1. 和我不一样,她对英语很精通。
× Different from me, she is proficient in English.
√ Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
2. 莫妮卡,借我点钱吧,比方说500美元。
× Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Monika.
√ Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Monika.
3. 去年夏天我本想去欧洲,但费用太高于是放弃了。
× I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
√ I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea.
4. 我就是这样做的。
× This is the way how I did it.
√ This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
5. 我来这儿的路上遇到了交通事故,所以迟到了。
× There was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
√ There was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
6. 他们不理解我的想法。
× They didn t understand my mind.
√ They didn t understand what I was thinking.