1. He is male chauvinist to the core.(×)
He is a male chauvinist to the core.(√)
單詞可數(shù)名字之前須置a 或an。
2. As for cooking, I'll give her A for effort.(×)
As for cooking, I'll give her an A for effort. (√)
英文字母或縮略語開頭字母的讀音如以元音開頭,用an。
3. Mr. Smith would like to buy a SUV.(×)
Mr. Smith would like to buy an SUV. (√)
英文字母或縮略語開頭字母的讀音如以元音開頭,用an。
4. I'm afraid you have to wait a hour or two.(×)
I'm afraid you have to wait an hour or two. (√)
若干h開頭的單詞,h并不發(fā)音,須用an搭配其后的元音。這類單詞還有:heir,honest, honor, hourly等。
5. Miss Wang is on the phone. I doubt whether you know such a person.(×)
A Miss Wang is on the phone. I doubt whether you know such a person.(√)
對不認識的人士,必須說a Mr./Misse。
6. I was taken back by her loose talk. (×)
I was taken aback by her loose talk.(√)
be taken aback意為“某人嚇了一大跳”。be taken back則指‘·某(構(gòu)買)物被拿回去退換”或比喻“某人被帶回到舊時光”,如:If you don't like the shirt, it can be taken back.(如果你 不喜歡這件襯衫,可以拿回去退換。)I am taken back to my salad days whenever I hear this old song.(每當聽到這首老歌,我就想起從前少不更事的日子。)
7. Quite a few people believe the death penalty should be abandoned. (×)
Quite a few people believe the death penalty should be abolished. (√)
abandon是指“放棄(計劃、活動或做某事之企圖)”,如:Doctors often persuade those who smoke to abandon the habit.(醫(yī)生經(jīng)常勸抽煙人士戒除這種習(xí)慣。)abolish是指“廢除法令、傳統(tǒng)或 某種制度”。
8. On the ground are piles of abandon cars.(×)
On the ground are piles of abandoned cars.(√)
abandon不能作形容詞,須用abandoned,即“被拋棄的”。
9. The book is about the ABCs of nature.(×)
The book is about the ABC's of nature.(√)
就美式用法而言,說“某學(xué)科的基礎(chǔ)知識”要用the ABC's of .....,但在英式用法中,the ABC of...也是正確的。
10. If you join the army, you have to abide its rules.(×)
If you join the army, you have to abide by its rules.(√)
abide sth用于否定句時,表“不能忍受某物”,如:I can't abide those rules.(我無法忍受那些規(guī)定。)abide by sth指“遵守規(guī)定、規(guī)則等”。