中學生英語學習常見錯誤一覽表5
［誤］ the child is too young not to go to school.
［正］ the child is too young to go to school.
［析］ too…to這一結構用來表示"太……以致于不能……"，但下面的句子則不能照此翻譯： i'm too glad to meet you. 應譯為"我見到你真太高興了"。
［誤］ there is much too noise.
［正］ there is too much noise.
［析］ "much too+形容詞"，而"too much+不可數名詞"。
［誤］ you have bought too much tomatoes.
［正］ you have bought too many tomatoes.
［析］ too many后才加可數名詞。
also as well too
這三個詞是近義詞，但其用法各有不同。其一，too和as well通常用于句末，如： she went to the cinema and her brother went too. 而also則不用于句末，如： i've also read her other novels. 其二，這三個詞都不用于否定句中，否定句中用not…either，或neither/nor…,如： he isn't here either.
trousers
［誤］ my trouser is getting smaller and smaller.
［正］ my trousers are getting smaller and smaller.
［析］ 英語中trousers, pants, shorts(短褲)，glasses(眼鏡)都要用復數形式。
［誤］ this pair of glasses are very good.
［正］ this pair of glasses is very good.
［析］ 有了量詞a pair of，其后的謂語動詞要與量詞相一致。如： two pairs of…的謂語動詞就要用復數。
try
［誤］ i tried to send her flowers but it didn't have any effect.
［正］ i tried sending her flowers but it didn't have any effect. (我試著給她送花，但沒有什么結果。)
［誤］ please try understanding it.
［正］ please try to understand it.
［析］ "try+動名詞"的意思是"試一試"，或"做某事看看會發生什么情況"，而"try+不定式"表示為達到目的要去做的事。
u
under
［誤］ the lake is two meters under sea level.
［正］ the lake is two meters below sea level.
［析］ under的意思是在某物的下面，而below＝lower than, 即"低于"。
［誤］ under the help of our teacher, all of us passed the exam.
［正］ with the help of our teacher, all of us passed the exam.
understand
［誤］ i think it is diffcult to make myself to understand.
［正］ i think it is diffcult to make myself understood.
［析］ 這句話的意思是"我想讓別人理解我太難了"。
［誤］ i am understanding the lesson now.
［正］ i understand the lesson now.
［析］ understand一詞沒有進行時態。類似的詞還有belong, find, hear, love, like等。
until
［誤］ we walked until the edge of the forest.
［正］ we walked as far as the edge of the forest.
［誤］ our school bus can hold until twenty children.
［正］ our school bus can hold up to twenty children.
［析］ until與till兩詞的意思一樣，但兩個詞都只能用于時間，如： i'll wait until i hear from you.
［誤］ i waited for my mother to seven o'clock, but she didn't come.