Chinglish（中式英语）

Chinglish（中式英语）

虽然我们在讲英语时，特别忌讳中式英语，但有些中式英语却被大家接受并广泛使用，一起来认识一下他们吧！

1. Long time no see! 好久不见！
英文释义：
Used as a greeting for someone one has not seen for a long time. [informal]
用来问候很久没见的人（非正式表达）

例句：
— Hello, Zhang Ting. Long time no see. How are things going?
你好，张婷。好久不见了，一切都好吗？
— Long time no see. I'm good.
好久不见呀！我还可以。

2. Add oil. 加油！
英文释义：
Express encouragement, incitement, or support.
用以表达鼓励、激励、或支持，相当于英文的 "go on!" 或 "go for it！".

例句：
If we really are serious about being Asia's World City, we still have a lot of work to do. So add oil, everyone！
要想成为亚洲的世界级城市，我们还有很多的工作要做。所以大家加油吧！

3. Lose face / save face 丢脸，要面子
英文释义：
Suffer a loss of respect; be humiliated.
失去尊重; 被羞辱

例句：
John's careless work made him lose face with his employer.
约翰工作疏忽，在老板面前丢了脸。

The scandal was hushed up in an effort to save face.
为了不丢人，没有把这一丑闻张扬出去。

4. brainwash 洗脑
英文释义：
If you brainwash someone, you force them to believe something by continually telling them that it is true, and preventing them from thinking about it properly.
如果你洗脑某人，你强迫他们相信某事，不断地告诉他们这是真的，并阻止他们正确的思考。

例句：
Don't let television commercials brainwash you into buying anything you actually don't need.
别让电视广告引诱你购买自己实际不需要的东西。