日常英语词汇误用总结(6) Point

【Point】

pointless（没意思）这一日常英语词汇词也算它一伙的。

提到这个日常英语词，完整是meaning 一词在作祟。

先看几个例子：

1、你这样做是什么意思？

Chinglish: What is your meaning in doing this?

Revision: What's your point?

2、假如你吸烟的话，哪怕就别怕得癌症。再问“上帝怎么这样对我啊”基本没什么意义。

Chinglish: If you smoke, you should not be afraid to get lung cancer. It's meaningless to ask "why did God do this to me?". （注：meaningless可用，然而老外不爱用，爱用的是咱们）

Revision: If you smoke, you should be prepared to get lung cancer, it's pointless to ask "why did God do this to me?".

要洗头脑，改变中式思维习惯，就别怕“矫枉过正”。当前但凡碰到“有意思”“没意思;的时候，先斟酌日常英语词汇point/poinless，而不要先考虑meaning什么的。