E
each
[误] Every of them has his habit.
[正] Each of them has his habit.
[析] each可以作形容词,但也可作代词,而every只能作形容词。
[误] The manager comes to America almost each month.
[正] The manager comes to America almost every month.
[析] each与every都作形容词讲时,都有"每个"之意,但有不同。each多指个体,而every则多指整体。如:We want every student to succeed. each不同来表达总体概念,所以不能与almost, nearly, likely等词连用。
[误] We each has a book.
[正] We each have a book.
[析] each 作同位语时,其数应与其同位的名词相同,而each作主语时则应取其单数形式。
each other one another
each other与one another这两个词组的区别在很多语法书中强调each other是两者之间,而one another是多者之间,其实不然,如:All students must care for each other, must love and help each other. 事实上这两个词组是同义的,如果要讲有什么区别的话,当我们非常笼统地谈,而不特指什么人时,多用one another.
early
[误] Could you come here more early?
[正] Could you come here earlier?
[析] 单音节和少数双音节副词的比较级和最高级要用er和est来作其结尾,如fast, soon, early, hard, long, near等。
earth
[误] What on the earth do you mean?
[正] What on earth do you mean?
[析] on earth这一词组在句中为的是加强语气,其意为"究竟"、"到底"。而作为"地球"讲时则要加定冠词,如:How far is the earth from the moon. 而作为"泥土"讲时则为不可数名词,如:He filled the pot with earth and wanted to plant some flowers.
easy
[误] You can easy imagine my surprise.
[正] You can easily imagine my surprise.
[析] easy只在有限的词组中被用作副词,如take it easy (不要紧张),go easy, stand easy等。 例如:Easy come, easy go. (钱来的容易花的也快. )Easier said than done. (说的容易做着难。)
east
[误] Japan is on the east of China.
[正] Japan is to the east of China.
[析] 在讲述地理位置时,有3个介词常用,它们是in, on和to, 其中in表示处于所表达的范围之内,如:Shanghai is in the east of China. on则表示双方接壤,如:North Korea is on the northeast of China. 而表示互不相接的两部分时则用to, 如:Taiwan is to the east of Fujian.
either
[误] -I don't like opera.
-I don't like too.
[正] -I don't like opera.
-I don't like either.
[析] 在否定句中用either表示"也",而在肯定句中用too表示"也"。
[误] Either you or I are right.
[正] Either you or I am right.
[析] 这在语法书中被称作就近原则,即哪个主语离谓语动词近,则应采用与哪个主语相一致的谓语动词,相同用法的还有neither…nor…,not only…but also…,以及or在连接两个主语时。如:You or he is to go home. The others will have to stay in the classroom.
elder
[误] My older brother has gone to Shanghai.
[正] My elder brother has gone to Shanghai.
[析] 在表示兄姐的长幼时应用elder表示"哥哥姐姐",如:my elder sister 姐姐,但表示岁数时则多用older,如:She is two years older than I.
empty
[误] Are these seats empty?
[正] Are these seats taken?
[析] empty是指空洞的没有任何物体,如:The house was empty, 其意思是没有任何家具或屋内无人。但座位是否有人坐应用take.
English
[误] My sister studied English language very well.
[正] My sister studied the English language very well.
[正] My sister studied English very well.
[析] 在泛指某一种学科时,不应加冠词,如:I like history.但如特指某一门学科时则应加冠词,如:He likes the history of America.
enjoy
[误] I enjoy to play football.
[正] I enjoy playing football.
[析] enjoy后要接动名词,而不接不定式。
[误] Did you enjoy at the English evening?
[正] Did you enjoy yourself at the English evening?
enough
[误] I'm sorry. You are not studying enough carefully.
[正] I'm sorry. You are not studying carefully enough.
[析] enough要用在形容词或副词之后。
[误] Do you have enough of money?
[正] Do you have enough money?
[正] Do you have enough of the money?
[误] The coffee isn't enough.
[正] There isn't enough coffee.
[析] enough可以作be动词的表语,但其主语应是代词,如:That's enough. It was enough. 如果是名词时应换用上面的句型。
entrance
[误] The entrance of the cinema is on your right.
[正] The entrance to the cinema is on your right.
