中学生英语学习常见错误一览表16 P? paper ? [误] Please give me two letter papers.? [正] Please give me two sheets of letter paper.? [析] paper作为纸讲为不可数名词。? [误] Each student must write paper on what he learned.? [正] Each student must write a paper on what he learned.? [析] 这里的paper作为论文讲,是可数名词。paper的这种用法还可以用于证件、报纸、考卷等。 parent ? [误] My parents and I are both interested in football. [正] My parents and I are all interested in football.? [析] parents即为父母、双亲,指两个人,加上自己为三个人,所以只能用all而不能用both.? pass ? [误] The ship pasted the channel.? [正] The ship passed the channel.? [析] pass为动词,而past则为副词,不要混淆,如: My father has been ill for the past two weeks. All the students passed the exam.? pay ? [误] Please help me do this job, and I will pay for you later.? [正] Please help me do this job and I will pay you later.? [析] 为某工作付给工人工资应为pay somebody, 而pay for something是为某物付款,如: You can buy all the things you want. I'll pay for those.? |