1. last � [误]This is the newest news.�[正]This is the latest news.�[析]“最新消息”应为latest news,因为最晚到的新闻才是最新消息,请注意英语与汉语的区别。� last, the last �[误]I saw my brother the last week.�[正]I saw my brother last week.� [析]当谈到与目前有关的上月、上星期等概念时只能用last month, last week, 而不能加定冠词,the last可用于表示一系列词的最后一个,如:That was the last Christmas I spent at home. 但the last可以用来表示持续到现在的一个长时期,如:I am busy for the last week.� 2. late � [误]Yesterday I went home lately.�[正]Yesterday I went home late.�[析]late既可作形容词又可作副词;而lately则意为“最近的”,如:I haven't seen her lately.� late, latter, later, lately �late有两个比较级,指时间较晚应用later,如口语中常讲:See you later.(一会见。)而latter则指按顺序讲的后者,或靠后的,其反意词为former,如:the former president(前总统)。又如:I can understand the latter part of the story. 而lately则意为“近来”、“不久前”。 3. lay � [误]We lied on the beach.�[正]We lay on the beach.�[析]英文中有三个动词易混,在考试中也频频出现,它们的现在式、过去式、过去分词以及现在分词是: �lay ( vt. 放) laid, laid, laying�lie ( vi. 躺) lay, lain cying�lie ( vi. .说谎) lied lied lying� 4. learn � [误]The teacher said: "You must study this poem by heart."�[正]The teacher said: "You must learn this poem by heart."�[析]study与learn在作“学习”讲时,常常可以互换,但learn侧重于学习成果或初级阶段的模仿性学习,如:The little baby is learning to walk. 而study则多侧重于学习的过程,如:I'm studying at this college. 而learn … by heart则是“记住”、“背诵”之意。� 5. leave � [误]I'll leave Beijing to Shanghai.�[正]I'll leave Beijing for Shanghai.�[析]leave for一词组为“去某地”,如对话中常讲I'll leave for Shanghai. 因所离开的地点是双方都知道的则可以省略。� leave, forget �[误]I've forgotten my homework at home.�[正]I've forgotten my homework.�[正]I've left my homework at home.�[析]如果句中有地点状语则不要用forget, 而要用leave.� 6. lesson � [误]I have two lessons of English.�
[正]I have two English lessons.�
[正]I have two lessons in English.�
[析]“我有两节英语课。”这一表达法如上,但美国老师讲他有两节课时则多用“I have two classes.”teach somebody a lesson 为“教训某人”,或“要吸取教训”,如:Let this thing teaches you a lesson.� 7. lend � [误]Please borrow me your bike.�[正]Please lend me your bike.�[析]borrow是指“借入”,如:I want to borrow some books from the library. lend 是“借出”,如:I can lend you my bike. 而keep为“借多久”,如 How long can I keep it?� 8. less � [误]He has fewer money than she has.�[正]He has less money than she has.�[析]less是little的比较级,而fewer是few的比较级。要注意前者修饰不可数名词,而后者修饰可数名词。� 9. let � [误]The teacher lets the students clean the classroom as a punishment.�[正]The teacher makes the students clean the classroom as a punishment.�[析]虽然let, have, make有相同的用法,但make和have含有迫使某人做某事的意思。 [误]Let's go to the park, will you?�[正]Let's go to the park, shall we?�[误]Let us go to the park, shall we?�[正]Let us go to the park, will you?�[析]Let's go的反意疑问句是shall we?而Let us go的反意疑问句则是will you?� 10. life � [误]Many people lost their life in the Second World War.�[正]Many People lost their lives in the Second World War.�[析] life作为“生命”、“性命”时应为可数名词;当泛指一般“生活”讲时则为不可数名词,如:Which do you prefer, town life or country life? 又如:Life is not all fun.� 11. light � [误]There is a desk with a lit lamp on it.�[正]There is a desk with a lighted lamp on it.�[析]light有两个过去分词:lighted和lit,当用过去分词作形容词当定语时只能用lighted. light 可以用作名词,如:The moon gets its light from the sun. 也可以作形容词,如:The classroom is very light. 还可以作动词,如:The little girl lit a match. 作形容词时还有“轻”、“浅”等意,如:This box is light. I like light blue.� 12. like � [误]My sister is very as me.�[正]My sister is very like me.�[析] as 作为连词其后要接从句,如: She is a good student as his brother used to be. 而like是介词,其后接宾语。� [误]Do you like swimming with me tonight?�[正]Would you like to swim with me tonight?�[析]like作为动词当“喜欢”讲时,其后面可接不定式也可接动名词,用不定式多表达一个一次性的动作,如:I'm sorry I don't like to go swimming tonight. 用动名词则表示一个习惯性的动作,如:I like swimming very much.� like, alike �作为形容词,alike一般不作定语,而只作表语,如;The twins are very alike.�
[误]Would you like swimming with us?�
[正]Would you like to swim with us?�
[析]在would you like … 这一句型中,其后面只能接不定式,而不能接动名词。like的用法还要注意以下两点:① He likes Tom. 为“他喜欢汤姆。”② He is like Tom. 为“他像汤姆。”第二句话的like为介词,而第一句话的like为动词。� 13. listen � [误]You should hear the teahcer's advice.�[正]You should listen to the teacher's advice.�[析]hear多侧重于听到某事或某种声音,而listen to则侧重于听的倾向性。如: We listen but hear nothing. 例句为“听取某人意见”,所以只能用listen to someone's advice.� 14. little � [误]Don't worry, there is little time.�[正]Don't worry, there is a little time.�[误]There is a little water. Shall I get some?�[正]There is little water. Shall I get some?�[析]要注意中英文在同一问题上的表达法是不同的。如中文“水不多了,我去取点吧。”英文要讲“没水了,我去取点吧。”� little, small �little与small是近义词,在作定语时常常可以互换,如:a little girl或a small girl, 但little一般不作表语,如:The car over there is small. 一句中不要用little. 作定语时little常常带有感情色彩,而small则带有对比的含义。� 15. live � [误]Tom lives with his parents' money.�[正]Tom lives on his parents' money.�[误]He lives on teaching.�[正]He lives by teaching.�[析]“靠吃某物为生”应用live on something, 而live by是“靠某种生活手段为生”。�
living, alive �living侧重于生活得很好,身体不错,如:My grandfather is still living in his eighties. 而alive则强调没有死而是活着的,如:Is that cat alive or dead?� 只有这些
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