1.参加舞会
[误] The students are going to a dance party on Saturday night.
[正] The students are going to a dance/dancing party/ball on Saturday night.
2.麦饼比米饼便宜
[误] A cake made of wheat costs less than that made of rice.
[正] A cake made of wheat costs less than one made of rice.
The cost of oil is less than that of gas.
A cake=one the cost=that 可数对应one 不可数对应that
3.这机器要修理
[误] The machine wants to repair.
[正] The machine wants to be repaired.
Sth Want/need to be done
Sth Want/need doing
4.[误] After the war being over, he went abroad.
[正] The war being over, he went abroad.(独立主格结构,适用书面)
口语:After the war was over, he went abroad.
5.[误] Three-fourths of the apples was ruined.
[正] Three-fourths of the apples were ruined.
Three-fourths of the crop was ruined.
英语以分数为主语时,由其后接的名词决定动词的单复数,就近原则,例句中的apples 为复数,故动词应改为复数的were;the crop 是不可数,用be动词单数形式
6.这是助听器
[误] It&`&s an aid hearing.
[正] It&`&s an aid to hearing.
Aid to 对...援助
7.我建议别开车去
[误] I wouldn&`&t advise you taking the car
[正] I wouldn&`&t advise taking the car
Advise sb to do sth
Advise doing sth
8.affect 通常强调对某人或某物产生的具体作用,而influence 则侧重对人或思想,性格以及作品等产生相对较长远的影响。
[误] His sudden death influenced all of us.
[正] His sudden death affected all of us.
9.学英语是为做教师
[误]He started to learn English with the aim to become a teacher.
[正] He strarted to learn English with the aim of becoming a teacher.
10.表示“同意计划、建议、提议”时,agree 后接介词to,而不接介词with。
Agree to your plan
11.affair 指与公众有关的“事务”时,须用复数形式, current affairs(时事),foreign affairs(外交事务),affairs of state(国事)等,也都用复数形式。在指“(关系到某个人的)事”时,用单数。在指某一事件时,用单数,在 have an affair with sb.(与某人私通)这个固定词组中用单数。