楊苗苗
Unit 1
1.probably她大概會諒解你,并設法幫助你。
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只可修飾可數名詞,修飾不可數名詞用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這個結構。
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,仍作為肯定結構,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.。