1. 表示在国外、到国外等,是副词,不是名词,因此不能与 in, to, at 等介词连用；其前也不用冠词.
通常只作及物动词,通常用于 admire (sb for) sth, 意为因为……而钦佩或赞美某人.如: We all admire your taste in art. 我们都钦佩你的艺术鉴赏力. I admired his immense physical strength.我很佩服他巨大的体力.
不要按汉语虽然……但是……的表达习惯,在 although 后连用 but.如: 虽然天很冷,但我们还是去了那儿. 正:Although it was cold, we went there. 误:Although it was cold, but we went there.
◎他决定放弃这个计划. 误:He decided to abandon up the plan. 正:He decided to abandon the plan. 析:动词 abandon(放弃,抛弃,遗弃)通常不与副词 up 连用.比较:give up the plan(放弃计划).
误:The police accused him for theft [stealing]. 正:The police accused him of theft [stealing]. 析:表示控告、指控、指责某人做某事,通常要用 accused sb of (doing) sth 这样的结构,注意不要将其中的介词 of 改为for,又如:He was accused of breaking the law.( 他被指 控违法).
误:We don’t allow to smoke here. 正:We don’t allow smoking here. 析:smoke(允许)之后可接动名词作宾语,但通常不接不定式.
析:almost 通常应放在被修饰语之前(如遇动词be, 情态动词, 助动 词等, 则可置于其后).以上误句由于 almost 放在 worked 之 前, 其意为差不多工作了(但实际上未工作), 不合原意.
析:have no alternative but to do sth 意为除了做某事外没 有其它的办法,but 后通常接带 to 不定式.比较:There was no alternative but to leave. (没有别的办法,只好离 开).
1. 用作形容词,只用于名词前作定语,不用作表语,其意为正是、恰是,通常要与 the, this, that, my, your 等连用.如: You are the very man I want to see. 你正是我想要见的人. At that very moment the phone rang. 就在那时电话铃响了.
析:suspect(猜想, 认为)后不接名词＋名词的结构,但是可接 名词＋不定式(通常为 to be),且该结构通常可以用从句 来改写,如上面的误句也可说成:I suspect that he is the pickpocket. 注:以上结构中的不定式通常是 to be,若用其 它动词,则通常是完成式或进行式,如:We suspect him to have said so.(我们猜他是那样说过),I suspect him to be dying.(我看他快要死了).
asleep是表语形容词,所以一般不能单独放在名词前作定语: 正:The baby is asleep. 这婴儿是睡着的. 误:Look at the asleep baby. 正:Look at the sleeping baby. 瞧这个睡觉的婴儿. 【注】asleep 虽不能单独放在名词前作前位定语,但有时却可放在名词后作后置定语,另外若它本身受到状语修饰,则也可以放在名词前作定语.
maybe 副词,意为可能也许,通常用于句首,有时也放在句中或句末；may be 是情态动词may加动词be,意为可能是、可能在等.比较以下各组句子,含义相同,但结构不同: 你也许是对的.
1. 表示便利的、不远的或表示方便的、合适的,均可与介词 for, to 连用.如: Our school is convenient for [to] the station. 我们学校离车站很近便.
1. open the door 与 answer the door:前者表示一般意义的开门,与关门(close the door)相对；后者指听到门铃响或敲门声而去开门.如: He opened the door and went out. 他打开门就出去了. Will you answer the door? There’s someone knocking. 请你去开门,有人在敲门.
析:content 用作名词,表示目录,总是用复数形式,即使用于名词前作定语也是如此,如:the contents page(目录页).另外,表示内容时,若表示抽象意义的内容(如表示 题材、要旨等方面的意思时),通常不可数的；但若表示具体 的内容或指具体所装的东西,则通常要用复数形式.
汉语说棉衣是 cotton clothes 吗?否! cotton clothes 的意思我们通常所说的棉衣,而是指布衣,即用棉布做的衣服.如: It iscomfortable to wear cotton clothes. 穿布衣舒服.
1. come 和 go 是一对反义词,come(来)所表示的方向是朝向说话者的位置,而go(去)所表示的方向是离开说话者的位置.如:come here(来这儿),come to school(来上学),go there(去那儿),go to school(去上学).
◆这个村庄很容易到达. 误:The village is easy of accesses. 正:The village is easy of access. 析:access表示进入、接近、通道等,均为不可数名 词.又如:He is easy of access(他很容易接近).
◆在这次车祸中有五个人丧生. 误:Five people were killed in the car incident. 正:Five people were killed in the car accident. 析:incident 主要指普通的小事件, 也可指暴力性的政治事件；而 accident 则指偶然的不幸事件(即指事故).
◆他坚持要陪她去车站. 误:He insisted on accompanying her to go to the station. 正:He insisted on accompanying her to the station. 析:表示陪某人去某地,只说 accompany sb to a place即可,通 常不说 accompany sb to do sth.
◆他承认偷了钱. 误:He admitted to have stolen the money. 正:He admitted having stolen the money. 析:admit(承认)后通常要接动名词作宾语,而不接不定式.
◆他们决定采纳我们的建议. 误:They decided to adopt in our suggestion. 正:They decided to adopt our suggestion. 析:adopt(采纳)是及物动词,其后接宾语时无需用介词.
析:用作介词, 与一段时间连用表示在...之后时, after 与 in 有区别:after 表示以过去时间为起点的一段时间以后, 且通 常与过去时态连用；而 in 则表示以现在为起点的一段时间以 后:He came back after a few minutes.(他几分种后就回来 了).