小学英语培训学校老外眼里的chinglish你该如何避免
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小学英语培训学校,老外眼里的Chinglish,你该如何避免
总有考友会问到底该怎么解决Chinglish的问题,这个恐怕是一个可让一个博士生导师,研究一生的一个主题,恐怕永远都不会有止境,而且很快还会出现各类各样新的争辩,其实咱们不妨让外国人帮咱们审视一下咱们自己,或许会有不一样的收获,固然,其实这篇文章对于那些纠结于到底如何能写出更地道的文章的考友们,也是有很大的帮忙作用的。
在各个英语学习论坛上,常常可以看到有关Chinglish(中式英语)的文章,但一般都是中国人写的。
不过我看到一篇长文,也是有关Chinglish的,但却是美国人写的,很成心思。
这篇长文的题目是Chinglish 2 English(从中式英语到标准英语),作者是浙江大学的美国外教Chuck Allanson,内容则是Chuck在中国五年任教期间所听到、所看到的各类Chinglish说法。
比如Chuck第一次来中国,下飞机后,负责接待他的东北某大学英语系陈老师说:您刚到,咱们吃点饭吧。
咱们要点Chinese dumpling(饺子)和Chinese beancurd(豆腐),您看可以吗?Chuck以前从未听说过这两种东西,但出于好奇,就说可以,结果饭菜端上来一看,原来就是ravioli(饺子,来自意大利语)和tofu(豆腐,来自日语)。
Chuck那时心里暗想,这两种东西,国际上早已经有通用的说法(ravioli和tofu),他们中国人为何还要用那种生僻的说法呢?以后Chuck跟陈先生混熟了,就问他,当初你为何不说ravioli 和tofu呢?陈先生听了大吃一惊,赶紧解释说,我真的不知道这两个词,而且咱们的《英汉词典》上也没有这两个词。
于是Chuck开始意识到,中国的英语教师、英语讲义、乃至英语词典肯定存在问题,不然不可能发生这种事情。
在中国五年的任教期间,Chuck搜集了大量的Chinglish说法,
从中挑选出一组最多见的,编写了上面提到的那篇长文。
下面就是这些Chinglish说法,其中每行第一部份是汉语说法,第二部份是Chinglish说法,第三部份则是英语的标准说法。
①欢迎你到… ②welcome you to … ③welcome to …
①永远记住你②remember you forever ③always remember you(没有人能活到forever)
①祝你有个… ②wish you have a … ③I wish you a …
①给你②give you ③here you are
①很喜欢… ②very like … ③like … very much
①黄头发②yellow hair ③blond/blonde(西方人没有yellow hair的说法)
①茅厕②WC ③men’s room/women’s room/restroom
①真遗憾②it’s a pity ③that’s too bad/it’s a shame(it’s a pity说法太老)
①裤子②trousers ③pants/slacks/jeans
①修理②mend ③fix/repair
①入口②way in ③entrance
①出口②way out ③exit(way out在口语中是crazy的意思)
①勤奋②diligent ③hardworking/studious/conscientious
①应该②should ③must/shall
①暖锅②chafing dish ③hot pot
①大厦②mansion ③center/plaza
①马马虎虎②so-so ③ average/fair/all right/not too bad/OK(西方人很少利用so-so)
①好吃②delicious ③ good/nice/tasty/appetizing(delicious在中国被滥用)
①尽我最大尽力②try my best ③try/strive(try的本意就是try my best)
①出名②famous ③well-known/renowned/legendary/popular(famous 在中国被滥用)
①滑稽②humorous ③funny/witty/amusing/entertaining
①欺骗②to cheat ③to trick/to play a joke on/to con/to deceive/to rip off
①车门②the door of the car ③the car’s door
①怎么拼? ②how to spell? ③how do you spell?
①再会②bye-bye ③bye/see you/see you later/later(bye-bye有些孩子气)
①玩②play ③go to/do(play在中国被滥用)
①面条②noodles ③pasta(noodles有些孩子气)
①听说②it is said ③I heard/I read/I was told
①等等②and so on ③etc.
①直到此刻②till now ③recently/lately/thus far
①农人②peasant ③farmer
①宣传②propaganda ③ information
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But you can do both.
For years, I was confused about this, as I read books and websites that sent me two different messages:
Pleasure later. The first message was that in order to be successful, in order to build wealth, you have to delay gratification. You can't have instant
gratification and be successful.
Pleasure now. The second message was usually from other sources on Happiness, but sometimes from the same source: enjoy life now, while you can, because it's short and you never know when your last day will come. Live every day like it's your last. Trouble is, I agree with both messages. And if you read this site often, you’ll see that I send both messages: Live frugally and simply! But also enjoy life!
That's because I've reconciled the two philosophies into one: Live life now and enjoy it to the fullest —without destroying your future. The key to doing that? Find ways to enjoy life completely, utterly, maximally …that don’t cost your future very much.
Here are some tips for actually living that philosophy:
Find free or cheap pleasures. Frugality does not have to be boring or restrictive ...if you use your imagination. Be creative and find ways to have fun —loads of it —without spending much money. Have a picnic at the park, go to the beach, do crafts, board games, fly a kite, make art, bake cookies (I)
could list a hundred things, and you could come up with a few hundred more. Make a list of simple pleasures, and enjoy them to the maximum. This is the key to the whole idea of enjoying life now without spending tomorrow's dollar. See Savor the Little Things .
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Rediscover what’s important. Oftentimes we spend tons of money, shopping, going out, watching movies, eating out …without really enjoying life. And when we stop to think about it, we never have time for the things we really want to do. Well, that's probably because your life is filled with things that aren't very important to you. Instead, step back and really think about what’s important to you. Then get rid of the other (expensive) stuff, and focus on what's important. Listen to some stuff on my list: my wife and kids, other friends and family, reading, writing, exercising, volunteering, spending quiet time in contemplation. Guess how many of those things cost a lot of money? Read more here .
Make people a priority. This is related to the above point, but I thought I'd give it a little more emphasis. If you give "stuff" a priority —stuff like gadgets, nice furnishings, nice clothes, shoes, jewelry, etc. —then you will spend a lot of money. But if you make people a priority —the people you love most, you close friends and family —you don't need to spend a dime to enjoy life. Make some time to visit with friends, or your parents …and have a conversation with them that doesn't involve eating out or going to the movies.
Just sit, have some iced tea or hot cocoa (depending on the weather), and talk. Tell jokes and laugh your heads off. Talk about books you've read, movies you’ve watched, new things going on in your life, your hopes and dreams. And make time for your kids or your significant other —really spend time with them, doing things that don't cost money. (See Spend Time with Family and Loved Ones , 100 Ways to Have Fun With Your Kids and 50 Ways to Be Romantic on the Cheap .)。