1. Lisa has difficulty adapting new surroundings. (x)
Lisa has difficulty adapting to new surroundings. (√)
adapt(oneself) to sth意為“(使自己)適應某物”。
2. The movie is adapted for a best-seller.(x)
The movie is adapted from a best-seller.(√)
be adapted for sth意為“被改編成......",如:The novel has been adapted for the stage.(這本小說已被改編成舞臺劇。)be adapted from sth意為“改編自……”。
3. Add some sugar into your coffee, if you like.(x)
Add some sugar to your coffee, if you like.(√)
add sth to sth意為“將某物加入到某物”,是固定用法。
4. The dragon dance will add up the festive atmosphere.(x)
The dragon dance will add to the festive atmosphere.(√)
add up是“把數(shù)字加在一起(以求總數(shù))”,如:Please add up these figures.(請把這些數(shù)字加在一起。)add to=increase,是“增加”的意思。
5. He admitted he was addictive to drinking. (x)
He admitted he was addicted to drinking.(√)
addictive是指“煙酒或藥物會使人上癮”,如:Smoking is highly addictive.(抽煙極容易使人上癮。)be addicted to+N/V-ing是指“某人有……之癮”或“沉迷于......”。
6. I was brought up by my adopting parents.(x)
I was brought up by my adoptive parents.(√)
adopt sb表“領(lǐng)養(yǎng)小孩”.如:You can become parents by adopting a child.(你們領(lǐng)養(yǎng)個小孩就可以當父母了。)adoptive是“領(lǐng)養(yǎng)的”,所以adoptive parents是指“養(yǎng)父母”;adopted是“被領(lǐng)養(yǎng)的”,因此adopted children是“養(yǎng)子女”。
7. The retired colonel is advancing in years.(x)
The retired colonel is advanced in years.(√)
be advanced in years是指“某人已經(jīng)年邁”,為固定用法。advancing years / age則用來描述某人“年事漸高”,如:We should take his advancing age into account.她年事漸高,我們也該將其列入考慮范圍。)
8. Let the give you an advice.(x)
Let me give you a bit of advice.(√)
advice為不可數(shù)名詞,所以不能直接用不定冠詞an來修飾,也不能在其后加s來表示復數(shù)的概念。不過,我們可用a bit / piece / word of advice來表示“一條建議”,用bits / pieces / words of advice來表示“很多條建議”。
9. Many dietitians advise to eat more fruit.(x)
Many dietitians advise eating more fruit.(√)
Many diet}ians advise people to eat more fruit.(√)
表示“給予忠告或建議”時要用advise,句型如下:advise sb to do sth或advise+N/V-ing。
10. We don't want any foreign countries to interfere in our internal affair.(x)
We don't want any foreign countries to interfere in our internal affairs.(√)
單數(shù)的affair可指個人的“私事”或與某人的“暖昧關(guān)系”,如:My private life is my own affair.(我的私生活是我的私事,用不著你管。)He had an affair with his secretary.(他跟他的秘書有染.)但指國家的重大事務,如外交、內(nèi)政等時,均用其復數(shù)形式affairs,如:foreign affairs。