ｖｅｒｙ用法“七忌”

very是英語口語和書面語中使用頻率較高的詞之一。但許多同學在運用該詞進行口語交際和書面表達時經常出錯。本文列舉一些常見錯例，談談使用very需要注意的幾點。

一、忌修飾形容詞或副詞的比較級。修飾形容詞或副詞的比較級，應借助于下列程度副詞:much(……得多)，still(還要，還)，even(更)，far(……得多，大大……)。例如:

1. 吉姆比凱特高得多。

誤:Jim is very taller than Kate.

正:Jim is much taller than Kate.

2. 昨天很熱，但今天更熱。

誤:It was hot yesterday， but it is very hotter today.

正:It was hot yesterday， but it is still/even hotter today.

3. 這部電影比那一部好得多。

誤:This film is very better than that one.

正:This film is far better than that one.

二、忌修飾動詞。修飾動詞必須用a lot， a litte， very much等。例如:

4. 我非常喜歡英語。

誤:I very like English.

正:I like English very much.

5. 布朗太太非常喜歡吃肉。

誤:Mrs Brown very likes meat.

正:Mrs Brown likes meat a lot.

三、忌修飾作表語的形容詞。alive(有活力的，有生氣的)，asleep(睡著的)，awake(醒著的，警覺的)，alone(單獨的)等。例如:

6. 我此刻非常清醒。

誤:I am very awake at the moment.

正:I am wide awake at the moment.

7. 學生們仍在熟睡。

誤:The students are still very asleep.

正:The students are still fast asleep.

8. 昨晚這座房子里就我一人。

誤: I was very alone in the house last night.

正:I was all alone in the house last night.

四、忌用來加強副詞或介詞短語的語氣。加強副詞或介詞短語的語氣一般用right，有時用well。very只能用來加強形容詞的語氣。例如:

9. 我到處找我的鋼筆，可它就在我的口袋里。

誤:I looked for my pen here and there， but it was very in my pocket.

正:I looked for my pen here and there， but it was right in my pocket.

10. 這本書非常值得一讀。

誤:This book is very worth reading.

正:This book is well worth reading.

五、忌修飾“too+形容詞/副詞”結構，該結構前常用much， all等來加強語氣。例如:

11. 這件襯衫我穿起來太大了。

誤:This shirt is very too large for me.

正:This shirt is much too large for me.

12. 我們的英語老師講話太快了。

誤:Our English teacher speaks very too fast.

正:Our English teacher speaks all too fast.

六、忌替代“so…that…”，“too…to…”結構中的so和too。例如:

13. 他年齡非常小，不能去工作。

誤:He is very young to go to work.

正:He is too young to go to work.

14. 我非常累，一點也走不動了。

誤:I’m very tired that I can’t walk a bit.

正:I’m so tired that I can’t walk a bit.

七、忌出現在感嘆句中，以免與感嘆詞重復。例如:

15. 多么糟糕的天氣啊!

誤:What very bad weather!

正:What bad weather!

16. 同學們干得多么帶勁啊!

誤:How very hard the students are working!

正:How hard the students are working!