[析] 在表示通往某处时entrance后面多用to作介词。这样的用法还有key to the door, answer to the question等。
evening
[误] I walked home in a cold evening.
[正] I walked home on a cold evening.
[析] in the evening这一词组如加上另外的修饰词则其介词应换为on.
everyone
[误] Everyone of you goes to class.
[正] Every one of you goes to class.
[析] everyone其后不能接of结构。在否定句中如果要讲"每一个人都没有注意到它",就译作:Nobody noticed it. 要注意Every one of us is not right. 应译为"我们不都对。"而None of us are right. 才应译为"我们全错了。"
exam
[误] We take part in an exam.
[正] We take an exam.
[析] take part in为"参加"某种活动,运动,而在学科中选择某一学科学习并进行考试应用take.
except
[误] The room is clean except two desks.
[正] The room is clean except for two desks.
[误] I come here every day except for Sunday.
[正] I come here every day except Sunday.
[析] 在同一类物体中排除某一部分用except, 在不同类物体中排除某一物体时用except for。而except that其后接从句,如:She is a good girl except that she is careless sometimes. 而besides则是"包括在内",如"我学习英语同时还学法语。"应译为:I study English besides French.
exercise
[误] The students exercise spoken English in the morning.
[正] The students practise spoken English in the morning.
[析] exercise多指运动、训练,而practise则多指把理论付诸于实践的练习。
[误] Everyone should do exercises every day.
[正] Everyone should do exercise every day.
[析] 作为运动讲exercise是不可数名词,而当"练习"、"体操"、"早操"则是可数名词,例如:I do a lot exercises in the P.E. class.
F
fail
[误] Tom failed his exam.
[正] Tom failed in his exam.
[正] Tom failed to pass the exam.
[析] fail为不及物动词,其后可用in加名词,或直接接不定式。
family
[误] I'm sorry I have to go. Tom's families are waiting for me.
[误] I'm sorry I have to go. Tom's family is waiting for me.
[正] I'm sorry I have to go. Tom's family are waiting for me.
[析] family是集合名词,把它当作整体看它是单数,如看作家庭中的每个成员则为复数。如:Your family are very kind to me. My family is very large.
far
[误] My school is ten miles far from here.
[正] My school is ten miles away from here.
[析] far一般不与实际距离连用。
[误] "Did you walk far?"
"Yes,I walked far."
[正] "Did you walk far?"
"Yes, I walked a long way."
[析] 一般肯定句中不用far单独作状语,而用a long way.far组成的常用词组有:as far as. ①远至,一直到。如:He walked as far as the station. ②就……而言。如:As far as he was concerned these books were very good. ③只要。如:I can help you as far as I can. so for到目前为止。例:He is very well so far.
farther further
far有两个比较级,即farther和further,其意思略有不同:farther主要用于表示距离的远近,如:Milan is farther away than Rome. 而further则是指"进一步的",如:Will we need any further discussion on this matter.
fast
[误] A fast train runs fastly.
[正] A fast train runs fast.
[析] fast其形容词与副词形式相同。
fast soon
fast指行动本身的速度快,如:The foreigner speaks too fast. 而soon则多指两个动作之间间隔短,时间到来的迅速,如:She will come soon.
feel
[误] I feel badly about my mistakes.
[正] I feel bad about my mistakes.
[析] 感观动词如feel, smell等后面要接形容词而不是副词。feel good是指某人精神好,而feel well是指人身体状况良好。
[误] I try not to hurt her feeling.
[正] I try not to hurt her feelings.
[析] feeling在作"感情"讲时要用复数,而作"感觉"讲则要用单数。如:I have a feeling that we will win the game.
few
[误] Few of them is very good.
[正] Few of them are very good.
[析] few意为"几乎没有",但要用复数谓语动词。如果讲有一些人应用a few, 如:There were only a few people in the street.
[误] There are less farms than there used to be.
[正] There are fewer farms than there used to be.
[析] few的比较级为fewer,其后接可数名词;而little的 比较级为less,其后接不可数名词。
field
[误] He is a famous scientist on the field of physics.
[正] He is a famous scientist in the field of physics.
[析] in the field是"在田野上"或是"在某一学科领域内",而on the field则多指"在战场上"。如:He lost his life on the battle field.
fill
[误] She filled orange into my glass.
