英语新颖题讲解
徐金娣
第一类] 名词类
1. 这些女老师们在干什么?
[误] What are the woman teachers doing?
[正] What are the women teachers doing?
[析] 在英语中,当一名词作定语修饰另一名词(单或复数形式)时,作定语的名词一般要
用其单数形式;但当 man,woman 作定语修饰可数名词复数形式时,要用其复数形式 men,
women.
2. 房间里有多少人?
[误] How many peoples are there in the room?
[正] How many people are there in the room?
[析] people 作“人、人们”解时,是个集合名词,其单复数同形。
3. 我想为我儿子买两瓶牛奶。
[误] I want to buy two bottle of milk for my son.
[正] I want to buy two bottles of milk for my son.
[析] 表示不可数名词的数量时,常用“a / an 或数词 +表量的可数名词 + of + 不可数
名词”这一结构, 其中当数词大于 1 时,表量的可数名词要用其复数形式。
[第二类] 动词类
4. 你妹妹通常什么时候去上学?
[误] What time does your sister usually goes to school?
[正] What time does your sister usually go to school?
[析] 借助助动词 do(或 does)构成疑问句或否定句时,句中的谓语动词用其原形。
5. 琳达晚上经常做作业,但今晚她在看电视。
[误] Linda often do her homework in the evening,but this evening she watching TV.
[正] Linda often does her homework in the evening,but this evening she is watching
TV.
[析] 在初一英语学习阶段,我们接触到了两种主要时态:一般现在时和现在进行时。一般
现在时表示经常的或习惯性的动作,常和 often,usually,sometimes 等时间状语连用。
在一般现在时的句子中,若主语是第三人称单数,谓语动词要用其第三人称单数形式。现在
进行时表示现阶段正在进行或发生的动作,现在进行时由 be(am / is / are) + ving 形
式构成。
6 这双鞋是红色的。
[误] This pair of shoes are red.
[正] This pair of shoes is red.
[析] 在 shoes,trousers,gloves,glasses 等表示成双成对的衣物或工具名词前用 pair
(表计量)修饰时,谓语动词的形式由 pair 的单复数形式来决定。
第三类] 代词类
7. 这张票是她的,不是我的。
[误] This is hers ticket. It’s not my.
[正] This is her ticket. It’s not mine.
[析] 物主代词有形容词性物主代词和名词性物主代词之分。形容词性物主代词之后一定要
接名词,而名词性物主代词之后不需接任何词。
8. 吴老师教我们英语。
[误] Miss Wu teaches our English.
[正] Miss Wu teaches us English.
[析] teach sb. sth.中的 sb.作 teach 的宾语,因此当 sb.为人称代词时要用其宾格形式。
[第四类] 介词类
9. 你能找到这个问题的答案吗?
[误] Can you find the answer of this question?
[正] Can you find the answer to this question?
[析] 英语中用“the answer to …”表示“……的答案”。类似结构还有 the key to the door,the way
to the zoo 等。
10. 格林先生星期六上午来这里。
[误] Mr Green will come here in Sunday evening.
[正] Mr Green will come here on Sunday evening.
[析] 表示在上午、下午等时,介词要用 in;而表示在具体的某天上午、下午时,介词要用
on.
11. 那个穿着红裙子的小女孩是我们老师的女儿。
[误] That little girl on a red skirt is our teacher’s daughter.
[正] That little girl in a red skirt is our teacher’s daughter.
[析] 用介词表示“穿戴衣物”时,只能用 in,其他介词没有此用法。
[第五类] 副词类
12. 莉莉,你为什么不回家呢?
[误] Lily,why don’t you go to home?
[正] Lily,why don’t you go home?
[析] come,go 等后接 here,there,home 等地点副词时,地点副词前不加 to。
[第六类] 连词类
13. 我喜欢语文和英语,但我不喜欢体育和历史。
[误] I like Chinese and English,but I don’t like P.E.and history.
[正] I like Chinese and English,but I don’t like P.E.or history.
[析] 在肯定句中并列成分之间用 and 来连接;而在否定句中,并列成分之间的连接需 or。
[第七类] 冠词类
14. 乘飞机去北京花了史密斯一家人一个小时。
[误] It takes Smiths a hour to go to Beijing by a plane.
[正] It takes the Smiths an hour to go to Beijing by plane.
