必看的英语病句及其解析.docx

必看的英语病句及其解析1. Lend me a pen一I have nothing to write.(x) Lend me a pen一I have nothing to write with.（）I have nothing to write.用来说明“我没有信件/文章/报告等要写”。write with sth表“以某物来书写”。同理，I have nothing to write on表“我没有纸张来写字”。2. I Iike the T shirt with Japanese writings on it. (x) I like the T-shirt with Japanese writing on it.（）表书写/印刷的“文字”时，writing为不可数名词。writings是指“某个作家的(全部)作品”，如:Im very interested in Kaflcas writings.(我对卡夫卡的作品深感兴趣。)3. Follow the recipe and you cant go wrongly. (x) Follow the recipe and you cant go wrong.（）wrong和wrongly均可作副词用，但go wrong表“出差错”，是固定用法。表“错误地”时，用wrongly，如:My name is wrongly spelt.(我的名字被拼错了。)4. You had better go to the hospital for X-ray.(x) You had better go to the hospital for an X-ray. （）X-ray表“X光线”或“照X光检查”，为可数名词。另外，X-ray亦可作(及物)动词用，如:I was advised to have my lungs X-rayed.有人建议我去做肺部X光检查。)或如:All baggage will be X-rayed in the airport.(在机场，所有的行李都要经过X光检查。)5. I managed to prevent a yawn and look interested.(x) I managed to stifle a yawn and look interested.（）“抑制一个呵欠”的正确说法是stifle / suppress a yawn.6. You look really young at your age. (x) You look really young for your age.（）be / look young for your age表“某人比自己的实际年龄要年轻”。be young at heart表“人虽老但心不老”。7. The fire was set by a gang of youth. (x) The fire was set by a gang of youths. （）youth作不可数名词，有两个意思:(1)青春(时期)，如:In my youth, I often fought with my siblings.(我年轻时常跟兄弟姐妹吵架。)(2)青少年(总称)，如:The youth of today seem less happy.(如今的青少年似乎比较不快乐。)但作可数名词时，youth通常是指“不学好的少年(男子)”。8. Im going home to catch some zs. (x) Im going home to catch some zs.（）catch / get some zs是“睡觉”的俚语。9. In the future, there will be more and more channels to zap.(x) In the future, there will be more and more channels to zap.（）zip表“拉(衣服、皮包等)拉链”。ZaP表利用遥控器来“切换”频道等。“拉链”的说法是ziPPer(美式用法)或ziP(英式用法)。“遥控器”的说法是zapper或remote control。10. Water freezes at zero degree Celsius.(x) Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius.（）表“零度”时，恒用复数形式zero degrees。其原因是:“零”对“负数”而言为无限大。另外，zero in on sth表“集中火力/注意力于某物”，如：The newspapers all zeroed in on her private life.(各家报纸争相报导她的私生活。)11. Give your little sisters face a mop, will you? (x) Give your little sisters face a wipe, will you? （）mop作名词时，是“拖把”，并没有“擦拭”之意。作动词时，mop除可表“拖地板”之外，亦可像wipe用来表“擦拭(脸上的汗水等)”，如:It was so hot that he kept mopping/wiping his face.(天气真热，所以他一直擦拭脸上的汗水。)give sth a wipe表“给某物擦拭一下”，是固定用法。12. He is a wise guy, so he can give really good advice.(x) He is a wise man, so he can give really good advice.（）a wise guy是指“一个自作聪明的人”，为嘲讽的用语。“一个智者”应该说a wise person / man。13. We all wish you lucky.(x) We all wish you luck.（）表“祝福”时，应该用wish sb s中(名词形式)的句型，如:I wish you a happy New Year.(我祝你新年快乐。)14. Its a small wonder that you were fired.(x) Its small wonder that you were fired.（）表“难怪”的固定说法是:(Its) no/small/little wonder (that).。但表“惊讶”时，则须用Its a wonder (that).，如:Its a wonder that nobody got hurt.(居然没人受伤，真是奇迹。)15. Proper exercise can sometimes make wonders. (x) Proper exercise can sometimes do 1 work wonders.（）do / work wonders(恒用复数)，表“有意想不到的效果”，是固定用法。16. I give you my words that I wont do it again. (x) I give you my word that I wont do it again.（）表“文字”或“一段谈话”时，word为可数名词，如:Can I have a word with you?(我可否跟你讲几句话?)或如:Tell us in your words what happened.(用你自己的话告诉我们发生了什么事。)表“承诺/保证”或“消息/信息”时，word为不可数名词，如:My friend is a man of his word.(我朋友是个信守承诺的人。)或如:Word of the riot spread quickly.(发生暴动的消息传得很快。)17. When you see the general, say a good word for me. (x) When you see the general, put in a good word for me.（）put in a (good) word for sb表“替某人美言几句”，是固定说法。18. If Dad is not at home, he may be still in work.(x) If Dad is not at home, he may be still at work.（）in work(英式用法)，表“就业”，是out of work“失业”的相反情况，如:After she got divorced, she was back in work.(她离婚后又回去就业。)at work表“在上班的地方工作”。另外，in the works表“某事/物正在被计划/发展中”，如:The construction of a new incinerator is in the works.(兴建一座新焚烧炉的工作目前正被筹划中。)19. If worse comes to worst, well sell our house. (x) If worst comes to worst, well sell our house.（）if (the) worst comes to (the) worst表“如果情况坏到极点”，是固定说法。其中加the的是英式用法。另外，go from bad to wors。表“每况愈下”之意。20. Be sure t