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<p>在看何炳威编著的《拆解英语口语错误》，这本书整理了一些容易被望文生义想当然的表达，先让读者自己从二选一中选择自己认为正确的理解，再公布出正确的答案，附以简单的讲解。</p><p>我从中挑了一些句子来，结合我的学习经验写成一个读书笔记分享给大家，希望对大家有所帮助。书也好，我的分享也好，只是一个开始，自己该下的功夫一点也不能少。</p><p><span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="movies">movies</span>.</p><p><span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="movie">movie</span>/<span word="film">film</span> 是“色情电影”的意思，类似的表达还有<span word="exploiter">exploiter</span>, <span word="erotic">erotic</span> <span word="film">film</span>, <span word="porn">porn</span>。一定不要把“黄色电影”说成是<span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="movie">movie</span>。</p><p><span word="Yellow">Yellow</span> <span word="pages">pages</span>也不是“色情书刊”之类，而是“电话号码薄”(<span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="containing">containing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="addresses">addresses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="area">area</span>)，类似的表达还有<span word="White">White</span> <span word="Pages">Pages</span>。</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="bright">bright</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span>…<span word="and">and</span>的用法我们都很熟悉，<span word="both">both</span>…<span word="not">not</span>的意思不是“两者都不”，而是“并非两者都”。上面这句话的意思是：并非两个小孩都聪明。</p><p>关于这个知识点，陈用仪的《英语常用词疑难用法手册》的解释更加具体：</p><p><span word="both">both</span>前面有否定时，是局部否定，即否定一个肯定一个。</p><p>【例如】<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="books">books</span>.</p><p>我两本书不全要（只要一本）。</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span>后面否定可能是局部否定，但更多是全部否定。</p>
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