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英文病句急诊室300句之159

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英文病句急诊室300句,分析在和写作中容易犯的w88中文错误,含有正确使用方法及解析。

1.   Our major diet is rice and noodles. (x)
      Our staple diet is rice and noodles. (√)

staple diet(=main food),是“主食”的固定说法。

2.   Remind him to drive carefully. I don't want him to become statistics. (x)
      Remind him to drive carefully. I don't want him to become a statistic.(√)

become a statistic是指某人出意外(尤指车祸),为死亡名单再添一数字。statistics 表一般的“统计数字”,接复数动词:表“统计学”时,接单数动词,如:Their statistics are not reliable.(他们的统计数字不可靠。)或如:Statistics is a branch of mathematics(统计学是数学的一支。)

3.   You did not mention your marital standing.(x)
      You did not mention your marital status.(√)

表社会/职业“地位”时,standing和status互通,如:People's jobs are an important measure of their social standing / status.(人们的职业是其社会地位的重要指针。)表“婚姻状况”时,一律用marital status.

4.   Julie has been going stable with her boyfriend for seven years.(x)
      Julie has been going steady with her boyfriend for seven years.(√)

stable表“稳定的”,强调的是情况不再恶化或出差错,如:The patient in the ICU is in stable condition now.(这名加护病房的病人现在情况稳定了。)steady强调的是“持续稳定的进展”.如:Do you have a steady job / girlfriend?(你有稳定的工作/女友吗?)

5.   Watch your steps一the path is wet and slippery. (x)
      Watch your step一the path is wet and slippery.(√)

watch/mind your step(恒用单数),可用来提醒对方走路时或言行方面“要小心”,如:You'd better watch your step 一 the boss is over there.(你最好谨言慎行,老板就在那边。)但表“采取步骤/措施”时,则须用take steps to do sth.如:We should take immediate steps to pacify them.(我们应该立即采取措施来安抚他们.)

6.   It looks like you were bitten by wasps. (x)
      It looks like you were stung by wasps.(√)

蚊子、蚂蚁、蛇“咬人”,用bite。蜂、蝎子“蜇人”,用sting.

7.   When spring comes, she always puts her winter clothes in store.(x)
      When spring comes, she always puts her winter clothes in storage.(√)

in storage表东西不用时被.‘存放”起来。in store (for sb)表某件事情/意外将要发生,如:We have no idea what lies in store (for us).(我们不知道有什么事情要发生。)另外,in stock表“有存/现货”,如:Du you have any newer models in stock?(你们较新的型号有没有现货?)

8.   The town straddles between the US-Mexico border.(x)
      The town straddles the US-Mexico border. (√)
      The town straddles the border between the US and Mexico. (√)

straddle sth是及物动词的用法,本指“两脚跨坐/骑在某物的两侧”,引申为“某物坐落/跨在某地两侧”。另外,straddle sth可兼指学术领域,如:Her research straddles psychology and sociology.(她的研究跨及心理学和社会学的领域.)

9.   I'd like a pure whiskey.(x)
      I'd like a straight whiskey. (√)

straight用来形容酒时,表“不添加水或其他饮料的"。

10.   It seems that he is clutching at straw.(x)
        It seems that he is clutching at straws.(√)

straw表“稻草/麦秆”,一般作不可数名词,如:The hat is made of straw.(这顶帽子是稻草做的。)表“吸管”时,straw是可数名词,如:She was drinking fruit juice through a straw.(她用吸管喝果汁。)clutch/grasp at straws(恒用复数),表“狗急跳墙”,是固定用法。另外,the last straw或the straw that broke the camel's back表令人无法再忍受的“最后一件事情”。

 

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