1. and
?。壅`] He did not speak loudly and clearly.
[正] He did not speak loudly nor clearly.
?。壅`] Our school is not in New York and Chicago, but in Boston.
[正] Our school is not in New York or Chicago, but in Boston.
?。畚觯?“和”這一概念在肯定句中應(yīng)用and,但在否定句中則要用or
2. angry
?。壅`] My mother was angry to me.
?。壅?My mother was angry with me.
?。壅`] He was angry with what I said.
?。壅?He was angry at what I said.
?。畚觯?要注意be angry后面如果接人,表示“對某人生氣不滿”時(shí)應(yīng)用be angry with somebody. 但要接事物時(shí)要用be angry at something.
3. another
?。壅`] I have two sisters, one in America and another in English.
?。壅?I have two sisters, one in America and the other in English.
?。畚觯?要注意英語中another, other, the other, the others, others的不同用法,現(xiàn)分別說明如下:another作形容詞其意為:泛指的另一個(gè)或再一個(gè),別的,類似的。一般在句中作定語,如:This is not good enough, please show me another one. another還可以作為代詞用,如:One student said:"I want to play baseball." Another said: "I want to play football." other作形容詞其意為“泛指其余的,別的”。如:I have other books besides these. 又如:Ask some other people please. the other則為特指,作形容詞時(shí)其后面可接單數(shù)或復(fù)數(shù)名詞,如:She has two flowers. One is white, the other one is yellow.(特指,單數(shù))又如:There are fifty students in our class, twenty five are boys, the other students are girls.(特指,復(fù)數(shù))但當(dāng)the other作為代詞時(shí),它代表的可以是單數(shù),也可以是復(fù)數(shù),如:He has a book in one hand, and a pen in the other. (單數(shù))又如:There are some people in the room. Four are girls, the other(復(fù)數(shù))are boys. 要注意的是當(dāng)the other作主語時(shí),其后面的謂語動詞要視具體情況而定,它可能是單數(shù),也可能是復(fù)數(shù)。others則只能作代詞,其意為other ones即為:泛指某些,某一部分人或物,如:Each of us must think of others. 而the others只能作為代詞,它是特指某一些人或物,如:I know only one or two of the students; the others are unknown to me.
4. answer
?。壅`] Someone is knocking at the door. Please reply the door bell.
[正] Someone is knocking at the door, Please answer the door bell.
?。畚觯?answer與reply是近義詞,作為及物動詞用時(shí)有時(shí)二者是可以互換的,如:The student answered / replied that he wanted to watch TV. 但在某些特定場合則不易互換。作為應(yīng)答之意時(shí)則多用answer,如:You should answer to your name. Please answer my letter as soon as possible. Answer my question in English.
5. any
?。壅`] Do you have some questions?
[正] Do you have any questions?
?。畚觯?some一般要用于肯定句,而any則用于否定句或疑問句。
?。壅`] China is larger than any other countries in Asia.
?。壅?China is larger than any other country in Asia.
?。畚觯?要注意any other 其后要跟單數(shù)名詞,但any of the other 其后要接復(fù)數(shù)名詞。China is larger than any of the other countries in Asia.
?。壅`] Here are some books; you can choose anyone of these.
?。壅?Here are some books; you can choose any one of these.
?。畚觯?anyone只能指人,而any one即可指人也可以指物。
6. around
?。壅`] The nine planets go around of the sun.
?。壅?The nine planets go around the sun.
?。畚觯?around后面不要再加介詞,如:The sun shines all around us.
around round
作介詞用的around與round通??梢曰Q,只不過美語常用around,而英語常用round,例如:You can see the post office round / around that corner. 繞過那個(gè)彎你就可以看到郵局。但是一定要區(qū)別它們的不同之處:round可以用作形容詞、副詞、介詞、動詞、名詞;而around只能用作副詞或介詞。例如:The post office is just round (around) the house.(用作介詞)He has round face.(用作形容詞)The river rounded the stones.(用作動詞)
7. arrive
?。壅`] I arrived Beijing the day before yesterday.
[正] I arrived in Beijing the day before yesterday.
?。壅?I reached Beijing the day before yesterday.
?。壅`] He arrived in the school at 11∶00.
[正] He arrived at the school at 11∶00.
?。畚觯?arrive為不及物動詞,當(dāng)?shù)竭_(dá)的是較大的地理區(qū)域時(shí)用介詞in,而到達(dá)較小的地方時(shí)則用at, 如:arrive in New York, arrive at the village.
arrive, reach, get
arrive如上所述是不及物動詞,而reach則是及物動詞。如:How did you reach the school this morning? 而get可用作不及物動詞,作“到達(dá)”講時(shí)其后面多與to連用。如:When did you get to New York?
8. as
?。壅`] This man works in the bank for a manager.
?。壅?This man works in the bank as a manager.
?。畚觯?as與for有時(shí)是可以通用的。如:This room is used as (for) a classroom. 但是用來指官銜、職位時(shí)只能用as.
[誤] My brother is so taller as Tom.
?。壅?My brother is as tall as Tom.
?。畚觯?as ... as之間只能用形容詞與副詞的原級,而不能用比較級。在否定句中可以用so ... as,也可以用as ... as,但在肯定句中只能用as ... as,如:He is not so tall as Tom.
?。壅`] I'll give him the note as soon as he will come.
?。壅?I'll give him the note as soon as he comes.
?。畚觯?as soon as所引導(dǎo)的狀語從句中應(yīng)使用一般時(shí)態(tài)表示將來。
9. ask
?。壅`] The student asked a question to the teacher.
?。壅?The student asked the teacher a question.
?。畚觯?ask應(yīng)接雙賓語,即ask somebody something.
?。壅`] They asked some books.
?。壅?They asked for some books.
[析]向某人要求某物時(shí)應(yīng)用ask somebody for something或ask for something from somebody, 如:He asked his mother for some money. 或He asked for some money from his mother.
10. asleep
?。壅`] He is deeply asleep.
[正] He is fast asleep.
?。畚觯菀v“熟睡”,就要用fast來修飾asleep。另外,在英語中一般不講somebody is sleeping而要用asleep。關(guān)于睡覺這一詞的慣用法還有:go to sleep(如:The old man usually goes to sleep at ten.),fall asleep(如:I fell asleep at English class yesterday.)