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1.迷路: lost
这么说很Chinglish:
Lost the road
怎么表达:
I'm lost.
I got lost.
怎么做:
I'm trying to find/get to...Can you help me?
Hi, do you know how to get to...?
2.偷: my (something) was stolen
这样表达并不对:
I was stolen 被绑架了。
怎么表达:
My...was stolen
My wallet/phone was stolen.
小偷英语怎么说?
Thieves
Pickpockets
怎么提示:
Watch out for thieves/pickpockets: 小心小偷
3.抢: robbed
怎么表达:
I was robbed in broad daylight: 我在光天化日之下被抢了。
I was mugged. 通常带武器,会武力威胁受害者。
Rob名词怎么用:
Robber
Bank robbery
Highway robbery: 敲竹杠(俚语)
除了拦路抢劫,晚上被闯空门,进了贼可以这么说:
Broken into: 闯空门
The robbers broke into my house.
Burglary: 入室抢劫
The burglary happened during the night.
乱的地方:sketchy places
要避免比较乱的区域
Rough neighborhoods
Sketchy neighborhoods
避免接触不太正常的人
Sketchy people: 看起来不太正常的人
Homeless: 无家可归的人
Addicts: 有毒瘾的人
Mentally unstable: 精神不正常的
4.骗: scam
怎么表达:
I got scammed.
I was cheated.
I was conned.
骗子英语怎么说:
Scam artist: 骗子
Text scam: 电信诈骗
5.失联: missing
失踪、失联都可以用missing。
最近恐怖袭击很多,大家都要小心!
Terrorist attack: 恐怖袭击
I was in the middle of a terrorist attack: 在恐怖袭击的中心。