Conjunction Use

連詞用法

1. 和我不一樣，她對英語很精通。

Incorrect: Different from me, she is proficient in English.

Correct: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.

2. 莫妮卡，借我點錢吧，比方說500美元。

Incorrect: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Monika.

Correct: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Monika.

3. 去年夏天我本想去歐洲，但費用太高于是放棄了。

Incorrect: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.

Correct: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea.

4. 我就是這樣做的。

Incorrect: This is the way how I did it.

Correct: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.

5. 我來這兒的路上遇到了交通事故，所以遲到了。

Incorrect: There was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.

Correct: There was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.

6. 他們不理解我的想法。

Incorrect: They didn’t understand my mind.

Correct: They didn’t understand what I was thinking.

7. 無論是他們還是我都不對這個錯誤負責。

Incorrect: Neither they nor I are to blame for this mistake.

Correct: Neither they nor I am to blame for this mistake.