13. 我没有男朋友。
False: I have no boyfriend.
True: I don’t have a boyfriend.
14. 他的身体很健康。
False: His body is healthy.
True: He is in good health.
You can also say: He’s healthy.
15. 价钱很昂贵/便宜。
False: The price is too expensive/cheap.
True: The price is too high/ rather low.
16. 我们下了车。
False: We got off the car.
True: We got out of the car.
17. 车速快了。
False: The speed of the car is fast.
True: The car is speeding. Or: The car is going too fast.
18. 这个春节你回家吗? Will you be going back home for the Spring Festival?
False: 是的,我回去。Of course! (这一句是错的)
True: 当然。Sure. / Certainly.(这种说法是正确的)
以英语为母语的人使用of course的频率要比中国的学生低得多,只有在回答一些众所周知的问题时才说of course。因为of course后面隐含的一句话是“当然我知道啦!难道我是一个傻瓜吗?”因此,of course带有挑衅的意味。在交谈时,用sure或certainly效果会好得多。同时,of course not也具挑衅的意味。正常情况下语气温和的说法是certainly not。
19. 我觉得右手很疼。
False: I feel very painful in my right hand.
True: My right hand is very painful.Or: My right hand hurts(aches).
20. 他看到她很惊讶。
False: He looked at her and felt surprised.
True: He looked at her in surprise.
21. 我读过你的小说但是没料到你这么年轻。
False: I have read your novels but I didn't think you could be so young.
True: After having read your novel,I expected you would be older.
22. 她脸红了,让我看穿了她的心思。
False: Her red face made me see through her mind.
True: Her red face told me what she was thinking.
23. 看到这幅画让我想到了我的童年时代。
False: The sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood.
True: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood.
24. 别理她。
False: Don't pay attention to her.
True: Leave her alone.
25. 我在大学里学到了许多知识。
False: I get a lot of knowledge in the university.
True: I learned a lot in universit.