[析] 1.表示“……一家人”用结构“the + 姓氏复数”;
2.our 一词的第一个字母不发音,它是以元音音素开头的,所以“一小时”要用 an hour;
3.用介词 by 表示“乘坐”某种交通工具时,交通工具名词前不加任何冠词。
[第八类] 句法类
15. ――你不是学生吗? ――不,我是学生。
[误] ――Aren’t you a student? ――No, I am.
[正] ――Aren’t you a student? ――Yes, I am.
[析] 对否定疑问句的回答是用 Yes 还是用 No,这取决于实际情况:如果事实是肯定的,
就用 Yes 表“不”;如果事实是否定的,就用 No 表“是的”。
16、borrow
[误] May I lend some books from the library?
[正] May I borrow some books from the library?
[误] How long can I borrow it?
[正] How long can I keep it?
[析] 英语中有三个词都可译为"借",但意义各不相同如:"借入"是 borrow,
其常用句型结构是 borrow something from somebody,这是个瞬间性动词,不
可与表示延续的时间状语连用。例如:The students want to borrow some books
from the library. "借出"用 lend,即借给别人东西。其常用句型是 lend
somebody something, 或 lend something to somebody.例如:Could you lend
us your dictionary?或 Could you lend your dictionary to us? 它也是瞬间
性动词,也不能与延续的时间状语连用。keep 则是延续性动词,可以和表示长
时间段的时间状语连用,也可与 how long 等疑问词连用,如:You can keep it
for three days.
17、both
[误] They both are students.
[正] They are both students.
[析] both 作同位语时,一般要用在 be 动词之后实义动词之前。
[误] I know his both parents.
[正] I know both his parents.
[误] The both brothers were students.
[正] Both the brothers were students.
[正] Both brothers were students.
[析] 当 both 与形容词性物主代词 my, his, her 等以及定冠词 the 连用时,
都应将这些词置于 both 之后。另外,在与定冠词连用时 the 可以省略。
18、bring
[误] Please bring this dictionary to Mr Brown.
[正] Please take this dictionary to Mr Brown.
[误] Next time, please take your little sister here.
[正] Next time, please bring your little sister here.
[析] 英语中 bring 是"带来",而 take 是"带走"。还有一个词 fetch, 表示"
到某处去把某物取、接回来"。如:Please fetch the doctor at once.
19、busy
[误] The students were very busy to prepare for the exam.
[正] The students were very busy preparing for the exam.
[析] be busy doing something 为"忙于作某事"
[误] The students were busy for the exam.
[正] The students were busy with the exam.
[析] busy 直接接名词时应用 with.
20、buy
[误] I have bought this dictionary for three years.
[正] I have had this dictionary for three years.
[析] buy 是截止性(即瞬间)动词,它可以有完成时,如:I have bought this
dictionary. 但是不能与表示较长的时间状语连用。如要讲我这本字典已买了 3
年了则要用 have had 这一结构即我拥有这本字典已 3 年了。
21、must
[误] It's only six o'clock. That mustn't be the postman.
[正] It's only six o'clock. That can't be the postman.
[析] must 用来表示一种肯定的推断,如:She must have some problems. She
keeps crying. 但在否定句中则要用 can't, 要表示对过去的推测则要用
"must+have+过去分词"的表达法,如:The lights have gone out.A fuse must
have blown.而对过去的否定推测则多用" can't +have+过去分词",如:I
don't think he can have heard you. Call again.
22、can 与 could
can 与 could 都可以用在现在时的口语中,只是用 could 更为礼貌,语气更委婉。
如:Could you tell us a story?
23、care 与 care for 与 Take care of
[误] I don't care coffee.
[正] I don't care for coffee.
[误] Take care for your steps.
[正] Take care of your steps.
[析] care for 是"对某物感兴趣",而 care of 是"关心,要当心某事",如:
She didn't care for him. Take care of what you are doing.
[误] I don't care where we will go if it doesn't rain.
[正] I don't care where we go if it doesn't rain.
[析] 在 it doesn't matter, I don't care, I don't mind, 及 in case 引
出的状语从句后面要用现在时表示将来。如:I've got a football in case we
have time for a game.
24、cheap
[误] A teacher's salary is generally very cheap.
[正] A teacher's salary is generally very low.
[析] 工资的高低要用 low,cheap 是指价格便宜,如果要讲物美价廉则要用
not expensive, 如:This car is not expensive.
25、class
[误] The class is watching TV.
[正] The class are watching TV.
[析] class 作主语时,如果作为整体讲则应用单数形式的谓语动词,如:The
class was more than forty in number. 如考虑到具体的每个成员时则应用复
数形式的谓语动词,如:The class are, in general, very bright.
clean