Singlish,去年因为被纳入英国大牛津大字典,一度被刷屏!所以,新加坡政府加大力度推广“讲正确英语运动”,鼓励学说、多说以英美英语为标准的规范英语,同时要求广播媒体只使用规范英语,学校教育也使用规范英语。
“讲正确英语运动”(Speak Good English Movement)推出的英文语法手册“Grammar Rules”共106页,内容包括英文名词、形容词、副词等的正确使用法。这本袖珍版手册集结了新加坡人使用英文时常犯的错误,例举正确的用法,在新加坡的你一定要学噢!手册免费派发1万本,没拿到吗?每周跟着狮城频道一起学吧!
以下中文翻译版权归狮城频道,翻译人:傅瑞琪
第六期
跟小编学了这么几期,英文进步了吗?同事和朋友有没有对你的语法刮目相看?这期我们来验收进度啦~~
代词小测试
How well do you know your pronouns?
Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns from the box below选出最适当的代词填入以下空中
Dear Mr Eric Tan,
I am writing this letter as a note of appreciation for the good service I received at your restaurant recently. I was at the Plum Blossom Restaurant with my family on 20th June. 1. were fortunate to experience the great service that 2. restaurant is well known for. The dishes were served promptly. More importantly, Ms Shirley Teo and her team provided excellent service. 3. were very attentive and Ms Teo 4. ensured that we were well taken care of. 5. was never flustered even when the restaurant became more crowded.
The dish 6. we liked best was the Peking Duck. 7. is the best I have ever eaten. The duck was succulent and tender. 8. would give it five stars!
My family will definitely dine at the Plum Blossom Restaurant again. 9. is a promise I intend to keep! Once again I thank 10. for the excellent service and food.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs Jamie Lee
小测试答案
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We (人称代词,指之前的人物,family)
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your (物主代词,指收信人的)
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They (人称代词,指之前的名词词组,Ms Shirley Teo and her team)
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herself (反身代词,强调 Ms Shirley Teo 亲做亲为)
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She (人称代词,指之前的人,Ms Shirley Teo)
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that (关系代词,指之前的事物,the dish)
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It (人称代词,指之前的名词词组,the Peking Duck)
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I (人称代词,指之前的人,即作者自己)
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This (单数指示代词,指前句中的 promise)
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you (人称代词,指收信人)
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