中學生英語學習常見錯誤一覽表3
［正］ i received a letter which ran as follows.
［析］ as follows是慣用法，其意為"如下"，不論在任何場合均要用follows.
［誤］ as follows are his arguments.
［正］ the following are his arguments.
［析］ as follows主要用于句尾，而the following則用于句首。
food
［誤］ too much sweet food, such as cakes, chocolates,pastry…may increase your weight.
［正］ too many foods, such as cakes, chocolates,pastry…may increase your weight.
［析］ food泛指食物時為不可數(shù)名詞，如：there is no food for supper. 而指一種種食物時則用作可數(shù)名詞。
foot
［誤］ there is a fivefeetwide bridge.
［正］ there is a fivefootwide bridge.
［析］ 用連字符組成的形容詞中所有名詞均要用單數(shù)形式。
［誤］ we went to college on feet.
［正］ we went to college on foot.
［析］ by后面加接交通工具時，不應加任何冠詞，不要用名詞的復數(shù)形式。如加了某些修飾詞后，其前面的介詞要作適當?shù)母淖儯纾篿 came to school in his car yesterday. i go to shool on a train.
for
［誤］ i wanted to go to the pub for having a drink.
［正］ i wanted to go to the pub for a drink.
［正］ i wanted to go to the pub to have a drink.
［析］ 用for表示目的時，其后面只能接名詞，而不要接動名詞。
［誤］ i went to the office for seeing the headmaster.
［正］ i went to the office to see the headmaster.
［析］ 用不定式來表示動作的目的。
［誤］ i will leave beijing to shanghai.
［正］ i will leave beijing for shanghai.
［正］ i will leave for shanghai.
［析］ leave for為一固定搭配，不要改動。
［誤］ i bought a book to you.
［正］ i bought a book for you.
［誤］ he is a friend for us.
［正］ he is a friend to us.
［析］ 在英文中"為"一詞在泛指時用to, 在特指時要用for.
［誤］ this food is good to us.
［正］ this food is good for us.
［析］ 詞組be good (bad) for 表示"對……有好(壞)處"。
［誤］ for i was feeling quite hungry, i wanted to have lunch.
［正］ i wanted to have lunch, for i was feeling quite hungry.
［析］ for作為"因為"講時一般不要置于句首，而且口氣也比because弱的多。
forget
［誤］ i left my key.
［正］ i left my key at home.
［正］ i forgot my key.
［析］ leave是"丟下"之意，所以一定要接地點狀語，而forget是"忘記"，所以不用接地點狀語。
［誤］ i will not forget the rules.
［正］ i will never forget the rules.
［誤］ please don't forget posting my letter on your way home.
［正］ please don't forget to post my letter on your way home.
［析］ 要注意forget to do something為"忘了去作某事"，而forget doing something則應譯為"對已經(jīng)作過的事記不起來了"。如：he forget returning the book to the library. 應譯為"他忘記已把書還給圖書館這件事了。"同樣用法的詞還有remember和regret.