1.中文:倫敦的夏天比我家鄉(xiāng)的夏天更熱。
(誤)London is much hotter in summer than my hometown.
(正)It is much hotter in London in summer than in my hometown.(用it代表氣候,天氣等。)
2.中文:他的書跟我的很不一樣。
(誤)His book is quite different from me.
(正)His book is quite different from mine.(mine = my book,應保持比較的雙方性質(zhì)的一致。)
3.中文:我有件重要的事告訴你。
(誤)I have important something to tell you.
(正)I have something important to tell you.(修飾something,nothing,anything等不定代詞時,形容詞應放在其后。)
4.中文:每個學生都應該做他自己的功課。
(誤)Every student should do their own homework.
(正)Every student should do his own homework.(every student是單數(shù),其后的代詞也用單數(shù)。)
5.中文:我喜歡收到別人的來信,但不愿意寫信。
(誤)I like to receive letters but do not like to write it.
(正)I like to receive letters but do not like to write them.(代詞的人稱與數(shù)應與它代替的名詞相同。)
6.中文:孩子們和他都還沒有吃晚餐。
(誤)Neither the children nor he has ever eaten their supper.
(正)Neither the children nor he has ever eaten his supper.(neither……nor是對等相關連詞,nor后面的主語決定后面的謂語動詞及代詞的形式。)
7.中文:布朗太太向她的朋友瑪麗和我打招呼。
(誤)Mrs. Brown said hello to her friends, Mary and I.
(正)Mrs. Brown said hello to her friends, Mary and me.(Mary and me是賓語friends的同位語,因此用賓格形式。)
8.中文:我的兩個姊姊都不在這。
(誤)None of my two sisters is here.
(正)Neither of my two sisters is here.(neither用于兩者的否定;none用于三者以上的否定。)
9.中文:他認識我的兩個姊姊。
(誤)He knows my both sisters.
(正)He knows both my sisters.(both用在the,his,my等修飾語之前。)
10.中文:這本書的價格是多少?
(誤)How much is the price of the book?
(正)What is the price of the book?(對價格提問用what,沒有price一詞時用how much.)
11.中文:我有一本新字典還有幾本舊的。
(誤)I have a new dictionary and several old one.
(正)I have a new dictionary and several old ones.(代替前面提到過的可數(shù)名詞,復數(shù)要用ones.)
12.中文:安迪,保羅和我共唱一首歌。
(誤)I, Andy and Paul sang a song together.
(正)Andy, Paul and I sang a song together.(有多個主語或賓語時,I或me在后。)
13.中文:他們很了解我們中國人。
(誤)They know our Chinese well.
(正)They know us Chinese well.(Chinese為賓語us的同位語。)
14.中文:說好英語不容易。
(誤)That is not easy to speak good English.
(正)It is not easy to speak good English.(it當形式主語,代替不定式。)
(誤)London is much hotter in summer than my hometown.
(正)It is much hotter in London in summer than in my hometown.(用it代表氣候,天氣等。)
2.中文:他的書跟我的很不一樣。
(誤)His book is quite different from me.
(正)His book is quite different from mine.(mine = my book,應保持比較的雙方性質(zhì)的一致。)
3.中文:我有件重要的事告訴你。
(誤)I have important something to tell you.
(正)I have something important to tell you.(修飾something,nothing,anything等不定代詞時,形容詞應放在其后。)
4.中文:每個學生都應該做他自己的功課。
(誤)Every student should do their own homework.
(正)Every student should do his own homework.(every student是單數(shù),其后的代詞也用單數(shù)。)
5.中文:我喜歡收到別人的來信,但不愿意寫信。
(誤)I like to receive letters but do not like to write it.
(正)I like to receive letters but do not like to write them.(代詞的人稱與數(shù)應與它代替的名詞相同。)
6.中文:孩子們和他都還沒有吃晚餐。
(誤)Neither the children nor he has ever eaten their supper.
(正)Neither the children nor he has ever eaten his supper.(neither……nor是對等相關連詞,nor后面的主語決定后面的謂語動詞及代詞的形式。)
7.中文:布朗太太向她的朋友瑪麗和我打招呼。
(誤)Mrs. Brown said hello to her friends, Mary and I.
(正)Mrs. Brown said hello to her friends, Mary and me.(Mary and me是賓語friends的同位語,因此用賓格形式。)
8.中文:我的兩個姊姊都不在這。
(誤)None of my two sisters is here.
(正)Neither of my two sisters is here.(neither用于兩者的否定;none用于三者以上的否定。)
9.中文:他認識我的兩個姊姊。
(誤)He knows my both sisters.
(正)He knows both my sisters.(both用在the,his,my等修飾語之前。)
10.中文:這本書的價格是多少?
(誤)How much is the price of the book?
(正)What is the price of the book?(對價格提問用what,沒有price一詞時用how much.)
11.中文:我有一本新字典還有幾本舊的。
(誤)I have a new dictionary and several old one.
(正)I have a new dictionary and several old ones.(代替前面提到過的可數(shù)名詞,復數(shù)要用ones.)
12.中文:安迪,保羅和我共唱一首歌。
(誤)I, Andy and Paul sang a song together.
(正)Andy, Paul and I sang a song together.(有多個主語或賓語時,I或me在后。)
13.中文:他們很了解我們中國人。
(誤)They know our Chinese well.
(正)They know us Chinese well.(Chinese為賓語us的同位語。)
14.中文:說好英語不容易。
(誤)That is not easy to speak good English.
(正)It is not easy to speak good English.(it當形式主語,代替不定式。)