作者:小雅和英美友人
Q:交通堵塞很嚴重的「嚴重」如何表達?
A:Bad、terrible、awful、heavy這些詞都可以。
The traffic jam is very bad.
= The traffic jam is terrible.
= The traffic jam is awful.
= The traffic jam is very heavy.
交通堵塞很嚴重。
Q:這兒施工呢,咱們得繞行。英文怎麼說?
A:There's construction going on.
這兒施工呢。
在there be句型中,複數名詞前應該用there are,但是母語者更愛用there is,這是一個典型的語法不對,但已被人們廣泛接受的用法。
We have to go around it.
= We have to find a detour.
咱們得繞行。
Q:前方施工,在警告牌上是怎麼表達的呢?
A:Construction ahead.
前方施工。
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Q:There's too many cars on the road.
路上車很多。
There are a few bumps in the road.
路上有很多減速坎。
為什麼一個用on the road,另一個用in the road?
A:車輛在路上用on the road,減速坎在路上有一種在路中央的感覺,用in the road。