English for Chinese

Some Chinese students translate "遇到问题" to "meet a problem". This is not correct. The correct way to say it is "I ha...

> Can i use them as a sentences like the followings? > 1) I have set bunch of ideas as regard the problem. > 2) With regard t...

> "Let’s help push the cart across the bridge" > 能解释下 "Help" and "push" 为什么能并列吗？ Most verbs need "...

> He tried to isolate the germ he thought was causing the disease. > 我认为 i thought 是插入语，插入语在句中不做任何成分，所以这句话在 > was前是不是缺了一个that 呢？ I ...

> 日常的会话中也常常用到一句“You deserve it!”，这句话是说这是“你应得的”，就是“活该、 > 自作自受”的意思。比如有人老爱脚踏两条船，结果到头来同时被两个女人给甩了，这种人 > 你就可以对他说 You deserve it. Most of ...

A friend's little girl played with my daughter. Both are about 11 years old. One called the other an idiot and caused some unpleasant re...

> 如果你碰到这个问题，你的思路是什么？ 碰到 is meet only if you 碰到 a person. It's NOT meet when you 碰到 a problem. This is a very common mistake the Chine...

> “介绍信”用英文怎么说？ Reference letter. Some say recommendation letter. > 想知道正宗中国特色的介绍信，就是以前（好象现在有时候还需要）那种单位开的到别的机构/单位办事的介绍信怎么说 I see what yo...

> What do you think you are worth to us？ > (你怎么认为你对我们有价值呢?) Looks like many Chinese web sites have that wrong translation (search on G...

> 我正在办理护照 > 主要是这个办理，感觉prepare不太对 办理 or 办 is an interesting word in Chinese. It's used in so many places. I think in most (but not ...