Do you like to learn English? (你喜欢学英文吗?)
(X) I like. (中式英文)
(O) I do./ Yes, I do./ Yes, I like to learn English.
中文可以直接说「我喜欢」,但英文必须要完整讲出受词(it),因为英文相对于中文来说,强调句子的架构,中文只要讲出关键意义就可以成立,所以我们可以归纳:
Have you watched this movie? 你看过这部电影了吗?
(中)看过了。 (重视句子意义)
(英)I did. /Yes, I have. /Yes, I have watched. (重视句子结构)
同样一句话,中文可以省略主词用「看过了」三个字回答,但英文则要写出完整的句子结构,没办法省略主词。
(中)全世界都在说华语。 (中文少用被动态)
(英)Mandarin is spoken all over the world. (被动态很常见)
(中)人们普遍认为英文是种国际语言。
(英)It is widely considered that English is a kind of international language.
举个例子:
例子1
(中)随着冲突局势加剧,油价升值超过一美元。 (先讲原因)
(英)Oil prices appreciate more than $1 as the conflict situation intensifies. (先讲结果)
** 这边的 appreciate 不是感激喔,是升值的意思,反义词是 depreciate,贬值。
例子2
(中)由于冠状病毒的影响,许多城市接连宣布封城。 (先讲原因)
(英)Many cities have successively been placed under lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak. (先讲结果)