TWE常見(jiàn)疑難詞匯糾錯(cuò)實(shí)例分析(中)2

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31.little,a little.Little意為not much.A little意為some.
    F:He has had difficulty in finding a job because he has a ==little education.
    T: He has had difficulty in finding a job because he has ==little education.
    F:This machine is easy to operate; you need a little skill.
    T:This machine is easy to operate; you need little skill.
    F:Learning to ski is difficult; little effort is required.
    T:Learning to ski is difficult; a little effort is required.
    F:Please give me little more time to finish writing.
    T:Please give me a little more time to finish writing,
    32.like,as, as if.Like 是介詞;as, as if(或 as though) As做in the capacity of解時(shí)也是介詞。
    F:She doesn't study like she should.
    T:She doesn't study as _she should.
    F:You ought to write as me.
    T:You ought to write like me.
    F:Like the coach said, the team performed well.
    T:As the coach said, the team performed well.
    F:She acts like she doesn't understand.
    T:She acts as if (or as though) She doesn't understand.
    F:Like a full-time student, you must register for at least four courses a semester.
    T:As a full-time student, you must register for at least four courses a semester.
    33.lose,loose.Lose是動(dòng)詞,其過(guò)去式為lost.Loose是形容詞,意為not tight。
    F:She will loose weight if she goes on a diet.
    T:She will lose weight if she goes on a diet.
    F:One of the knobs on the drawer is lose.
    T:One of the knobs on the drawer is loose, (meaning "not tight")
    OR
    One of the knobs on the drawer is lost, (meaning "missing")
    34.maybe,may be.Maybe意為perhaps;May be是動(dòng)詞。
    F:May be the sun will come out tomorrow.
    T:Maybe the sun will come out tomorrow.
    F:The secretary maybe out to lunch.
    T:The secretary may be out to lunch.
    35.myself,himself,herself,yourself,ourselves, themselves,和yourselves是反身代詞,用于動(dòng)詞的主語(yǔ)同時(shí)接受該動(dòng)詞的動(dòng)作時(shí),或用為強(qiáng)調(diào)。
    F:Only Bill and myself witnessed the accident.
    T:Only Bill and I witnessed the accident.
    F:The tires of the car are bad, but itself is in good condition.
    T:The tires of the car are bad, but the car itself is in good con-dition.
    F:They did the work by theirselves.
    T:They did the work by themselves.
    F:The little boy was extremely intelligent; he taught him to read.
    T:The little boy was extremely intelligent; he taught himself to read.
    36.passed,past.Passed是pass的過(guò)去式,Past既可作形容詞也可做名詞。
    F:When I asked, she past me the sugar.
    T:When I asked, she passed me the sugar.
    F:I past his house on the way to the post office.
    T:I passed his house on the way to the post office.
    F:In passed times, salt was often used as money.
    T:In past times, salt was often used as money.
    F:One can learn from passed experiences.
    T:One can learn from past experiences.
    OR
    One can learn from experiences in his past.
    37.percentage,percent,percent跟在數(shù)字之后
    F:A large percent of his salary is spent on food.
    T:A large percentage of his salary is spent on food.
    F:Almost fifty percentage of our energy resources come from abroad.
    T:Almost fifty percent of our energy resources come from abroad.
    38.prefer和superior后面不跟介詞than。
    F:Many students prefer history than mathematics.
    T:Many students prefer history to mathematics.
    OR
    Many students prefer history rather than mathematics.
    F:I believe that a microwave oven is superior than a conventional oven.
    T:I believe that a microwave oven is superior to a conventional oven.
    38.principal,principle.Principal可作名詞或形容詞,意為 chief official or main.Principle僅作名詞,意為fun-damental truth 。
    F:In his research he followed basic scientific principals.
    T:In his research he followed basic scientific principles.
    F:The principle side effect of decongestants is drowsiness.
    T:The principal side effect of decongestants is drowsiness.
    F:The chairman pointed out his principle objections.
    T:The chairman pointed out his principal objections.
    39.quiet,quite.Quiet意為silent.Quite意為completely。
    F:We must be quite inside the library.
    T:We must be quiet inside the library.
    F:Your answer was quiet wrong.
    T:Your answer was quite wrong.