[正] She filled my glass with orange.
[析] 表示要用某种物品装满某容器时要用fill with词组,如:The boy ran back home filled with joy.
fill full
fill是动词,但有及物与不及物两种用法,当表示"充满"之意时是不及物动词,应用fill with,如:The little girl's eyes filled with tears. 而当表示"使……装满某物"时,是及物动词,如:He filled his pocket with books. 而be filled with应看作系表结构,如:The boy's mother was filled with anger. full是形容词,要用be full of这一词组,如:The boy was full of joy.
find
[误] He has finded his lost bike.
[正] He has found his lost bike.
[析] find是不规则动词,其过去式和过去分词均是found。但found一词又意为"建立",它是规则动词,其过去式及过去分词均为founded.
[误] It is very difficult to look for a suitable job.
[正] It is very difficult to find a suitable job.
[析] look for为"寻找",而find是找到。寻找工作并不难,难的应是找到合适的工作。
find find out
find out意为"找出、算出、发现",如:I have found out how to do it. 而find的主要侧重点在找到某物,如:I find my book under the desk.
finish
[误] I finished to read that book last night.
[正] I finished reading that book last night.
[析] 英文中有些动词其后只能用动名词作宾语而不能用不定式作宾语,这样的动词在中考范围内有两个,即finish和enjoy。
fire
[误] There's no smoke without a fire.
[正] There's no smoke without fire.
[析] 此句应译为中文"无风不起浪"。fire作为物质名词"火"讲时为不可数名词,而作为"炉火"、"火灾"讲则是可数名词,如:There was a fire in the next street last month. 如要讲"着火了"要用be on fire, 如:The factory was
on fire.
[误] The man fired to us.
[正] The man fired at us.
[析] fire (on) at均指"向某目标开火",at用于较小目标,而on用于较大目标。
first
[误] Is this your firstly visit to Beijing?
[正] Is this your first visit to Beijing?
[析] 除了在强调第一、第二、第三等场合中有时还可见firstly一词外,这个词已不多见,而均被first取代。first还有"首先"、"首次"、"第一次"之意。
follow
[误] I received a letter which ran as follow.
[正] I received a letter which ran as follows.
[析] as follows是惯用法,其意为"如下",不论在任何场合均要用follows.
[误] As follows are his arguments.
[正] The following are his arguments.
[析] as follows主要用于句尾,而the following则用于句首。
food
[误] Too much sweet food, such as cakes, chocolates,pastry…may increase your weight.
[正] Too many foods, such as cakes, chocolates,pastry…may increase your weight.
[析] food泛指食物时为不可数名词,如:There is no food for supper. 而指一种种食物时则用作可数名词。
foot
[误] There is a fivefeetwide bridge.
[正] There is a fivefootwide bridge.
[析] 用连字符组成的形容词中所有名词均要用单数形式。
[误] We went to college on feet.
[正] We went to college on foot.
[析] by后面加接交通工具时,不应加任何冠词,不要用名词的复数形式。如加了某些修饰词后,其前面的介词要作适当的改变,如:I came to school in his car yesterday. I go to shool on a train.
for
[误] I wanted to go to the pub for having a drink.
[正] I wanted to go to the pub for a drink.
[正] I wanted to go to the pub to have a drink.
[析] 用for表示目的时,其后面只能接名词,而不要接动名词。
[误] I went to the office for seeing the headmaster.
[正] I went to the office to see the headmaster.
[析] 用不定式来表示动作的目的。
[误] I will leave Beijing to Shanghai.
[正] I will leave Beijing for Shanghai.
[正] I will leave for Shanghai.
[析] leave for为一固定搭配,不要改动。
[误] I bought a book to you.
[正] I bought a book for you.
[误] He is a friend for us.
[正] He is a friend to us.
[析] 在英文中"为"一词在泛指时用to, 在特指时要用for.
[误] This food is good to us.
[正] This food is good for us.
[析] 词组be good (bad) for 表示"对……有好(坏)处"。
[误] For I was feeling quite hungry, I wanted to have lunch.
[正] I wanted to have lunch, for I was feeling quite hungry.
[析] for作为"因为"讲时一般不要置于句首,而且口气也比because弱的多。
forget
[误] I left my key.
[正] I left my key at home.
