A joke that won't be out of date in ten years.

Are you by yourself?

Have you ever translated a sentence directly from Chinese into English, but it didn't go well? Later, after listening to the old beauty, you suddenly realized that it was so simple? I often feel this way myself. Like this sentence, my own intuitive reaction will be: Are you alone? Or did you come by yourself? In fact, one word of old beauty can simply represent several words!

2. No, I lost my partner!

I can't find my friend!

This is another sentence that is easy to speak Chinglish. If you say that I can't find my friends, I think foreigners can understand, but it doesn't sound so smooth! Buddy means good friend. So you can say I lost my friend.

3. Are you all right?

Are you okay?

Usually you go to other people's homes to play, and sometimes the host will come over and ask you, are you all right? Or if you go to a restaurant, waiters often come to you. Are you all right? Of course, it's just a polite question. See if you need anything.

I heard the call of nature.

I heard the call of nature.

However, all kinds of physiological reactions can be called the call of nature. If you want to go to the toilet, get hungry, or see a beautiful woman, you can laugh at yourself. I heard the call of nature. So it has different meanings according to different situations. But generally speaking, it is more commonly used to refer to going to the toilet. Most people don't say a long list of "I heard the call of nature", but most people just say, "the call of nature!" ! Then you probably know that he wants to go to the bathroom.

5. Can you be more specific?

Can you be more specific?

If someone says I heard the call of nature, but you are not sure what the other person means, you can say so. Can you be more specific? I just want the other person to be more specific. Maybe someone invited you to dinner tonight, but didn't say when and where. You can also ask, can you be more specific Just ask the other person to specify the time, place, or what activities to do after dinner.

6. Everyone picks up what you want.

Everyone takes what they like to eat.

Eating at Lao Mei's house is usually in the form of buffet. Everyone has a plate and helps himself to what he wants to eat. So when he starts, the host will say, take whatever you want. Personally, I don't think I can use anything. In fact, whatever means "anything can be done". And here they use the verb pick up, which I think is worth learning.

I bought a cake about this big!

I bought a cake about this big.

Remember this sentence with gestures, so if you can't describe how big a thing is, change it! Because in Chinese, to describe how big a cake is, you can say that I bought a few inches of cake and others will understand it immediately, but American cakes are all rectangular and all are inches, so you have to convert units while thinking English! This is simply mission impossible, so sometimes the United States uses it faster by itself!

He dances like an animal.

He danced like crazy.

Americans like to call people who like to dance dancing animals and people who like to have parties party animals. Probably because these people are energetic, like animals. I remember once that American said to me, Come out with us, you party animal! Sounds interesting!

9. Did you have a good time today?

Did you have a good time today?

Almost every time Americans go out, they almost always ask this sentence before going home. Did you have a good day? I'm afraid you had a bad day. Of course, whether it is fun or not, I will say, yes, I am really happy today. This is also a kind of fun between the two sides.

10. I'll walk you out.

I'll take you out.

Last time I played with them, I said I was going home, and my friend told me I would walk you out. It means I'll walk you out. Interestingly, however, American dog walkers also use the verb walk. For example, I want to walk my dog in English. So I'll walk you out. Doesn't it sound like I'll walk you out?