大学英语四级口语改错（7）
<p>“<span word="In">In</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span>，<span word="I">I</span> <span word="m">m</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span>。”</p><p>“<span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="years">years</span>。”</p><p>（<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>）“<span word="I">I</span>` <span word="m">m</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>。<span word="It">It</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bike">bike</span>，<span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span>` <span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>。”</p><p>“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="engulf">engulf</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="about">about</span> 100 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="years">years</span>。”</p><p>再看“<span word="before">before</span>”：</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="let">let</span>` <span word="s">s</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> “<span word="before">before</span>”：</p><p>我两周前买了这本书。</p><p><span word="Incorrect">Incorrect</span> <span word="English">English</span>：</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="before">before</span>。”</p><p><span word="Correct">Correct</span> <span word="English">English</span>：</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>。”</p><p>解释：</p><p>要表达“从现在开始的某段时间以前”，我们必须用“某段时间+<span word="ago">ago</span>”形式，不能把“以前”译成“<span word="before">before</span>”，我们不能用“某段时间+<span word="before">before</span>”形式. 表达“现在开始的两周前”应说“<span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>”. 在下面的例子，这种说法适用于任何长度的时间。</p><p><span word="Explanation">Explanation</span>：</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="express">express</span> “（<span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>）<span word="before">before</span> <span word="now">now</span>”<span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> “（<span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>） <span word="ago">ago</span>.”<span word="We">We</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="translate">translate</span> “以前”<span word="as">as</span> “<span word="before">before</span>. ”<span word="We">We</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="say">say</span> “（<span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>）<span word="before">before</span>.”<span word="To">To</span> <span word="express">express</span> “<span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="now">now</span>”<span word="we">we</span> <span word="say">say</span> “<span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. ”<span word="Notice">Notice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="short">short</span>，<span word="very">very</span> <span word="long">long</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="moderate">moderate</span> <span word="lengths">lengths</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Examples">Examples</span>：</p>
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