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