杨苗苗
Unit 1
1.probably她大概会谅解你,并设法帮助你。
误:She probably will understand and try to help you.
正:She will probably understand and try to help you.
析:probably“或许、大概、可能”,表示把握性很大的事情,可位于句首或位于系动词/助动词/情态动词之后,行为动词之前。
2.less/fewer她花在读课文上的时间比我少。
误: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都是比较级,表示“更少、较少”,但fewer只可修饰可数名词,修饰不可数名词用less。
3.be able to癌症使他活不了多久。
误: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.其否定形式为 be not able to do sth.在英语中没有cannot be able to do这个结构。
4.even妻子很生气,甚至叫我滚出去。
误: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作副词,可用于表示意外的词语前加强语气,但不能连接句子,一般位于行为动词之前或系动词/助动词/情态动词之后。
5.seem我好像感冒了。
误:I look like have caught a cold.
正:I seem to have caught a cold.
析:seem是说话人心里的感觉“好像、似乎”,后一般接形容词/动词不定式/从句。look like着重表示由视觉得出的印象,后面一般接名词/动名词,但不能接动词不定式。
6.impossible这不可能,是吗?
误:It is impossible, is it?
正:It is impossible, isnt it?
析:若陈述部分含有否定前缀如:im-, un-, in-, dis-等派生词,仍作为肯定结构,因此附加疑问句用否定式。
Unit 2
7.surprise他的去世令我们很吃惊。
误:His death was surprising to us all.
正:His death surprised us all.
析:surprise是及物动词,表示“令……吃惊”,可以直接跟宾语。
8.either这儿有两枝钢笔,使哪个都可以。
误: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个,either指两者中的任一个。
9.complain她对食品大为不满。
误:She complained the food.
正:She complained about(of) the food.
析:complain作“抱怨”讲时,是不及物动词,其后可以接about或of,表示“抱怨……”。
10.fail姐姐没有准时到达。
误:My sister failed arriving on time.
正:My sister failed to arrive on time.
析:fail to do sth.表示“没有做某事、没有能够做某事”,fail后不可接动名词。
11.fit你妈妈适合这项新工作吗?
误:Does your mother fit the new job?
正:Does the new job fit your mother?
析:fit作“适合”讲时,主语通常是物。
12.send她去度假时会寄给你贺卡的。
误: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“发送(电报等)、寄(信、包裹等)”为及物动词,当send接双宾语时,间接宾语用介词to引出,不用for,也可省略介词用send sb. sth.。
Unit 3
13.experience我在上海期间有许多有趣的经历。
误: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“经历”解时,是可数名词,作“经验”解时为不可数名词,没有复数形式。
14.while听到这个消息,他们高兴得跳起来。
误:While they heard the news they jumped with joy.
正:When they heard the news they jumped with joy.
析:连接词while连接延续性动词(进行状态), hear是一个瞬间动词,故只能用when(当……时候)连接。
15.anywhere你想去哪儿就可以去哪儿。
误:You can go to anywhere you like.
正:You can go anywhere you like.
析:anywhere “任何地方、某地”是副词,因此其前不可加介词to,in等。
16.follow我将跟随他进公园。
误:I shall follow him to go into the park.
正:I shall follow him into the park.
析:follow him into the park跟着他进公园,误句中follow后再加to go意思上就重复了。
17.jump当火车正在移动时,他跳了下来。
误:He jumped off from the train when it was moving.
正:He jumped off the train when it was moving.
析:跳离是jump off,off是介词,其后可直接接宾语,无需再加from。
18.shout不要对我大喊大叫!
误:Dont shout to me!
正:Dont shout at me!
析:shout at“冲……吼叫”,含有气愤的意思,主语往往带有恶意的目的。shout to“对着……喊叫”,是中性短语,只是陈述一个事实,不含感情色彩。
19.kill她要杀死那名盗贼,但他没死,逃掉了。
误: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就没有生命了,误句中的意思前后矛盾,既然没杀死,只能用try to kill(试图杀死)。
Unit 4
20.suppose我想他不会出席这个会议。
误:I suppose that he will not attend the meeting.
正:I dont suppose that he will attend the meeting.
析:若含宾语从句的复合句,主句含有I suppose/think/believe/guess时,从句的否定意义应在主句上变化,从句无需变化。
21.ever他们曾经在同一所学校读书。
误:They ever studied in the same school.
正:They once studied in the same school.
析:表示“曾经”,在肯定句中用once,在疑问句/否定句/条件句中用ever。
22.copy她把这些单词抄写到自己的书上了。
误:She copied up the words into her book.
正:She copied down the words into her book.
析:copy作“抄写”时,后跟介词 down,不是up。
23.own我亲眼看见的。
误:I saw it with own eyes.
正:I saw it with my own eyes.
析:own不能单独使用,只能用在所有格的后面,加强语气。
24.danger这位女孩有双目失明的危险。
误:The girl is in a danger of becoming blind.
误: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“处于……危险之中”,其中danger前不用a/the修饰。
Unit 5
25.against全世界人民都反对美帝国主义。
误:People all over the world against U.S. imperialism.
正:People all over the world are against U.S. imperialism.
析:against“反对”是介词,误句中误用作动词了。
26.chance我有到巴黎访问的机会。
误:I have the chance visit Paris.
正:I have the chance of visiting Paris.
析:chance “机会”,后可接to do sth.或of doing sth.或for sth.,不可直接接动词。
27.explain她给我们解释了这一理论。
误:She explained us the theory.
正:She explained the theory to us.
析:explain sth. to sb.“给某人解释某事”,explain后不可接双宾语。
28.tonight今晚我将见她。
误:I shall meet her this night.
正:I shall meet her tonight.
析:今晚用tonight或this evening,不说this night。
29.improve我想让你把那件作品改得更好些。
误:I want you to improve in that piece of work.
正:I want you to improve on that piece of work.
析:improve作及物动词“改善、改进”,当表示“做出比……更好的东西”,用improve on…,此时improve是不及物动词。