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聪明的说法 How Do you say"Smart?"
True story 真实故事
This is a Chinglish mistake I've heard many times. The first time I heard it was when I was speaking to an eight-year-old Chinese boy. His Eng-lish was really quite good and he was very outgoing and interested in talking.When describing himself, however, he made a funny mistake: "I am a very clever boy." Of course, what he wanted to say was“I'm a smart/bright boy.”In English,“clever”has a negatlve meanlng.
这个中式英语的错误我已经听过很多遍了。第一次听到它是我和一位八岁的中国男孩说话的时候。他的英语真的很好，而且他也很外向，很喜欢讲话。但是当说起他自己的时候，他犯了一个很有意思的错误：“I am a very clever boy（我是一个很狡猾的男孩）．”当然，他想说的是“I am a smarUbright boy（我是一个聪明的男孩）．”在英语中，“clever”带有贬义。
知识扩展
Some words, like "smart" also have other meanings too. "Smart" for exam-ple, can describe something which looks good, for example, That's a smart dress you're wearing. This usage is British English.
与“聪明”相关的词汇：
bright adj.明亮的；聪明的
genius N.天才，天赋
dull adj.感觉或理解迟钝的
slow-witted adj.头脑不好的
stupid adj.愚蠢的;麻木的
intelligent adj.聪明的
gifted adj.有天才的
dumb adj.无说话能力的，不说话的
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