1. 睡觉前我经常听音乐来放松。
【误】I often relax by listen to music before bed.
【正】I often relax by listening to music before bed.
【析】此句中by是介词,表示方式,介词后面可以跟名词、代词、动词⁃ing形式等。
2. 这位老人从网上学会了做蛋糕。
【误】The old man learned to make cakes from online.
【正】The old man learned to make cakes online.
【析】online可作形容词,也可作副词。此句中online是副词,前面不需要加介词。
3. 我父母不喜欢吃海鲜。
【误】My parents dislike to eat seafood.
【正】My parents dislike eating seafood.
【析】dislike作动词时意为“不喜爱;厌恶”,后面跟动词时一般要用动词⁃ing形式。
4. 她对这部电影感到厌烦,所以离开了。
【误】She got boring with the movie so she left.
【正】She got bored with the movie so she left.
【析】boring意为“没趣的;令人厌倦(或厌烦)的”,通常表示事物的性质或特征;bored意为“厌倦的;烦闷的”,通常用来描述人的感受。
5. 他正在车站等他叔叔。
【误】He is waiting his uncle at the station.
【正】He is waiting for his uncle at the station.
【析】wait意为“等待”,wait for sb. / sth.表示“等待某人或某物”,wait to do sth.表示“等待做某事”。
6. 我和妹妹都在学习国画。
【误】Both my sister and I am learning Chinese painting.
【正】Both my sister and I are learning Chinese painting.
【析】both... and... 表示“两者都;不仅……而且……”。当连接的两个并列成分在句中作主语时,谓语动词常用复数形式。
7. 尽管螺蛳粉闻起来很糟糕,但是很多人喜欢吃。
【误】Though luosifen smells terrible, but many people enjoy eating it.
【正】Though luosifen smells terrible, many people enjoy eating it.
【正】Luosifen smells terrible, but many people enjoy eating it.
【析】though作从属连词引导让步状语从句时,一般不能与并列连词but连用。
8. 苏珊送给杰克一个火车模型作为生日礼物。
【误】Susan gave a model train for Jack as a birthday gift.
【正】Susan gave a model train to Jack as a birthday gift.
【析】“给某人某物”要用give sb. sth.或give sth. to sb.。
9. 这是我父亲最贵的一件外套。
【误】This is my father’s the most expensive coat.
【正】This is my father’s most expensive coat.
【析】形容词最高级前有形容词性物主代词或名词所有格等修饰时,省去定冠词the。
10. 只要妈妈同意,我就会参加海伦的派对。
【误】As long as my mother will say yes, I will go to Helen’s party.
【正】As long as my mother says yes, I will go to Helen’s party.
【析】as long as引导条件状语从句时,若主句为一般将来时,从句中常使用一般现在时代替一般将来时。
11. 今天的报纸上有一些好消息。
【误】There are some good news in today’s newspaper.
【正】There is some good news in today’s newspaper.
【析】news意为“新闻;消息”,是不可数名词。当它单独用作主语时,谓语动词必须用单数形式。
(作者单位:河北省沧州市教育局石油分局机关中学)