中式英语纠错 25 例：very like、I'm boring 错在哪，地道说法是什么
very like、play the phone、no relationship——最高频的中式说法，配上正确版一次换掉。
✗ very like
I really like this neighborhood.
我非常喜欢这个街区。
💡 very 只能修饰形容词/副词，不能修饰动词。
✗ play the phone
Sorry, I was on my phone — what did you say?
抱歉我刚在看手机——你说什么？
✗ How to say ... ?
How do you say this word in English?
这个词用英语怎么说？
💡 how to say 是短语不是问句——问句要有助动词和主语。
✗ I'm boring（我很无趣）
I'm bored — let's go out and do something.
好无聊——出去找点事做吧。
💡 -ed 是感受，-ing 是属性：bored 是你无聊，boring 是你让别人无聊。
✗ I'm exciting
I'm so excited about the concert tonight!
今晚的演唱会我太兴奋了！
✗ It's very funny（那是「搞笑」）
Kayaking is really fun — you should try it.
皮划艇特别好玩——你该试试。
💡 fun 是好玩，funny 是搞笑/滑稽——夸活动用 fun。
✗ How to call this?
What do you call this in English?
这个用英语叫什么？
✗ sleep late（更像「晚睡」）
It's Saturday — I'm sleeping in tomorrow.
明天周六——我要睡个懒觉。
✗ My phone has no electricity
Can I borrow a charger? My phone is dead.
能借个充电器吗？我手机没电了。
✗ All listen to you
Pizza or sushi? It's up to you.
披萨还是寿司？听你的。
✗ I have no ideas
I have no idea where we are on this map.
我完全看不出我们在地图上哪儿。
Long story short, we missed the connection.
长话短说，我们没赶上转机。
✗ No relationship
— I'm five minutes late. — It doesn't matter.
——我迟到了五分钟。——没关系。
💡 「关系」这里是 matter（要紧），不是 relationship（人际关系）。
✗ I ate full
No more for me, thanks — I'm full.
我不用了谢谢——吃饱了。
✗ The price is expensive
The price is a bit high for such a small room.
这么小的房间，价格有点高了。
💡 东西 expensive，价格 high/low——主语不同用词不同。
✗ There are many people（能懂但平）
The night market is crowded on weekends.
周末的夜市人特别多。
✗ I'm going!（方向反了）
— Dinner's ready! — I'm coming!
——开饭了！——马上来！
💡 朝说话人去用 come，离开说话人用 go——方向看对方在哪。
✗ Could you borrow me your pen?
Could I borrow your pen for a second?
笔能借我用一下吗？
💡 borrow 是借进来，lend 是借出去：Could you lend me...? / Could I borrow...?
✗ I can borrow you my umbrella
Sure, I can lend you my umbrella.
行，我的伞借你。
✗ I forgot it at home
I left my wallet at home — could you cover me?
钱包落家里了——能先帮我垫一下吗？
💡 「忘带」说 left + 地点；forget 后面不接地点。
✗ I didn't listen to you（那是「没听你的话」）
Sorry, I didn't hear you — the music is loud.
抱歉没听见——音乐太吵了。
💡 hear 是听见（结果），listen 是去听（动作/服从）。
✗ see TV / look TV
We stayed in and watched TV all evening.
我们整晚待在家看电视。
💡 动态画面用 watch：watch TV / a movie / a match。
✗ Welcome you to Chengdu
Welcome to Chengdu! First time here?
欢迎来到成都！第一次来吗？
✗ I can't.（生硬）
I'm afraid I can't make it on Friday.
周五我恐怕来不了。
✗ Sorry（开场搭话时）
Excuse me, is this seat taken?
打扰一下，这个座位有人吗？
💡 开口搭话/借过用 Excuse me；做错了事才用 Sorry。