[General] How don't do the translation of Chinese to English?

[Polyester]

How don't do the translation of Chinese to English?:-(
I want to speak fluent English.:lol:
How can i avoid this happening in my conversation?:-(

 

[emsr2d2]

If you mean "How can I avoid translating directly from Chinese into English when I speak?", the answer is practice. Many people translate directly and it usually makes for understandable English but it won't be natural English.

How long have you been learning English? How often do you have lessons? Do you regularly practice speaking English with native speakers?

 

[Polyester]

Thank you your response!
I'm always listening BBC news. I read English newspaper everyday.And watch English channel TV program.
But,I haven't hire a native speaker for practise Speaking,because it is too expensive.

 

[Matthew Wai]

There is no need to hire a native speaker, just make friends and talk with them, for example, via Skype.

Not a teacher.

 

[Polyester]

Are you come from China?:shock:

 

[Matthew Wai]

My compatriot, you may click on "Member info" under the username.

Not a teacher.

 

[emsr2d2]

Thank you for your response!
I'm always listening to the BBC news, I read English newspapers [strike]everyday[/strike] every day and I watch programmes on English TV channels. [strike]TV program.[/strike]
[strike]But,[/strike] I haven't hired a native speaker [strike]for[/strike] to practise speaking (no comma required) because it is too expensive.

Before worrying too much about your spoken/conversational English, I think you need to do more grammar study. Look at the corrections I have made to your post in red.

 

[Polyester]

Before worrying too much about your spoken/conversational English, I think you need to do more grammar study. Look at the corrections I have made to your post in red.

I will lost too more score in IELTS writing exam.
if i say how to practice the grammar.The answer is obviously practice with native speaker.
emsr2d2,you are from British.Everyone would make a mistake,but i learn from mistakes.It's make me toward perfect.
Thank you your response again!
Hope you give me comment as soon as possible.

 

[2006]

How don't do the translation of Chinese to English?:-(
I want to speak fluent English.:lol:
How can I avoid this happening in my conversation?:-(

Chinese grammar is very different from English grammar, so you cannot put English words into Chinese sentences. You have to learn English grammar. Before you begin to write an English sentence, ask yourself 'How would an English speaker say that?' That will slowly get easier as your English vocabulary and grammar improves.

 

[2006]

Do you come from China?:shock:

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[Matthew Wai]

you cannot put English words into Chinese sentences.

Do you mean "put Chinese words into English sentences"? The OP has not written any Chinese sentences so far.

Not a teacher.

 

[Polyester]

Chinese grammar is very different from English grammar, so you cannot put English words into Chinese sentences. You have to learn English grammar. Before you begin to write an English sentence, ask yourself 'How would an English speaker say that?' That will slowly get easier as your English vocabulary and grammar improves.

I have got three grammar books,from essential to advanced.I thought i have practice my grammar and type the sentence on the English chat room.
I have also join the English council,my native speaker say read more books will be improved my grammar.Is it true?

 

[emsr2d2]

I have got three grammar books (no comma required here) from "essential" to "advanced". (Put a space after a full stop) I thought I [strike]have[/strike] could/might practice my grammar and type the sentences [strike]on the[/strike] in an English chat room.
I have also joined the English council. My native speaker says reading more books will [strike]be improved[/strike] improve my grammar. Is it true?

Reading books is a good idea but they must be at the same level you are. There are very basic errors in your English. You do not need your Advanced grammar book yet. You have not mastered the basics. For example, in a previous post you said "I have not hire ...". This shows you have not mastered the present perfect which would be "I have not hired". In this post, you put "I have also join", not "I have also joined". Same problem. You put "My native speaker say" - it should be "My native speaker says". Adding an "s" to the third person singular person of a regular verb's present tense is an absolute basic.

I don't know what "the English council" is. Is it a group at your school or university? Is it a local group? Is it actually "The British Council", an international organisation?

I suggest you leave books alone for now. Go back to the beginning. Learn the present tense forms of regular and irregular verbs.

Follow these rules of written English at all times:

- Start every new sentence with a capital letter.
- End every sentence with a single, appropriate punctuation mark.
- Always capitalise the word "I" (first person singular).
- Capitalise all proper nouns (English, China, Shakespeare, Microsoft).
- Do not put a space before a full stop, comma, question mark or exclamation mark.
- Always put a space after a full stop, comma, question mark or exclamation mark.

 

[Polyester]

:-?If you are right , my English writing was not stable.How can i take the pass on an IELTS exam. Im afraid i will get score 1(band 1).:-|

 

[emsr2d2]

:-? If you are right , my English writing was not stable.How can i take the pass on an IELTS exam. Im afraid i will get score 1(band 1).:-|

OK, the first thing you need to do is listen to what you are told. In my last post, I gave you clear rules about written English. You have broken three of those rules in this post. Look at the parts I have marked in red and underlined. They are wrong. If you don't listen to your teachers, you will learn nothing.

 

[Polyester]

OK, the first thing you need to do is listen to what you are told. In my last post, I gave you clear rules about written English. You have broken three of those rules in this post. Look at the parts I have marked in red and underlined. They are wrong. If you don't listen to your teachers, you will learn nothing.

I hope you can help me. Because English is your language. English is my second-language. I should read grammar book first that name is "essential grammar in use" or try to write a sentence about my daily life around 50 words for every day. I will take the exam the end this month. Hope you can help me. Many thanks!

 

[Matthew Wai]

Im afraid

An apostrophe is needed in a contraction.

I will take the exam at the end of this month.

Time is tight, you can hardly improve substantially in such a short time.

Not a teacher.

 

[Polyester]

An apostrophe is needed in a contraction.


Time is tight, you can hardly improve substantially in such a short time.

Not a teacher.

Are you a undergraduate student?

 

[Matthew Wai]

Don't worry about me, you have to worry about yourself. Good luck！

Not a teacher.

 

[Polyester]

Don't worry about me, you have to worry about yourself. Good luck！

Not a teacher.

I haven't worried about you. I want to know your background.:up: