1.ago
[誤]Tom'sfatherhasbeendeadfiveyearsago.
[正]Tom'sfatherdiedfiveyearsago.
?。畚觯輆go意為由說話時(shí)算起,若干時(shí)間以前。它只能和一般動(dòng)詞過去時(shí)連用,而不要與完成時(shí)連用。
[誤]YesterdayImetafriend.Wedidn'tseeeachotherforalongtimesinceweleftthecollegetwentyyearsago.
?。壅軾esterdayImetafriend.Wehadn'tseeneachotherforalongtimesinceweleftthecollegetwentyyearsago.
?。畚觯菀⒁獾氖窃诒揪鋋go是用在由since引起的從句之中,只是從句應(yīng)用過去時(shí),但不影響主句的時(shí)態(tài)。
2.agree
?。壅`]Doestheteacheragreetous?
?。壅軩oestheteacheragreewithus?
?。壅`]Doesheagreewithourplan?
?。壅軩oesheagreewithus?
?。畚觯輆greewith指“同意某人的提議、建議、計(jì)劃”等。如果要講同意某項(xiàng)計(jì)劃則要用agreeto,如:Doyouagreetotheplan?
3.all
?。壅`]Theoldmanhastwosons.Allofthemareworkers.
?。壅軹heoldmanhastwosons.Bothofthemareworkers.
?。畚觯輆ll是指三者或以上的全部,而both則是指“兩者都”。
[誤]Theallchildrenareplayingfootballnow.
?。壅軦llthechildrenareplayingfootballnow.
[析]all作修飾詞時(shí)其位置要在所有的修飾詞之前,不論這些修飾詞是定冠詞、指示代詞、形容詞或名詞,或代詞的所有格。
?。壅`]Youallareright.
?。壅軾ouareallright.
?。畚觯輆ll作同位語(yǔ)時(shí)其位置要置于be動(dòng)詞之后,實(shí)意動(dòng)詞之前,如:Theteachersallworkhard.或用于第一助動(dòng)詞之后,如:Theboyshaveallbeenwaitingfortheirmothers.
4.almost
[誤]Nearlynobodythinksheisright.
?。壅軦lmostnobodythinksheisright.
?。畚觯輓early與almost是近義詞,其含意差別不大,但是與否定詞連用時(shí)要用almost,例如:Shebroughtalmostnomoneywithher.此句中的almost不能用nearly替換。
5.alone
?。壅`]Theoldmanlivedlonebuthedidn'tfeellonely.
?。壅軹heoldmanlivedalone,buthedidn'tfeellonely.
?。畚觯輆lone,lone,lonely三個(gè)詞全具有“孤單、孤獨(dú)”之意。但其用法不同:lone可以作定語(yǔ),而alone則只能作表語(yǔ),lonely則多指感情上與感覺上的孤獨(dú)。
6.already
?。壅`]Wearealreadyforthework.
[正]Weareallreadyforthework.
?。畚觯輆lready是副詞,其意為“已經(jīng)”,如:Healreadyknewaboutit.而allready為形容詞意為“準(zhǔn)備好”。
alreadyyet
already多用于肯定句中,例如:Thestudentshavealreadyfinishedthework.而yet則多用于疑問句與否定句中,如:Haveyoufinishedityet?Ihaven'tfinishedityet.
7.also
?。壅`]Ididn'tfindthedictionaryalso.
?。壅軮didn'tfindthedictionaryeither.
?。畚觯葑鳛?#8220;也”講,在否定句中要用either而不能用also.
alsotoo
also與too都可用在肯定句中表示“也”,但also通常用于be動(dòng)詞或情態(tài)動(dòng)詞之后,如:Icanalsodoitmyself.而too一般放于句尾。I'llattendhisclass,too.
8.always
[誤]Alwaysheaskedhimselfwhyhehadcomehere.
?。壅軭ealwaysaskedhimselfwhyhehadcomehere.
?。畚觯輆lways一般不能用于句首,它在一般句中的位置是于動(dòng)詞之前第一助動(dòng)詞之后,如:I'vealwaysthoughtheishonest.又如:Heisalwayslate.
9.among
?。壅`]Ifthethreeapplesaredividedamongthetwoboyshowmuchwilleachreceive?
?。壅軮fthethreeapplesaredividedamongthethreeboyshowmuchwilleachreceive?
[析]among常用于三個(gè)事物或人物之間,而between則多用于兩者之間。
10.an
[誤]Thisisanusefuldictionary.
?。壅軹hisisausefuldictionary.
?。畚觯菰斠奱條。