,......

For the time being, ...

26. 关于无人驾驶汽车,有很多考虑因素

There is much to think about a driverless car. ×     →     A driverless car will have a lot on its mind.

27. 学会驾驶是一件人生大事。

Learning to drive is important for life. ×     →     Learning to drive a car is a rite of passage (标志人生重要阶段的仪式、重大事件).

28. 我们切入正题吧。

Let's get down to the business.

29. 抗击疫情

To limit COVID-19.

30. 处理您的申请。

To deal with your application. ×     → To process your application

31. 我喜欢和**呆在一起。

I like to stay with **   →   I like being with **

32. 我从未迟交过作业。

I never handed my assignment in late.

33. 不小心把它扔了。

Threw it away by mistake.

34. 很好的建议。

good suggestions → sensible suggestions.

35. 提建议

Make suggestions.

36. 把茶喝掉。

drink up the tea.

37. 10分钟内交给我(礼貌表达)

Could I have it in the next ten minutes, please?\

38. 他们正在来开会的路上。

They're on their way here for a meeting.

39. 我不知道怎么才能找到它。

I have no idea how to find it.

40. 稍等一下(电话中)

Hold on a moment.

41. 我从没见过那么大的蔬菜。

I don't think I've ever seen a vegetable quite that size before.

42. 展现你乐于助人的时候到了。

This is the moment to show you're willing to help.

43. 让他忙起来/先拖住他。

Keep him occupied.

44. 她可以机智地处理此事。

She could cope brilliantly here.

45. 改到周二配送了。

The delivery was made on Tuesday.

46. 钱能干个啥?!

 What on earth am I going to do with money ?!

47. 我向您保证我们会解决这个问题的。

You have my word that we will sort this out.

48. 可以补救的。

We can do something to make up for the inconvenience.

49. 我们会把菠萝运走,然后下午就把柚子快递给你。

we will remove the pineapples and have your grapefruit sent via express delivery this afternoon.

50. 我保证这种事不会再发生了。

I promise you, it won't happen again.

51. 这次会议很有成效。

A very worthwhile meeting.

52. 疲惫会使得你的大脑蒙圈,运作变慢,低效。

Tiredness leaves your brain feel foggy, slow and unproductive.

注意这里的leaves 是使产生负面作用的意思。 

53. 它们都被混杂起来了。

They are all scrambled together.

54. 同时记忆大量信息。

To store massive volumes of information at the same time.

55. 你们可以近距离观察它。

You will all have a chance to see it close up for yourself. (注意ALL的位置)

56. Anna 一如既往地把困难转化为成功。

As usual, Anna seems to be turning a difficult situation into a success.

57. Paul 在用一种委婉的方式表达他对一些事不满意。

Paul is using a polite turn of phrase to say he is unhappy about something.

58. 他不只是对你的产品感兴趣。

He is more than just interested in your products. × →

He is interested in more than just your products. (注意more than just的位置,位置不同,意思完全不同)

59. 他误以为...

He mistakenly thinks...

60. 恐怕这里有误会。

I think there’s been a misunderstanding.

61. 你能保守秘密不让Tom 被发现吗?

Can you keep your secret about Tom safe?

62. 如果你看到火灾,请拉响警报,打119.

If you see a fire, raise the alarm, and call the fire service.

63. 前景不乐观。

The outlook is gloomy.

64. 他对未来的人生相当乐观。

He has a fairly positive outlook on life.

65. 她卖了北京的房赚了一大笔。

She made a great profit from selling her apartment in BJ.

She sold the apartment in BJ at a huge profit.

66. 她到现在都没盈利,都没赚到钱呢。

She still hasn't turned a profit yet.

67. 他由于...在上一份工作中被裁掉了。

He was fired from his last job because...

68. 那时,美国的产假政策相关数据在我的脑海中开始闪现。

At that moment, the statistic for the US's policy and maternity leave flashed in my mind.

69. 美国女性目前有12周的产假,美国男性则一天产假都没有。

American women are currently entitled to 12 weeks unpaid leave, American men are entitled to nothing.

70. 这条信息让我思绪万千。

That information landed differently for me.

71. 站出来表明立场。

Take a stand.

72. 解决当前面临的关键问题。

To tackle key questions head on.

73. 你面前的困难。

The difficulty in front of you. → The difficulty ahead of you.

74. 利用率80%。

80% utilization rate.

75. 至此,...

At this point,...

76. 石油危机。

Perils of petroleum.

77. a series of.

A succession of.

78. 要收取百分之50%的预付款哦。

There will be an upfront fee of 50%. 

79. 主要城市的酒店价格很贵,但在可接受范围内。

Hotel prices in the major cities are high but not prohibitive.

80. I agree with him.

I go along with him. (多人讨论的场景中常用)

81. *** except ***

*** other than ***

82. Obviously,...

Apparently,...

83. 我们做个交易吧。

Let's make a deal.

84. 大/**得多。

much bigger than. OR a lot bigger than.

85. 近几年 in recent years.

In the past few years.

86. 做决定前把所有可能的结果都想清楚了。

Carefully think through the possible ramifications before decision making.

87. 掌管 负责。

Be in charge of **. OR Take the helm of**.





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