大學英語四級口語改錯(28)

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形容詞和名詞
    學生們也常愛混淆形容詞和名詞,下面些就是一常見的錯誤:
    A. Incorrect English:
    “Chinese economic is developing very fast.”
    Correct English:
    “The Chinese economy is developing very fast.”
    Chinese:
    中國經濟發(fā)展得非???。
    解釋:
    在這個句子中,我們需要一個名詞擔當主語。“Economic”是一個形容詞,用來形容名詞,不能作主語,它的名詞形式是“economy”。
    More examples with the words “economic” and “economy”.
    “It is hard to get a job during a depression because of economic reasons.”
    “China’s economic future looks bright.”
    “Economies all over the world suffered during the Asian Financial Crisis.”
    “The economy of the South in the United States depends largely on cotton.”
    B. Incorrect English:
    “Jim Carrey is very humor.”
    Correct English:
    “Jim Carrey is very humorous.”
    Chinese:
    “Jim Carrey 很幽默?!?BR>    解釋:
    在這里,我們描述的是一個人:Jim Carrey是一個名詞,因此需要用形容詞修飾。“Humor”是名詞。它的形容形式是“humorous”。
    Examples:
    “That TV show always makes me laugh. The characters are so humorous.”
    “I’m glad you weren’t angry when I made fun of you. You have a good sense of humor.”
    C. Incorrect English:
    Julia Roberts is very beauty.”
    Correct English:
    “Julia Roberts is very beautiful.”
    Chinese:
    “Julia Roberts 很美麗?!?BR>    解釋:
    和B中一樣,這里描述的Julia Roberts也是一個人名,需要形容詞“beautiful”修飾,而不能用名詞形式“beauty”來修飾。
    “Beauty” is a noun. “Beautiful” is an adjective.
    Examples:
    “The beauty of this landscape moves me deeply. I want to write a poem about it.”
    “That woman was so beautiful I fell in love with her at first sight.”
    其他常見的類似錯誤:
    Incorrect English: “She is very sadness.”
    Correct English: “She is very sad.”
    Incorrect English: “He is very happiness.”
    Correct English: “He is very happy.”