【★有★陷阱】
「我的飯店附近有兩個麥當勞。」英文怎麼講?簡單吧!偏偏...
X Near my hotel have two McDonald’s.
掉進了「★有★陷阱」!
原則是:
→很多中文說「有」的地方,英文會說 there is 或 there are.
√ Near my hotel there are two McDonald’s.
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上面那句是我學生說的。這也是!
學生:「我記得★有★人預料到。」偏偏說:
X I remember, have a person who predicted it.
哎!
√ I remember, ★there was★ a person who predicted it.
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這也是!學生去海邊,要說「那裡★有★一個很帥的救生員。」反而說:
X There have a handsome lifeguard.
哎!
√ ★There is★ a handsome lifeguard there.
注意,前面的 there is 就等於中文的「有」。後面的 there 才是「那裡」的意思。
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這應該是你「知道」的東西。但光知道就不夠!英文不只是「知道」,還要「說到」,練習說對才會習慣說對!
Bye for now!