[正] I'm sorry. I have to get out of the bus at next stop.
[析] get in, 與 get out是兩個(gè)相反的詞組。get in 為上車,而get out為下車,但語法家認(rèn)為這里的in與out為副詞,所以其后不能接名詞,我們可以講We'd better get in. 或We'd better get out. 還有一組詞組有關(guān)上下車:get on/off(a train, a ship, a struck) get into/out of (a car, taxi…)
[誤] Be careful The temperature of the water is ninety degrees over zero.
[正] Be careful. The temperature of the water is ninety degrees above zero.
[析] over 與 above 在作為比某物高的意思時(shí)有時(shí)可以互換。但在垂直方向上的高矮時(shí),即正上方時(shí)則要用above.而泛指上方時(shí)用over.
[誤] There is an old stone bridge above the river.
[正] There is an old stone bridge over the river.
[析] over還有一意為"跨越,橫跨".
[誤] The Dead Sea is under the sea level.
[正] The Dead Sea is below the sea level.
[析] 在垂直下方要用below. 也就是講above與below互為反意詞,over與under也是反意詞。
[誤] There is a big tree in the front of the house.
[正] There is a big tree in front of the house.
[析] in front of 是在物體外部的前面,而in the front of 是在物體內(nèi)部的前面,如:The driver sits in the front of the bus.
[誤] It took them two days to walk across the forest.
[正] It took them two days to walk through the forest.
[析] across 作為介詞有兩個(gè)主要意思:① 橫過,如:I want to walk across the street.② 對面,如:There is a post office across the street,而through 多用于三維空間中的穿越。across則多用于平面上的橫過。如:The little girl ran across the room to meet her mother.
[誤] The sun sets toward the west.
[正] The sun sets in the west.
[析] towards也可用作toward,它主要表達(dá)朝向某方向運(yùn)動,但不一定到達(dá),如:He ran toward(s) the mountain.而在表示方位east, west, north, south 時(shí),其前面要用in.要注意的是這4個(gè)詞可以用作副詞,如:I went south. 也可用作名詞,如:I went to the south.也可用作形容詞,如:I went to the south part of China.
[誤] Do you have no other clothes except those?
[正] Do you have no other clothes besides those?
[析] beside 是"在……旁邊",如:The students stood beside their teachers.而besides是"除……之外,不僅……而且……,除了……以外還有……", 如:I studied English besides French, when I was in college. 而except 則是從同一類物體中去掉某一部分,如:I come here every day except Sunday. 而except for 是指去掉不同種類的事物,如:The room is clean except for two chairs. 而except that則要加從句。
[誤] Can I write the exam paper with ink?
[正] Can I write the exam paper with a pen?
[正] Can I write the exam paper in ink?
[析] with后要加拿得起來放得下的工具,而墨水、顏料等原料則要用in.
[誤] I'm earlier today. I came here by his car.
[正] I'm earlier today. I came here in his car.
[析] 在交通工具前加介詞by,但不能再有任何指示代詞或冠詞,否則要改換相應(yīng)的介詞。 by taxi=in a taxi
by train=in a train
by bicycle=on a bicycle
by ship=on a ship
by boat=in a boat
by bus=on a bus
by plane=on a plane
by air 空運(yùn)
by land 陸運(yùn)
by sea 海運(yùn)
on foot on horseback
by phone by letter by radio
by air mail by hand
[誤] A lot of French wines are made of grape.
[正] A lot of French wines are made from grape.
[析] made of 是指由原材料到成品過程中原材料未發(fā)生質(zhì)地的變化,而發(fā)生了某種變化則要用from,如:The desk was made of hard wood.
[誤] This is a good dictionary in English grammar.
[正] This is a good dictionary on English grammar.
[析] 關(guān)于某方面的書籍、報(bào)告等有兩個(gè)介詞,其中on表示某專業(yè)用書,about則為某方面的普通讀物,如:This is a book about physics.即物理科普知識。
[誤] Do you have the key of the door.
[正] Do you have the key to the door.
[析] key to the door門的鑰匙。相同用法還有answer to the question, entrance to the highway, danger to health.千萬不要用of.
[誤] Today a lot of Chinese people have interest of collecting stamps.
[正] Today a lot of Chinese people have interest in collecting stamps.
[析] have interest in是在某方面有興趣。
[誤] I didn't do my homework, so the teacher was angry to me.
[正] I didn't do my homework, so the teacher was angry with me.
[析] be angry with其后接人,而be angry at其后接事。如:He was angry at what she said.
[誤] He was good for skating.
[正] He was good at skating.
[析] be good at 為"擅長某事",而be good for somebody為對某人很好。
[誤] It was good to you to help my little boy.
[正] It was good of you to help my little boy.
[析] 這句話應(yīng)譯為:你真太好了,幫助了我的小孩。而be good to somebody 是對某人態(tài)度好。如:Her mother is good to everyone.
[誤] My parents were very pleased at me.
[正] My parents were very pleased with me.
[正] My parents were very pleased at my studying.
[析] be pleased with后加somebody, 而be pleased at后加something.
[誤] He is agree with me.
[正] He agrees with me.
[誤] He againsts me.
[正] He is against me.
[析] 同意agree為動詞,而反對against則為介詞。在使用中一定要注意。
[誤] I haven't heard letters from him.
[正] I haven't heard from him.
[析] hear from 即為:從某人處得到信件。不要再加letter了。
[誤] Teacher. May I call at you this weekend?
[正] Teacher. May I call on you this weekend?
[析] 作為"拜訪"講call at其后接地點(diǎn),如:May I call at your home this weekend?而call on其后接人。
[誤] Do you know the girl on white?
[正] Do you know the girl in white?
[析] in white為穿一身白。與in有關(guān)的詞組有:in bed(睡覺),in hospital(住院),in a hurry(匆匆忙忙),in danger(危險(xiǎn)中),in joy (高興),in good health(身體好),in love(戀愛),in trouble(困境),與之相反的是out of ,如:out of trouble (擺脫困境),out of date(過時(shí)了), out of order(出故障)
[誤] He looked at me at surprise.
[正] He looked at me in surprise.
[析] surprise的用法一般有三種。①用于句首,To one's surprise, 如:To my surprise he succeeded. ② be surprised at, 如:I was surprised at the news. ③用于句尾in surprise.
[誤] She didn't come to school because of she was ill.
[正] She didn't come to school because she was ill.
[析] because of 后接名詞,如:The game was put off because of the rain.