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今回に挙げたのは、マレーシア人の間違いやすい英語の単語使用法だ。
本文が、実は正しい英語文で、カッコ内がマレーシア人のよく話している正しくない単語だ。
マレーシアにどっぷりとつかってしまっているあなた、あなたの英語もマングリッシュ 化していないか、早速試してみようではないか。
＜マレーシア人の間違いやすい英語文＞
1. Please take me to the supermarket. (send)
2. The accident victim received a large amount of money as
compensation from the insurance company. (reward)
3. The sudden change in the weather affects him. (immediate)
4. My passport has expired. (ended)
5. The earth revolves around the sun. (shifts)
6. Your essay must be accompanied by a complete bibliography.
(biography)
7. The detective managed to solve the mystery of the missing
heiress. (riddle)
8. The trees are in blossom, they will fruit soon. (bloom)
9. Please cancel all my appointments. (delete)
10. The new washing machine has a defect. (flaw)
11. They designed the new logo for the company. (devised)
12. Let’s calculate our expenses for the past week. (count)
13. The leader/chief of the tribe ordered his men to attack.
(boss)
14. He wears casual clothes when he goes to work on Saturdays.
(normal)
15. Please collect some water in the bucket. (catch)
16. He was driving with extreme caution because the road was
very winding. (curvy)
17. It has ceased to rain. (stopped)
18. He was certified insane by the doctor. (guaranteed)
19. They could not make a choice between the two houses.
(decision)
20. The prosecution presented all their evidence in court.
(clues)
21. The two men were engaged in single combat. (fight)
22. The title of the book is Big Spenders. (heading)
23. The officer commanded his men to free/release all the
prisoners. (loosen)
24. The old man’s attitude towards women is common knowledge.
(normal)
25. We offered her our heartiest congratulations/felicitations
on the occasion of her marriage. (wishes)
26. We offered the widow our deepest condolences during her
recent bereavement. (saddest)
27. He counsels couples having marital problems. (pairs)
28. The telephone has been disconnected. (severed)
29. The secretary took down in shorthand what the executive
dictated.
(directed)
30. He is in a good mood today. (temper)
31. This is a very direct question. (straight)
32. Her son ran to his father in great distress. (torture)
33. He was soaked to the skin because he did not take an
umbrella with him. (wet)
34. The puppy fell into the drain and was drowned. (sunk)
35. They have to be economical/thrifty so that they can save
money to buy a car. (cheap)
36. Ben made great efforts to learn English. (tries)
37 He was elected to be the monitor by the teacher. (voted)
38 The interest rates for fixed deposits have dropped. (reduced)
39. The army attacked their foes/enemies during the night.
(opponents)
40. They live in luxury. (richness)
41. The play ended at 11 pm. (finished)
42. Her brother is very short; he can hardly touch the
windowsill. (low)
43. There are many spelling errors/mistakes in your essay.
(wrongs)
44 Are those his exact words? (correct)
45. The research company carried out a pilot test for the new
product. (examination)
46. She is a faithful wife. (true)
47. She obtained her degree from a local university. (won)
48. These flowers are fresh. (new)
49. One of the dog’s hind legs is broken. (back)
50. Don’t prevent her from writing the poem. (obstruct)
51. The Indonesian currency is known as the rupiah. (cash)
52. The surgeon successfully performed the operation.
(procedure)
53. She is illiterate; she does not know how to read or write.
(ignorant)
54. Thailand, also known as the rice bowl of Asia, exports rice
to other countries. (sends abroad)
55. Many people are followers of Hinduism. (fans)
56. Will you please reconsider your decision to leave the
company? (re-examine)
57. His accumulated wealth is worth more than ten million
dollars.
(gathered)
58. He listens to whatever his mother tells him. (hears)
59. The new highway will have five lanes. (passages)
60. The Prime Minister officially announced that the next day
would be a public holiday. (mentioned)
（つづく）
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