楊苗苗
Unit 1
1.probably她大概會諒解你,并設(shè)法幫助你。
誤:She probably will understand and try to help you.
正:She will probably understand and try to help you.
析:probably“或許、大概、可能”,表示把握性很大的事情,可位于句首或位于系動詞/助動詞/情態(tài)動詞之后,行為動詞之前。
2.less/fewer她花在讀課文上的時間比我少。
誤:She spent fewer time reading the text than I did.
正:She spent less time reading the text than I did.
析:fewer和less都是比較級,表示“更少、較少”,但fewer只可修飾可數(shù)名詞,修飾不可數(shù)名詞用less。
3.be able to癌癥使他活不了多久。
誤:He cannot be able to live long for his cancer.
正:He was not able to live long for his cancer.
析:be able to do sth.其否定形式為 be not able to do sth.在英語中沒有cannot be able to do這個結(jié)構(gòu)。
4.even妻子很生氣,甚至叫我滾出去。
誤:My wife got very angry even she told me to get out of the house.
正:My wife got very angry, and she even told me to get out of the
house.
析:even作副詞,可用于表示意外的詞語前加強語氣,但不能連接句子,一般位于行為動詞之前或系動詞/助動詞/情態(tài)動詞之后。
5.seem我好像感冒了。
誤:I look like have caught a cold.
正:I seem to have caught a cold.
析:seem是說話人心里的感覺“好像、似乎”,后一般接形容詞/動詞不定式/從句。look like著重表示由視覺得出的印象,后面一般接名詞/動名詞,但不能接動詞不定式。
6.impossible這不可能,是嗎?
誤:It is impossible, is it?
正:It is impossible, isnt it?
析:若陳述部分含有否定前綴如:im-, un-, in-, dis-等派生詞,仍作為肯定結(jié)構(gòu),因此附加疑問句用否定式。
Unit 2
7.surprise他的去世令我們很吃驚。
誤:His death was surprising to us all.
正:His death surprised us all.
析:surprise是及物動詞,表示“令……吃驚”,可以直接跟賓語。
8.either這兒有兩枝鋼筆,使哪個都可以。
誤:Here are two pens; you may use any of them.
正:Here are two pens; you may use either of them.
析:any指三者或三者以上之中的任一個,either指兩者中的任一個。
9.complain她對食品大為不滿。
誤:She complained the food.
正:She complained about(of) the food.
析:complain作“抱怨”講時,是不及物動詞,其后可以接about或of,表示“抱怨……”。
10.fail姐姐沒有準時到達。
誤:My sister failed arriving on time.
正:My sister failed to arrive on time.
析:fail to do sth.表示“沒有做某事、沒有能夠做某事”,fail后不可接動名詞。
11.fit你媽媽適合這項新工作嗎?
誤:Does your mother fit the new job?
正:Does the new job fit your mother?
析:fit作“適合”講時,主語通常是物。
12.send她去度假時會寄給你賀卡的。
誤:She will send a postcard for you while she is away on holiday.
正:She will send a postcard to you while she is away on holiday.
正:She will send you a postcard while she is away on holiday.
析:send“發(fā)送(電報等)、寄(信、包裹等)”為及物動詞,當send接雙賓語時,間接賓語用介詞to引出,不用for,也可省略介詞用send sb. sth.。
Unit 3
13.experience我在上海期間有許多有趣的經(jīng)歷。
誤:I had a lot of interesting experience during my stay in Shanghai.
正:I had a lot of interesting experiences during my stay in Shanghai.
析:experience作“經(jīng)歷”解時,是可數(shù)名詞,作“經(jīng)驗”解時為不可數(shù)名詞,沒有復數(shù)形式。
14.while聽到這個消息,他們高興得跳起來。
誤:While they heard the news they jumped with joy.
正:When they heard the news they jumped with joy.
析:連接詞while連接延續(xù)性動詞(進行狀態(tài)), hear是一個瞬間動詞,故只能用when(當……時候)連接。
15.anywhere你想去哪兒就可以去哪兒。
誤:You can go to anywhere you like.
正:You can go anywhere you like.
析:anywhere “任何地方、某地”是副詞,因此其前不可加介詞to,in等。
16.follow我將跟隨他進公園。
誤:I shall follow him to go into the park.
正:I shall follow him into the park.
析:follow him into the park跟著他進公園,誤句中follow后再加to go意思上就重復了。
17.jump當火車正在移動時,他跳了下來。
誤:He jumped off from the train when it was moving.
正:He jumped off the train when it was moving.
析:跳離是jump off,off是介詞,其后可直接接賓語,無需再加from。
18.shout不要對我大喊大叫!
誤:Dont shout to me!
正:Dont shout at me!
析:shout at“沖……吼叫”,含有氣憤的意思,主語往往帶有惡意的目的。shout to“對著……喊叫”,是中性短語,只是陳述一個事實,不含感情色彩。
19.kill她要殺死那名盜賊,但他沒死,逃掉了。
誤:She killed the robber, but he didnt die and ran away.
正:She tried to kill the robber, but he didnt die and ran away.
析:kill的意思是put to death,一旦kill就沒有生命了,誤句中的意思前后矛盾,既然沒殺死,只能用try to kill(試圖殺死)。
Unit 4
20.suppose我想他不會出席這個會議。
誤:I suppose that he will not attend the meeting.
正:I dont suppose that he will attend the meeting.
析:若含賓語從句的復合句,主句含有I suppose/think/believe/guess時,從句的否定意義應(yīng)在主句上變化,從句無需變化。
21.ever他們曾經(jīng)在同一所學校讀書。
誤:They ever studied in the same school.
正:They once studied in the same school.
析:表示“曾經(jīng)”,在肯定句中用once,在疑問句/否定句/條件句中用ever。
22.copy她把這些單詞抄寫到自己的書上了。
誤:She copied up the words into her book.
正:She copied down the words into her book.
析:copy作“抄寫”時,后跟介詞 down,不是up。
23.own我親眼看見的。
誤:I saw it with own eyes.
正:I saw it with my own eyes.
析:own不能單獨使用,只能用在所有格的后面,加強語氣。
24.danger這位女孩有雙目失明的危險。
誤:The girl is in a danger of becoming blind.
誤:The girl is in the danger of becoming blind.
正:The girl is in danger of becoming blind.
析:in danger of意思是“處于……危險之中”,其中danger前不用a/the修飾。
Unit 5
25.against全世界人民都反對美帝國主義。
誤:People all over the world against U.S. imperialism.
正:People all over the world are against U.S. imperialism.
析:against“反對”是介詞,誤句中誤用作動詞了。
26.chance我有到巴黎訪問的機會。
誤:I have the chance visit Paris.
正:I have the chance of visiting Paris.
析:chance “機會”,后可接to do sth.或of doing sth.或for sth.,不可直接接動詞。
27.explain她給我們解釋了這一理論。
誤:She explained us the theory.
正:She explained the theory to us.
析:explain sth. to sb.“給某人解釋某事”,explain后不可接雙賓語。
28.tonight今晚我將見她。
誤:I shall meet her this night.
正:I shall meet her tonight.
析:今晚用tonight或this evening,不說this night。
29.improve我想讓你把那件作品改得更好些。
誤:I want you to improve in that piece of work.
正:I want you to improve on that piece of work.
析:improve作及物動詞“改善、改進”,當表示“做出比……更好的東西”,用improve on…,此時improve是不及物動詞。