內容簡介:

你知道這些句子錯在哪裡嗎?

  • This chicken noodle soup is very delicious!
  • If it isn’t sweet enough, try to add a little sugar.
  • I think she won’t come.
  • They gave me a good advice.
  • She was too ill that she could not get out of bed.

苦學英語多年的莘莘學子,往往真正與外國人日常交流時,會尷尬地發現,自己所說的並不是地道英語,而是半中半英、不中不英的「中式英語」(Chinglish)。

原來我們在說寫英文時,往往會將中文的思維帶入英文,Aman在本書精選60句常犯中式英語,劃分成八大類型錯誤,包括亂鑄新詞、行文累贅、逐字翻譯、選詞錯誤、胡亂搭配詞、數量詞及That和To之用法。

本書以正誤對照方式分析說明,附設例句教學,每課課後均設有練習題。不再laugh die your friends,寫出正確道地的英文吧!

作者簡介:

Aman Chiu is a winner of the Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Awards as well as the Hong Kong Youth Literary Awards. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in translation and three Masters’ degrees in language studies, education, and Buddhism respectively. With over 20 years of experience as an English language educator, Aman has authored over 200 books for students of all ages and levels, from very young children to adults. His activities are documented by an extensive publication record of ELT course books, learners’ dictionaries, supplementary materials, language study aids, story books and exam papers. The books that he developed are widely used in Chinese-speaking regions including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and China. His best-selling titles include New Magic Listening and Speaking (OUP), Longman Illustrated Children’s English-Chinese Dictionary (Pearson) and most recently 《美國家庭天天說的親子英語 》(Sunya).