English with a Chinese characteristic - 003

English with a Chinese characteristic - 003

This is the "003" installment of this series. (see http://blogs.sun.com/tpaullee/ for earlier installments)

• Grammatical Errors
  
  (Use definite article for the proper noun.)
  He used to live in United States. ==> He used to live the United States.
  


• Odd Phrase Usage
  
  The price will continue to rise in recent 4 or 3 years. ==> The price will continue to rise in the next 3 to 4 years.
  
  
  
• Difficult Pronunciation
  
  (This is a common problem for Chinese natives. Find a native speaker to say these two words, and listen very hard for the difference. If you cannot tell the difference between an 'l' and a 'r' by listening, you cannot pronounce them right.)
  
  flesh versus fresh
  


• Choice of Words
  
  Buy from a seller with good credit. ==> Buy from a seller with a good reputation.
  
  
  
• Easily Mixed-Up Words
  
  Eric is interesting in art. ==> Eric is interested in art.
  I am exciting about this. ==> I am excited about this.