[正] I forgot my key.
[析] leave是"丢下"之意,所以一定要接地点状语,而forget是"忘记",所以不用接地点状语。
[误] I will not forget the rules.
[正] I will never forget the rules.
[误] Please don't forget posting my letter on your way home.
[正] Please don't forget to post my letter on your way home.
[析] 要注意forget to do something为"忘了去作某事",而forget doing something则应译为"对已经作过的事记不起来了"。如:He forget returning the book to the library. 应译为"他忘记已把书还给图书馆这件事了。"同样用法的词还有remember和regret.
free
[误] You can speak free in front of my parents.
[正] You can speak freely in front of my parents.
[析] free作为副词时意为"免费"、"不必付款",如:You can eat free in my restaurant. 而freely则意为"自由地"、"无限制地"。
French
[误] She comes from French.
[正] She comes from France.
[析] French是"法语"、"法国的",而France才是"法国"。
friend
[误] He nodded to me friendly.
[正] He nodded to me in a friendly fashion.
[析] friendly是形容词,不是副词。在英语中应避免讲He is a friend of my mother. 又比如:I go to school with my friend. 从语法上讲是对的但不是习惯上英语的说法。而应讲He is a friend of my mother's. I go to school with a friend. be friends with 则是"交朋友"之意,例如:I hope you will be friends with me. 而不应讲I hope you will be my friend. 交朋友还有一惯用法是make friends.
from
[误] Where do you come from?I come from the library.
[正] Where do you come from?I come from England.
[正] Where did you come from?I came from the library.
[析] Where do you come from?应意为"你是从什么国家(地方)来的?"(即意为"你是哪的人?")而Where did you come from? 才是"你刚刚从哪来?"
front
[误] There are three tall trees in the front of my house.
[正] There are three tall trees in front of my house.
[析] in front of是某物体外部的前面,而in the front of是在某物体内部的前面。如:The bus driver is seated in the front of the bus.
G
game
[误] He went to America to take part in the Olympic Game.
[正] He went to America to take part in the Olympic Games.
[析] game作为"运动会"讲时应用其复数形式,而具体一个游戏则可用其单数形式。如:Our school team won the game.
German
[误] They are Germen.
[正] They are Germans.
[误] She comes from German.
[正] She comes from Germany.
[析] German是"德国人"、"德国的"、"德语",其复数形式是Germans;而Germany才是德国。
gather
[误] All the students and teachers are gathered together now.
[正] All the students and teachers are gathered now.
[析] 用了动词gather就不要再用together了。这句话还可以这样讲:All the students and teachers got together.
give
[误] She gives up to look for the lost bike.
[正] She gives up looking for the lost bike.
[析] give up意为"放弃",其后只接动名词作介词宾语,而不应接不定式。
glad
[误] His parents were very glad for his success in business.
[正] His parents were very glad of his success in business.
[正] His parents were very glad to know his success in business.
[析] "为……感到高兴"应是be glad of something或be glad to do something.
glass
[误] The old teacher has two pair of big glass.
[正] The old teacher has two pairs of big glasses.
[析] glass作为"眼镜"讲,应用复数形式,在英语中手套gloves 裤子pants,剪刀scissors均用复数形式。glass作"玻璃杯"讲时则可用单数形式或复数形式,如:I want two glasses of milk. 而作为物质名词"玻璃"讲则要用作不可数名词,如:The boy broke two panes of glass.
go
[误] -Mary, could you come to my home now?-Yes, I'm going.
[正] -Mary, could you come to my home now?
-Yes, I'm coming.
[析] go是指离开说话人所在地,而come指的是朝向说话人的方向:如:Come here!Can I come and help you?但在口语中也有一些例外,如表示要参加到某人或者某件活动时常用come, 如:We are going to have a party tonight. Would you like to come with us?
gone been
He has gone to Shanghai. 指此人已去上海不在此地了。
He has been to Shanghai. 指此人去过上海现已回来了。
gold
[误] She brushed her gold hair carefully.
[正] She brushed her golden hair carefully.
[析] gold作形容词指"金质的",如:a gold ring, a gold coin,而golden是"金色的",如:golden age(金色的时代),但"金鱼"例外,为gold fish。
good
[误] I've been waiting for good twenty minutes.
