11. 你愿意参加我们的晚会吗？Would you like to join our party on Friday?
Would you like to come to our party on Friday night?
Ｎｏｔｅ：join往往是指参加俱乐部或者协会，如：join a health club; join the Communist Party.事实上，常常与party搭配的动词的come 或者go。如go a wild party，或者come to a Christmas Party。
12. 我没有经验。I have no experience.
I am afraid I don’t know much about that.
Ｎｏｔｅ：I have no experience这句话听起来古里古怪，因为您只需要说：那方面我懂得不多，或者这方面我不在行，就行了。I am not really an expert in this area.
13. 这个春节你回家吗？
Will you be going back home for the Spring Festival?
是的，我回去。Of course! （这一句是错的）
当然。Sure. / Certainly.（这种说法是正确的）
以英语为母语的人使用of course的频率要比中国的学生低得多，只有在回答一些众所周知的问题时才说of course。因为of course后面隐含的一句话是“当然我知道啦！难道我是一个傻瓜吗？”因此，of course带有挑衅的意味。在交谈时，用sure或certainly效果会好得多。同时，of course not也具挑衅的意味。正常情况下语气温和的说法是certainly not.
14、Jay Zhou is a very famous pop star.
Jay Zhou is a very famous pop star in China.
很多老外跟我投诉说中国人喜欢乱用famous. 这也famous 那也famous. Famous movies , famous star, famous song...其实在英语里，不是所有出名的东西都可以叫做famous的。尤其是有地域限制的famous。 比如一个明星可能在中国famous， 在国外没人知道他/她。一般来说，世界驰名的东西可以说famous，成龙我们可以说他famous. 但是象央视主持人，国内的电影电视明星就不能说famous了。正确的说法应该是：Famous in China. Well-known in China.
15、我最好讲个故事给你听
[误]I can do no better than to tell you a story.
[正]I can do no better than tell you a story
注: 在than后的词的形式应和than前的一致,句中前面是can do ,后面只能说(can)tell,不能说(can)to tell.
例句: It is better to win than to lose./I'd rather stay at home than go for a walk.
16、错误显然是在你那一边
[误]The fault clearly lies at your side.
[正]The fault clearly lies with your side.
注:在不及物动词lie后可接用各种各样的介词,惟含义各有不同.
如Sheets of paper lie about the room.(纸张散满一屋.)
The village lie across the river.(村庄在河的对岸.)
The path lies along a stream.(小路沿溪.)
The hot springs lie among pretty scenery.(温泉在风光明媚之中.)
The blame lies at his door.(错在他)
A happy future lies before you 幸福就在你前面
What mystery lay behind the disappearance of the girl 少女失踪的后面潜在着什么神秘?
The truth lies between extremes.真理存在两个极端之间
He has the MSS lying by him for the next number .下 一期的原稿在他那里
The charm of travel lies in its new experiences.旅行的妙趣在于新奇的经历
The ship is lying off the mouth of the river .船停在河口以外
The book lies on the floor 书在地上
A white mist lay over London. 伦敦为白雾笼罩
The person lies under the suspicion of corruption 那人有受贿的嫌疑
The choice lies with you 任你选择
在lie 后面接介词with 时,意为"是``````的义务","是``````的责任"
例如It lies with you to decide.决定的责任在你
It lies with you to accept or reject the proposal 接受或拒绝那个建议就全看你了
The fault does not lie with the government officials责任不在政府官员.
17、那房间是用电力照明的
[误]The room is lighted with electricity
[正]The room is lighted by [means of]electricity./The room is lighted with electric lamps.
注：用于无形的手段时要by,所以与抽象名词连用，但用于有形的手段时则用with，所以与普通名词连用。electricity为抽象名词，electric lamps为普通名词。
18、你是怎么认识他的？
[误]How you come to know him?
[正]How come you to know him?
注：惯用法在come to do 的问句中略去，这是古来的传统。但在现今的口语中可说How did you come to know him?美国口语还可以说How come you didn't say anything(你为何一言不发）
19、我从小就认识他
[误]I have known hime since a child
[正]I have known him since his childhood.
注：从过去某一时刻到现在为止，英语要用现在完成时态，介词就用since,但有时不说“迄”（till)也可以说“起”（from）的，即用“from+普通名词”代替“since+抽象名词”。但在from 后也同样可接抽象名词，所以不说He has been blind since childhood,而说He has been blind from chidhood.也是一样．
20、他有自己的一栋房子
[误］He has his own house.
[正］He has a house of his own.
注：英语的属格代名词（Possessive Pronous)有两种形式，普通的形式为my等，后必须接名词如my book,绝对的形式为mine(=my book)等，是为避免重复地说那名词而采用的，例如Your house is larger than mine (=my house).在属格代名词的前面如再加this,that,a,some,any,no等字样时，普通的形式便得改为绝对的形式，以避免知识代名词与属格代名词连在一起．三百年前的英语是可以连用的，即可以说this my book,而现代英语则必须改为this book of mine 才行．反身属格（Reflexive Possessive)的my own,your own,his own等，也要采用绝对的形式，因为现代英语已不说He has that his own house.或She has her own reasons.而必须改成He has that house of his own.或She has some reasons of her own.
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