高三英语very 用法“七忌”

very用法“七忌”very是英语口语和书面语中使用频率较高的词之一。但笔者发现，许多同学在运用该词进行口语交际和书面表达时经常出错。本文列举一些常见错例，谈谈使用very需要注意的几点。一. 忌修饰形容词或副词的比较级。修饰形容词或副词的比较级，应借助于下列程度副词：much（得多），still（还要，还），even（更），far（得多，大大）。例如：1. 吉姆比凯特高得多。误：Jim is very taller than Kate .正：Jim is much taller than Kate .2. 昨天很热，但今天更热。误：It was hot yesterday , but it is very hotter today . 正：It was hot yesterday , but it is still/even hotter today .3. 这部电影比那一部好得多。误：This film is very better than that one .正：This film is far better than that one .二. 忌修饰动词。修饰动词必须用a lot , a litte , very much等。例如：4. 我非常喜欢英语。误：I very like English .正：I like English very much .5. 布朗太太非常喜欢吃肉。误：Mrs Brown very likes meat .正：Mrs Brown likes meat a lot .三. 忌修饰作表语的形容词alive（有活力的，有生气的），asleep（睡着的），awake（醒着的，警觉的），alone（单独的）等。例如：6. 我此刻非常清醒。误：I am very awake at the moment .正：I am wide awake at the moment .7. 学生们仍在熟睡。误：The students are still very asleep .正：The students are still fast asleep .8. 昨晚这座房子里就我一人。误：I was very alone in the house last night .正：I was all alone in the house last night .四. 忌用来加强副词或介词短语的语气，加强副词或介词短语的语气一般用right，有时用well。very只能用来加强形容词的语气。例如：9. 我到处找我的钢笔，可它就在我的口袋里。误：I looked for my pen here and there , but it was very in my pocket .正：I looked for my pen here and there , but it was right in my pocket .10. 这本书非常值得一读。误：This book is very worth reading .正：This book is well worth reading .五. 忌修饰“too形容词/副词”结构，该结构前常用much , all等来加强语气。例如：11. 这件衬衫我穿起来太大了。误：This shirt is very too large for me .正：This shirt is much too large for me .12. 我们的英语老师讲话太快了。误：Our English teacher speaks very too fast .正：Our English teacher speaks all too fast .六. 忌替代“sothat”，“tooto”结构中的so和too。例如：13. 他年龄非常小，不能去工作。误：He is very young to go to work .正：He is too young to go to work .14. 我非常累，一点也走不动了。误：Im very tired that I cant walk a bit .正：Im so tired that I cant walk a bit .七. 忌出现在感叹句中，以免与感叹词重复。例如：15. 多么糟糕的天气啊！误：What very bad weather !正：What bad weather