[正] I've been waiting for a good twenty minutes.
[析] a good之意为"足足"、"整整"之意。
good well
He is good. 应译为"他是个好人。"而He is well. 应译为"他身体不错。"I feel good. 即精神状态良好,而I feel well.即身体状况不错。
[误] This food is very good to you.
[正] This food is very good for you.
[析] be good for是"对……有利、有好处",而be good to是指"对待某人不错",如:Your friend is very good to me.
grade
[误] -What grade are you in?-I'm in grade 1.
[正] -What grade are you in?-I'm in Gread 1.
[析] 当泛指那一年级时grade的头一个字母小写,当有具体数字时则要大写。
H
had better
[误] You have better hurry.
[正] You had better hurry.
[析] had better只用过去时had,不要误用成现在时have。
[误] You hadn't better worry.
[正] You had better not worry.
[析] had better后面加不带to的不定式,其否定式是"had better not+动词原形"。
half
[误] I had driven about half mile.
[正] I had driven about half a mile.
[析] "半小时"有两种讲法half an hour, a half hour. 而"一个半小时"应讲an hour and a half或one and a half hours."半天"应讲half a day,"半镑"应讲half a pound.但要尽量避免使用half a year,而应用six months;不用half a month, 而用two weeks或fifteen days.
[误] Half us could go to the park.
[正] Half of us could go to the park.
[析] half用于名词前可用of结构也可不用of结构,但用于代词前则必须加of。如:More than half (of) my classmates are boys.
[误] One and half apples are left on the table.
[正] One and half apples is left on the table.
[析] 一个半one and half后面的名词要用复数,而句中的谓语动词却要用单数。
[误] Half of the work are done.
[正] Half of the work is done.
[误] Half of the six apples is red.
[正] Half of the six apples are red.
[析] "half of+名词"这一结构后面的谓语动词应与of后面的名词相一致,如为不可数名词或可数名词单数,要用单数谓语动词;而复数名词后面要加与复数相对应的谓语动词。
hand
[误] He shook hand with his teacher.
[正] He shook hands with his teacher.
[析] 与某人握手要用shake hands. 与hand有关的词组中有很多要用复数形式,如:change hands (转手、易手),in the hands of (由……控制),join hands (与人合作)。
happen
[误] What was happened to you last month?
[正] What happened to you last month?
[误] An accident was happened in this street last night.
[正] An accident happened in this street last night.
[析] 在英语中不及物动词没有被动态,作为"发生"讲的happen,take place和break out都不具有被动态。happen to常用来表达一件偶然发生的事,如:If you happen to meet my sister please ask her to call me.
hard
[误] I have to study hardly.
[正] I have to study hard.
[析] hard是形容词,如:a hard work,但它同时也是副词。hardly是hard的又一副词形式,但词意截然不同,意为"几乎不"。
[误] I had my leg broken last term, so I couldn't hardly study at all.
[正] I had my leg broken last term so I hardly studied at all.
[析] hardly意为"否定",所以不要再加否定词语了,如果hardly用于句首则应采用倒装语序,如:Hardly had he arrived when she started complaining.
have
[误] I had my boy do his homework from morning till noon.
[正] I had my boy doing his homework from morning till noon.
[析] 用have somebody do something还是doing something要取决句子的意思和句中的时间状语。
[误] I have my bike to repair.
[正] I have my bike repaired.
[析] have something done这一句型是让某事被别人去作,请看下面两句意义的不同:I have repaired my bike. (我自己已修好了自行车。)而I have my bike repaired.(我把车推出去让别人修理了。)
[误] Could you give me some money if you have.
[正] Could you give me some money if you have any.
[析] "如果你有的话"一句译为英文应加上any一词,如:I want some books if there is any.
headache
[误] I've got headache.
[正] I've got a headache.
[析] Headache是一个规则的可数名词,所以可以讲:My mother often gets headaches. 但是"牙痛"toothache,"肚子痛"stomacheache等却都可以用作不可数名词,如:I've got toothache. 但也可用作可数名词。
hear
[误] He was heard sing in the next room.
[正] He was heard to sing in the next room.
