从中式英语到地道英语

©Chuck@China,20031Chinglish2English©Chuck@China,20032What’swrongwiththissign?©Chuck@China,20033Whatshoulditsay?©Chuck@China,20034?©Chuck@China,20035ZhejiangUniversitywarmlywelcomesMr.KofiAnnan,SecretaryGeneraloftheUnitedNations©Chuck@China,20036AreYouConfused?©Chuck@China,20037WelcometoChinglish2English™UpgradeyourChinglishtoEnglish!©Chuck@China,20038ABriefIntroductionNO!!!“Introduction”IMPLIESitwillbebrief!There’snoneedtosay:“ABRIEFIntroduction”©Chuck@China,20039Chinglish2English©C2E©INTRODUCTION©Chuck@China,200310TheSituationOutofdatetextbooksOutofdateand/orpoorlyediteddictionariesOutofdateand/orpoortranslationsDirectChinesetoEnglishtranslationsOutofdatelanguageteachingmethods©Chuck@China,200311HowDidThisHappen?RelianceonoldtextbooksanddictionariesRelianceonoldtranslationsthatarepasseddownfromteachertostudentthroughgenerations©Chuck@China,200312©Chuck@China,200313©Chuck@China,200314©Chuck@China,200315UpgradeyourChinglishtoEnglishC2E©©Chuck@China,2003161DirectTranslations©Chuck@China,2003171.DirectTranslationsChinglishbeancurdEnglishtofu(Japanese)Wade-Giles(d=t)Chinese豆腐©Chuck@China,2003181.DirectTranslationsChinglishWelcomeyoutoSP...Wishyouhavea......rememberyouforever!EnglishWelcometoSP...(butneversay“Welcometohere”)Iwishyoua....Ihopeyouhavea...alwaysrememberyouChinese欢迎你祝你有个永远地你!©Chuck@China,200319MoreDirectTranslationsChinglishgiveyouverylikeSTHHowtosayHowtospellYellowhairEnglishhereyouare/golikeSTHverymuchHowdoyousayHowdoyouspellBlond(e)–adj.+n.(fromFrench)Chinese给你很喜欢怎么说黄头发©Chuck@China,2003202Out-of-Date:Grandmother’sEnglish©Chuck@China,2003212.OutofDate:Grandmother’sEnglishWC©Chuck@China,2003222.OutofDate:Grandmother’sEnglish©Chuck@China,2003232.OutofDate:Grandmother’sEnglish©Chuck@China,2003242.OutofDate:Grandmother’sEnglish©Chuck@China,2003252.OutofDate:Grandmother’sEnglishGrandmotherWCEnglishrestroom;(wo)men’sroom(public)bathroom(home)Thisistheroomwherethetoiletcanbefound©Chuck@China,200326Thisisatoilet©Chuck@China,200327MoreGrandmother’sEnglishGrandmotherit’sapityEnglishtoobad/it’sashame©Chuck@China,2003283BadTranslations©Chuck@China,2003293.BadTranslationsChinglishwayinwayoutEnglishentranceexitChinese入口出口©Chuck@China,200330©Chuck@China,200331©Chuck@China,200332©Chuck@China,200333©Chuck@China,2003343.BadTranslationsChinglishmansionEnglishcenter,tower,plazaChinese大厦©Chuck@China,2003353.BadTranslations©Chuck@China,200336©Chuck@China,2003373.BadTranslations©Chuck@China,2003383.BadTranslationsChinglishmansionwineshoppeasantchafing/chaffydishEnglishcenter,tower,plazarestaurant,hotelfarmerhotpotChinese大厦大酒店农民火锅©Chuck@China,2003393.BadTranslations©Chuck@China,2003403.BadTranslations©Chuck@China,2003413.BadTranslationsChinglishshoulddiligentEnglishmust/shallhardworkingconscientiousstudioussteadfastChinese应该勤奋©Chuck@China,2003424AWKWARD!!!©Chuck@China,2003434.AWKWARD!!!AwkwardtheSTHofitthepartsofite.g.thecoverofthebookthedoorofthecarEnglishitsSTHitspartse.g.thebook’scoverthecar’sdoor©Chuck@China,200344MOREAWKWARD!!!AwkwardItissaidstartfinishEnglishIheard/read/wastoldgoodmorning/afternoon/eveningthankyou©Chuck@China,200345EvenMOREAWKWARD!!!Awkwardoutofmyexpectationcameintomyear/eyes/headTillnowEnglishunexpectedly,suddenly,tomysurpriseheard,saw,realizedrecently,lately,sofar©Chuck@China,200346StillMOREAWKWARD!!!AwkwardFetchSitdown,please!EnglishgoandgetPleasehaveaseat©Chuck@China,200347©Chuck@China,200348StillMOREAWKWARD!!!Awkwardinaword.....Englishinshortbriefsummaryconclusionotherwordsanutshell©Chuck@China,2003495BORING!!!©Chuck@China,2003505.BORING!!!Boringit’sapitydiligentso-sohumo(u)rousEnglishtoobad;ashamehardworking;studious;conscientiousnotbad/OK/prettygoodfunny©Chuck@China,2003515.MOREBORING!!!BoringdeliciousfamoustrymybestandsoonEnglishgood,nice,tasty,yummyanddon’tuseVERYwithdelicious!well-known/renownedtry,striveetc.©Chuck@China,2003525.StillMOREBORING!!!BoringlovelyhandsomenaughtyEnglishuseotherdescriptiveadjectivesthattellthereaderwhySBislovely,handsome,ornaughty©Chuck@China,2003536Watchyourspelling!©Chuck@China,2003546.Watchyourspelling!WrongMordern;MordenTureRightModernTrue©Chuck@China,2003556.Watchyourpronunciation!WrongClotheses(klozez)RightClothes(kloz)Whydostudentsmakethismistake?Either:1.Theydon’tknowthatclothesisanuncountablenounOr2.Theytrytopronouncethe/th/.The/th/inclothesisSILENT.Clothes=Close©Chuck@China,2003567ChildishChinglish©Chuck@China,2003577.ChildishChinglishChildishplaynoodlesbye-byeEnglishgoto,dopastabye;seeya!;later©Chuck@China,200358Chuck@ChinaChinglish2EnglishThankyou!....Finish!E-mail:[e-mail]:©Chuck@China,2003598GrammarPoints©Chuck@China,2003609.GrammarPointsArticlesUse“the”whenreferringtotheUSA/theUK/thePRCtheInternet,theeconomytheearth,themoon,thesunButNOTwith:China,America,GreatBritain,Englandnature,societyorWestLakemusicplanets(e.g.Mars)©Chuck@China,2003619.MoreGrammarCollocationsandWordOrderChinglishverylikeSTHnomatterifitisSTHornot(eg.reasonable)evendidn’tcometohereso....like.....–socloselikebe