1、 light,n光 ,v点燃,adj轻的,浅的,淡的•••• 这个桌子上有一盏亮着的台灯[误]There is a desk with a lit lamp on it. [正]There is a desk with a lighted lamp on it. 注意: 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. 2、like V喜欢,conj像••• (1)我妹妹长得跟我十分相像 [误]My sister is very as me.[正]My sister is very like me. 注意: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。 (2)你今天晚上想要/喜欢 跟我一起游泳吗?[误]Do you like swimming with me tonight. [正]Would you like to swim with me tonight. 注意 :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. (3)like和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? 注意 :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: ①He likes Tom.为"他喜欢汤姆。"②He 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。 3、listen v动词,表示 听(动作) 你应该听取老师的建议[误]You should hear the teacher's advice. [正]You should listen to the teacher's advice. 注意:hear多侧重于听到某事或某种声音,hear表示有没有听到,注重听的结果有没有收到,而listen to则侧重于听的倾向性,注重动作,不管有没有听到实际内容。 如:We listen but hear nothing.例为"听取某人意见",所以只能用listen to someone's advice. 4、Little小的,一点••••••• (1)不要着急!还有一点时间[误]Don't worry, there is little time. [正]Don't worry, there is a little time.。 没有水了,我是不是应该去取点水?[误]There is a little water. Shall I get some?[正]There is little water. Shall I get some? 注意:要注意中英文在同一问题上的表达法是不同的。A little连用表示“还有一点点”,实际不多的意思,但是“little”单独用, 表示几乎没有的意思,哪怕有也少到可以忽略。所以在中英文翻译的时候,需要强调 ,如中文:"水不多了,我去取点吧。"英文要讲"没水了,我去取点吧。" (2)Little 和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。Little形容小,更多的是抽象意义上的小,small形容小,更多是形容大小实际尺寸的。 5、live,v生存生活居住,, adj.活的;生动的;实况转播的;精力充沛的 (1)汤姆依靠父母的钱生活。[误]Tom lives with his parents' money.[正]Tom lives on his parents' money.他以教书为生 。[误]He lives on teaching. [正]He lives by teaching. 注意:"靠吃某物为生"应用live on something,而live by是"靠某种生活手段为生"。 (2)living 和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? 6、Lonely和alone 她想要独自一个人做作业。[误]She wanted to do her homework lonely. [正]She wanted to do her homework alone. 注意:lonely意为"寂寞的"、"孤单的"是形容词 ,如:The old man felt lonely. alone则意为"独自的"、"单独的",如:He lives alone but he doesn't feel lonely. Alone表示一个人独自, 但不表示一个人就是孤单的, 而lonely就是孤单的,寂寞的,哪怕一个人被一圈人包围,还有会感到“寂寞的,孤独的”,“寂寞空虚冷”是用lonely形容。 |