中學(xué)生英語學(xué)習(xí)常見錯誤一覽表2
dead died
dead是形容詞，如：mrs ginty was dead. 而died是動詞die的過去式及過去分詞，如：she died in 1960.但英語中如表達(dá)出對某人去世的傷感說法是pass away, 如：my father passed away, this morning.
deer
［誤］ in the zoo, there are many deers.
［正］ in the zoo, there are many deer.
［析］ deer是單、復(fù)數(shù)同形的詞，如：one deer，two deer，這樣的名詞還有fish，sheep等。但如果講there are many fishes here. 這句話應(yīng)譯為"這里有許多種魚類。"而不應(yīng)譯為"這里有很多魚。"
desk
［誤］ the boy sat in his desk.
［正］ the boy sat at his desk.
［析］ 在課桌旁坐著應(yīng)用介詞at, 而at desk 則應(yīng)譯為"在學(xué)習(xí)"，at table應(yīng)譯為"在吃飯"。
die
［誤］ in south africa many people died from cancer.
［正］ in south africa many people died of cancer.
［誤］ the old man died of overwork.
［正］ the old man died from overwork.
［析］ 死于疾病應(yīng)用die of，而死于某種外因事故則多用from.
［誤］ his mother is died.
［正］ his mother is dead.
［誤］ the old woman was dead at the age of seventy.
［正］ the old woman died at the age of seventy.
［析］ dead是形容詞，而die是動詞。形容詞表示狀態(tài)，動詞則表示動作。
［誤］ he died in a traffic accident.
［正］ he was killed in a traffic accident.
［析］ 由于事故而造成的死亡一般用to be killed.
［誤］ when the doctor came，the old man had already died.
［正］ when the doctor came，the old man was already dead.
［正］ the old man died before the doctor came.
different
［誤］ my room is different with yours.
［正］ my room is different from yours.
［誤］ the village is very different with what it was.
［正］ the village is very different from what it was.
［析］ different from是"與……不同"之意。
difficult
［誤］ english is very difficult to be learned.
［正］ english is very difficult to learn.
［誤］ he learned physics is difficult.
［正］ it is very difficult for him to learn physics.
［析］ 要學(xué)習(xí)英語的表達(dá)法而不要生硬地按字去譯中文。it is difficult for somebody to do something.為"對于某人來說做某事很困難。"
difficulty
［誤］ there was little difficulty to find him.
［正］ there was little difficulty in finding him.
［析］ 這種用法還有trouble, 即difficulty (trouble) in doing something.
dinner
［誤］ when did you have the supper?
［正］ when did you have supper?
［析］ 英語中一日三餐前無冠詞，例如：
［誤］ i had a lunch at 12 o'clock.
［正］ i had lunch at 12 o'clock.
［析］ 在某些特定場合，如指某次宴會，則要加冠詞，如：the dinner was given in honour of the guest.
dress
［誤］ my father bought a new dress for himself yesterday.