我們先看幾個來自生活中的句子,都是常見句子(注:所謂Chinglish只是相對,并非絕對):
1、這蛋糕真好吃,你嘗點。
Chinglish:This cake is so delicious, please eat a little.
Revision: The cake is so delicious. Please try some.
2、這樣不行,你再看看。
Chinglish: It won’t do. Please see it again.
Revision: It won’t do. Please try again.
3、我做過一兩次,都失敗了。
Chinglish: I did one or two times, but I failed.
Revision: I tried a couple of times, but I failed.
4、請您放心,我一定有多少力,出多少力。
Chinglish: Please put down your heart. I’ll give all my strength out.
Revsion: Don’t worry, I’ll try my best.
5、這件裙子真漂亮,你穿上看看?
This skirt looks so beautiful. Would you please try it?
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凡是帶有“嘗試”、做事沒底但是還是做了等,可以選用try一詞,簡單又實用。當然,try還有審判的意思。
So, Please try this word more often.
在[gm88nd].com中對try的原形進行搜索,“約有158,000,000項符合try的查詢結果”,也就是近1.6億個結果??梢妕ry是多么受歡迎。那么我們用過多少次?
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