[析] hear somebody do something这一句式用于被动语态时要把原来省略的不定式to还原回来。而在hear somebody doing something这一句式中则不会出现上述问题。如,主动态:I heard her singing in the next room. 变为被动态时为:She was heard singing in the next room. 这种用法还适用于see, look, observe, watch, notice, listen to等。
hear listen to
hear一词为听见了什么,或听到什么,强调其结果;而listen to则强调有意要听,听的倾向。如:I want to listen to you, but I hear nothing.
但词组hear about (of)则为"听说过"之意,如:I heard about this. (我听说过此事。)而hear from则为"收到某人信件"之意:I often hear from my girl friend.
help
[误] Please help my homework.
[正] Please help me do my homework.
[正] Please help me with my homework.
[析] help其句型是help somebody do (to do) something. 意为"帮某人作某事",但在较古老的语法中不带to的不定式表示句子的主语参加这个动作,如:He help his mother cook the meal. 即"他和母亲一起作饭。"而He help me to do my homework. 则是"他指导我做作业"。但在现代英语中这个区别则往往被取消了。所以带to与不带to的不定式在句中意思相同,并无区别。
[误] When I read the play I can't help to think of my childhood.
[正] When I read the play I can't help thinking of my childhood.
[析] can't help doing something是"身不由己,情不自禁做某事"。
[误] Help yourself with some cakes.
[正] Help yourself to some cakes.
[析] 中文中讲"你自己拿蛋糕吃",英文中要用help somebody to something.
here
[误] Here the bus comes!
[正] Here comes the bus!
[析] 副词在句首时一般要用倒装语序,即谓语动词的位置前移。但是,若主语如是人称代词,则还是要用正常语序,如:Here we are!
high
[误] He is very high.
[正] He is very tall.
[析] 英语中的两个"高"high和tall,其中tall指人指物都是可以的,但high则只指物体的高,所以可以讲This building is the highest building in the city.但tall一般不用来指山脉的高低。
hit
[误] The mother got angry and hit the boy.
[正] The mother got angry and beat the boy.
[析] hit指打到某物之上,一般指一次性打击,如He hit his head against the wall.(他把头撞到了墙上。)而beat则指多次性的打击。
home
[误] I'm tired. It's time I went to home.
[正] I'm tired. It's time I went home.
[析] home此处用作副词,所以不应加to,又如:I arrived home at eleven thirty yesterday evening.而at home除了"在家"之意外,还有像"在家里一样"之意。如Make yourself at home.(不要拘束就像在家一样。)
home house family
home是指与亲人一起居住的地方,可以讲a letter from home,所以有人解释home包括住处和家人。而house的侧重点则在建筑物,如Many new houses were built this year. family一词,作为整体讲其谓语动词用单数,如:Her family is a happy one.而作为家庭成员讲时要用复数谓语动词,如:My family are all like swimming.
homgwork
[误] I have so many homework to do today.
[正] I have so much homework go do today.
[析] homework为不可数名词。同样的词还有work(work作为"著作"、"作品"、"工厂"讲时为可数名词),fun,health information等。
hope
[误] I hope you to be a good student.
[正] I hope you will be a good student.
[析] hope一词不能接宾语再加上宾语补足语,但它可以接不定式作宾语,如:I hope to be a scientist.而wish却可以接宾语加宾语补足语,如:I wish you to be a good student.
[误] I don't hope you will go to the park tomorrow.
[正] I hope you won't go to the park tomorrow.
[析] hope 和think在否定句中的用法不同,如"我认为你错了"。应译为:I don't think you are right.即否定在前。而hope则不能这样用。又如在答语中"我不这样认为"应译为I don't think so.或I hope not.
[误] I hope your help.
[正] I hope for your help.
[析] hope for为"期望某事发生",虽然hope是及物动词,但表达期望某事情发生要用"hope for+名词"这一结构。
[误] I was hopeful to pass the exam.
[正] I was hopeful of passing the exam.
[析] 对某事存有希望应用"hopeful of (about)+介词宾语"这一结构。
hospital
[误] My mother was in the hospital for two weeks.
[正] My mother was in hospital for two weeks.
[析] in hospital为"住院就医"。而in (at) the hospital 为"在医院(工作)"。如:He is a doctor in (at) the hospital.类似的用法还有很多,如:"上学"为go to school,at school为"在校就读",go to bed为"上床睡觉"。
how
[误] I want to know how to do.
