几种地道英语“问题”说法

 有时候我们说英语用词不对，或者说法不地道，造成误解或者不解。那么我们就有必要换一种说法解释清楚,让人明白。 看下面这组对话：

Mark¹: "English is a very easy language² to learn."

Susan: "What do you mean?"

Mark: "Well, what I meant to say was³ that it is easy if you practice⁴ every day."

Susan: "Oh, right."

以下是几种在日常英语中能把问题解释清楚的地道说法：

1、重组语句，换一种说法

"What I meant to say was..."

"Let me rephrase that..."

"Let me put this another way..."

"Perhaps⁵ I'm not making myself⁶ clear⁷..."

2、从头再说一次

"If we go back to the beginning⁸..."

"The basic⁹ idea is ..."

"One way of looking at it is..."

"Another way of looking at it is..."

3、如果一下子卡了壳,想不起来用英语怎么说

"I can't find the word I'm looking for..."

"I'm not sure that this is the right word, but..."

"What I want to say is..."

不要害怕重复你的话，如果每次解释的话都有稍微的差别，让人可以猜测到你要说什么。

1 mark   

n.标志，分数，马克；v.做标记于，留意，打分数

参考例句：

• Put a question mark at the end of that sentence.在那个句末划一个问号。
• Mark the wrong word with a circle.把错字圈起来。

2 language   

n.语言

参考例句：

• Is English a hard language to learn?英语是一种难学的语言吗？
• Language is a wonderful thing.语言是极好的东西。

3 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

4 practice   

n.练习，实行，习惯；v.练习，实习，开业

参考例句：

• I need to practice more.我要多加练习。
• Knowledge comes from practice.知识来自于实践。

5 perhaps   

adv.也许，可能

参考例句：

• Perhaps it will rain in the afternoon.下午可能有雨。
• Perhaps I can help you.也许我能帮帮你的忙吧。

6 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。

7 clear   

vt.清除，扫清；adj.清晰的，明白的；晴朗的；清澈的，明亮的；畅通的，无阻的

参考例句：

• Clear the snow from the road.清除马路上的积雪。
• Is that clear to everyone?大家都明白了么？

8 beginning   

n.开始的部分；起点

参考例句：

• This is only the beginning.这仅仅是开始。
• Children should form good habits from the very beginning.孩子们从一开始就应养成良好的习惯。

9 basic   

adj.基本的；n.基本；要素

参考例句：

• The family is the basic unit of society.家庭是构成社会的基本单位。
• These rules of playing basketball are basic.这些篮球规则是基本的。