很多童鞋在说英语的时候多半“凭感觉”，觉得意思到了，犯些小错误也无妨。但正是这些小细节，让你的英语听起来非常不地道。 有时，即便语法正确了，但由于不符合英语语言习惯（Idiomatic English），也会显得很别扭。 比如，问对方是做什么工作的，你也许会说，What is your job? 语法正确，但正常人不这么说话，他们会说，What do you do? 所以下面这些细节，要重视起来，努力改正。
1单词选择Word Choice 1. 你的外套破了。 Incorrect: Your coat is broken.Correct: Your coat is torn. 2. 总之苏珊没犯错。Incorrect: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.Correct: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. 3. 能借你电话用下吗？Incorrect: May I borrow your phone?Correct: May I use your phone? 4. 他有所好转。Incorrect: He becomes better.Correct: He got better. 5. 外面天还亮。Incorrect: It was still bright outside.Correct: It was still light outside. 6. 在美国一般学生都不穿校服。Incorrect: Common students in U.S. don't wear a uniform.Correct: The average students in U.S. don't wear a uniform. 7. 这道色拉是谁做的？Incorrect: Who cooked this salad?Correct: Who made this salad? 8. 让我给你把把脉。Incorrect: Let me examine your pulse.Correct: Let me feel your pulse. 9. 我把帽子忘在屋里了。Incorrect: I forget my hat in the house.Correct: I left my hat in the house. 10. 你上过大学吗？Incorrect: Did you attend college?Correct: Did you go to college? 11. 他的体温降下来了。Incorrect: His temperature went down.Correct: His temperature came down. 12.今天的报纸上有他写的关于香港的文章。Incorrect: Today's newspapers has his articles on Hong Kong.Correct: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Hong Kong. 13. 开窗睡你会感冒的。Incorrect: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.Correct: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. 14. 我去医院探望了她生病的母亲。Incorrect: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.Correct: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. 15. 她是第一名。Incorrect: She was first prize.Correct: She took first prize. 16. 他失去意识很长时间了。Incorrect: He lost consciousness for a long time.Correct: He was unconscious for a long time. 17. 他创造了世界纪录。Incorrect: He made a world record.Correct: He set a world record. 18. 她婚姻幸福。Incorrect: Her marriage was happy.Correct: Her married life was happy. 19. 今年夏天我要去自己的出生地看看，这是10年来的第一次。Incorrect: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.Correct: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer. 20. 这个座位有人吗？Incorrect: Is this seat empty?Correct: Is this seat taken? 21. 我看他面熟。Incorrect: I know his face.Correct: I know him by sight. 22. 我的手表不走了，我得拿去检查下。Incorrect: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.Correct: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. 23. 我来这儿的路上遇到了交通事故，所以迟到了。Incorrect: There was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.Correct: There was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late. 2动词用法 Verb Use 1. 你就是在这点上弄错了。Incorrect: This is where you mistake.Correct: This is where you are mistaken. 2. 我哥哥一直在忙着准备期终考试。Incorrect: My brother has been busy inpreparing for his final examination.Correct: My brother has been busy preparing for his final examination. 3. 劳拉用了半天时间复习功课。Incorrect: Laura has spent half a day to revise her lessons.Correct: Laura has spent a half day revising her lessons. 4. 我习惯了开灯看电视。Incorrect: I am used to watch television with the light on.Correct: I am used to watching television with the light on. 5. 饭后，母亲提议去散步。Incorrect: After dinner, my mother suggested to go for a walk.Correct: After dinner, my mother suggested going for a walk. 6. 政府正在考虑在伦敦新建一个机场的可能性。Incorrect: The government is considering the possibility to build a new airport in London.Correct: The government is considering the possibility of building a new airport in London. 7. 他的新书将大卖。Incorrect: His new book will be sold well.Correct: His new book will sell well. 8. 我有很多活要干。Incorrect: I have a lot of work to be done.Correct: I have a lot of work to do. 9. 孩子们当时处境非常危险，一个杀气腾腾的疯子正挥着刀在幼儿园里乱跑。Incorrect: The children were very dangerous as the knife-wielding mad man was running amok in the kindergarten.Correct: The children were in great danger as the knife-wielding madman was running amok in the kindergarten. 10.无论是他们还是我都不对这个错误负责。Incorrect: Neither they nor I areto blame for this mistake.Correct: Neither they nor I am to blame for this mistake. 3副词用法 Adverb Use 1.去哪儿都行。Incorrect: Anywhere will do.Correct: Any place will do. 2.会议定在今天下午3点召开。Incorrect: The general meeting is scheduled to be held this afternoon at three.Correct: The general meeting is scheduled to be held at three this afternoon. 3. 昨天早上在费尔大街，她偶遇了她的男朋友。Incorrect: She ran into her boyfriend yesterday morning in Fair Avenue.Correct: She ran into her boyfriend in Fair Avenue yesterday morning. 4.不要对我抱太多期望。Incorrect: Don't expect me too much.Correct: Don't expect too much from (of) me. 5. 给我点钱吧，如果你有的话。Incorrect: Give me money, if you have.Correct: Give me money, if you have any. 6.他待我十分友好。Incorrect: He treated me very friendly.Correct: He treated me in a friendly way. 4其他用法 Others 1.和我不一样，她对英语很精通。 Incorrect:Different from me, she is proficient in English.Correct:Unlike me, she is proficient in English. 2. 莫妮卡，借我点钱吧，比方说500美元。Incorrect:Lend me some money,for instance 500 dollars, Monika.Correct:Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Monika. 3.去年夏天我本想去欧洲，但费用太高于是放弃了。Incorrect: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.Correct: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. 4. 我就是这样做的。Incorrect: This is the way how I did it.Correct: This is how I did it. /This is the way I did it. 5. 他们不理解我的想法。Incorrect: They didn't understand my mind.Correct: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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