[正] I want to know how to do it.
[析] how 是关联副词,要注意与关联代词的不同用法。如:I want to know what to do.
[误] How do you think about it?
[正] What do you think about it?
[析] 英文中表达你对某事的看法如何应用What do you think about…这一句式。
hurry
[误] Let's hurry. There is a little time left.
[正] Let's hurry. There is little time left.
[误] Don't worry. There is little time left.
[正] Don't worry. There is a little time left.
[析] 请注意英语中的惯用法:"快点吧,没时间了",或"别着急还有一点时间。"
[误] The car is hurrying through the street.
[正] The car is rushing throught the street.
[析] hurry一词只用于人而不用于物体。
hundred
[误] There are two hundreds people here.
[正] There are two hundred people here.
[误] There are hundred of people here.
[正] There are hundreds of people here.
[析] hundred一词前如有数字时不论多少其后都不加s,这和thousand(千)等数量词的用法一样,而hundreds of是数百的,这一词组一定要加s.
hurt
[误] I don't want to wound her feelings.
[正] I don't want to hurt her feelings.
[析] wound是指战场上的刀枪伤(名词),或用刀枪"伤害"、"打伤"(动词)。
I
if
[误] If it will rain I won't go to school tomorrow.
[正] If it rains I won't go to school tomorrow.
[析] 由if引起的状语从句要用一般时表示将来。
[误] I want to know if he comes here tomorrow.
[正] I want to know if he will come here tomorrow.
[析] if所引起的如果是宾语从句则不能用一般现在时表示将来。
[误] I want to know if it will rain tomorrow he will come or not.
[正] I want to know if it rains tomorrow he will come or not.
[析] 这里的if从句是整个宾语从句的条件状语,所以,还应用一般时表示将来。
ill
[误] He spent many years looking after his ill father.
[正] He spent many years looking after his sick father.
[析] ill和sick都可以作表语,如: I'm ill (sick). 美国英语中常用sick, 而英国英语中两者都可用,但ill一般不作定语。
in
[误] In a cold morning, I went to school alone.
[正] On a cold morning, I went to school alone.
[析] 在in the morning或in the afternoon词组中,不论在这两个名词的前或后加任何修饰词,其介词in都要变为on.
[误] I will finish it after two days.
[正] I will finish it in two days.
[析] 中文中几天以后可以完成,或几天后来取,在译为英文时都不要用after,而要用in.如: He will be back in a few days.
in into
作为副词应用in,而不能用into,如: Come in, please. 又若在句中不涉及到动词的位置,只是表达空间的位置时用in,如: The teacher in the office is my mother. 但在go, run, come, walk, dive等词后则要用into. 如: She dives into the river.
instead
[误] The boy stayed in bed all day instead to go to school.
[正] The boy stayed in bed all day instead of going to school.
[析] instead of其后要接动名词、名词或代词,而不能用不定式,如: I choose this book instead of that one.
[误] The beer here is not good, so I drink wine instead of it.
[正] The beer here is not good, so I drink wine instead.
[析] instead是副词,而instead of是介词短语。如: If you are not free, you may come another day instead.
interest
[误] He has a great interest for physics.
[正] He has a great interest in physics.
[误] He has some interest in many companies.
[正] He has some interests in many companies.
[析] interest作为"兴趣"讲可用作不可数名词,但作为"利息"、"股份"讲时为可数名词。
[误] This is an interested book.
[正] This is an interesting book.
[析] 修饰物时应用interesting, 如,an interesting film,而讲某人对某事感兴趣时要用过去分词interested,如: I'm interested in this play. 但"他是一个十分有趣的人"。应译为He is an interesting man. 所以interesting是"令人感兴趣"之意,而interested则表示某人对某事物感兴趣,多用"be interested in something"这一句型。
invent
[误] America was invented by Christopher Columbus in 1492.
[正] America was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492.
[析] invent意为"发明"即从无到有,如: Compass was invented by the Chinese people. 而discover则意为"发现"。
it
[误] That takes me ten years to finish this work.
[正] It takes me ten years to finish this work.
[析] it在这个句中的语法作用是形式主语,而真正的主语是句子后面的不定式。有的句子要用it作形式主语或形式宾语,如: I think it difficult to learn English well.