TWE常见疑难词汇纠错实例分析（中）
21.had better, would rather 后跟不带to的不定式。F:You had better to pay attention to the details.
T:You had better pay attention to the details.
F:I had better not to play tennis this afternoon.
T:I had better not play tennis this afternoon.
F:Which movie would you rather to see?
T:Which movie would you rather see?
F:She says that she would rather not to have dessert.
T:She says that she would rather not have dessert.
22.In,into,In意指location within.Into指motion or direction。
F:She stepped carefully in the car.
T:She stepped carefully into the car.
F:He jumped off his bicycle and ran in the library.
T:He jumped off his bicycle and ran into the library.
23.in regards to为误用, 应说in regard to,as regards, 或 regarding.
F:I am writing in regards to your letter of May 10.
T:I am writing in regard to (or as regards, regarding) your letter of May 10.
24.in spite of,despite都是介词,后面不跟从句。
F:I was able to concentrate despite the room was noisy.
T:1 was able to concentrate despite the noisy room.
F:Tn spite of it was cold, he didn‘t wear a coat.
T:In spite of the cold, he didn‘t wear a coat.
25.Its,it‘s;Its是代词所属格,It‘s 是 it is的缩略式。
F:Us essential that we leave on time.
T:It‘s essential that we leave on time.
F:The human body and it‘s organs are interesting to study.
T:The human body and its organs are interesting to study.
F:The dog wagged -it‘s tail when it saw the food.
T:The dog wagged its tail when it saw the food.
26.kind,sort,和type都是单数,只能被单数形容词修饰,其复数形式分别是kinds,sorts,和types.
F:You should avoid making these kind of mistakes.
T:You should avoid making these kinds of mistakes.
OR
You should avoid making this kind of mistake.
F:Those kind of insects are harmful to man.
T:Those kinds of insects are harmful to man.
OR
That kind of insect is harmful to man.
27.kind of a,sort of a,type of a.省略a。
F:What kind of a telephone did the company install?
T:What kind of telephone did the company install?
F:The vicuna is a shy type of an animal.
T:The vicuna is a shy type of animal.
28. later, latter. Later是late 的比较级，指两个人或两件事物其中的后者
F:Jefferson and Lincoln are two famous presidents. The later was assassinated while in office.
T:Jefferson and Lincoln are two famous presidents. The latter was assassinated while in office.
29.lay,lie.lay带宾语,lie 不带宾语。
F:I always lay down after I eat dinner.
T:I always lie down after I eat dinner, (present tense)
F:He laid down because he had a headache.
T:He lay down because he had a headache, (past tense)
F:The books are laying on the table.
T:The books are lying on the table, (present participle-)
F:The teacher lay her books on the table when she entered the room.
T:The teacher laid her books on the table when she entered the room, (past tense)
F:The boys have laid under the trees for hours.
T:The boys have Iain under the trees for hours, (present participle)
30.lend,loan.Lend是动词;loan是名词。
F:Would you mind loaning me your pencil?
T:Would you mind lending me your pencil?
F:I needed money, so John loaned me some. T:I needed money, so John lent me some.
31.little,a little.Little意为not much.A little意为some.
F:He has had difficulty in finding a job because he has a little education.
T: He has had difficulty in finding a job because he has little education.
F:This machine is easy to operate; you need a little skill.
T:This machine is easy to operate; you need little skill.
F:Learning to ski is difficult; little effort is required.
T:Learning to ski is difficult; a little effort is required.
F:Please give me little more time to finish writing.
T:Please give me a little more time to finish writing,
32.like,as, as if.Like 是介词;as, as if(或 as though) As做in the capacity of解时也是介词。
F:She doesn‘t study like she should.
T:She doesn‘t study as _she should.
F:You ought to write as me.
T:You ought to write like me.
F:Like the coach said, the team performed well.
T:As the coach said, the team performed well.
F:She acts like she doesn‘t understand.
T:She acts as if (or as though) She doesn‘t understand.
F:Like a full-time student, you must register for at least four courses a semester.
T:As a full-time student, you must register for at least four courses a semester.
33.lose,loose.Lose是动词,其过去式为lost.Loose是形容词,意为not tight。
F:She will loose weight if she goes on a diet.
T:She will lose weight if she goes on a diet.
F:One of the knobs on the drawer is lose.
T:One of the knobs on the drawer is loose, (meaning "not tight")
OR
One of the knobs on the drawer is lost, (meaning "missing")
34.maybe,may be.Maybe意为perhaps;May be是动词。
F:May be the sun will come out tomorrow.
T:Maybe the sun will come out tomorrow.
F:The secretary maybe out to lunch.
T:The secretary may be out to lunch.
35.myself,himself,herself,yourself,ourselves, themselves,和yourselves是反身代词,用于动词的主语同时接受该动词的动作时,或用为强调。
F:Only Bill and myself witnessed the accident.
T:Only Bill and I witnessed the accident.
F:The tires of the car are bad, but itself is in goodcondition.
T:The tires of the car are bad, but the car itself is in goodcon-dition.
F:They did the work by theirselves.
T:They did the work bythemselves.
F:The little boy was extremely intelligent; he taught him toread.
T:The little boy was extremely intelligent; he taught himselfto read.
36.passed,past.Passed是pass的过去式,Past既可作形容词也可做名词。
F:When I asked, she past me the sugar.
T:When I asked, she passed me the sugar.
F:I past his house on the way to the post office.
T:I passed his house on the way to the post office.
F:In passed times, salt was often used as money.
T:In past times, salt was often used as money.
F:One can learn from passed experiences.
T:One can learn from past experiences.
OR
One can learn from experiences in his past.
37.percentage,percent,percent跟在数字之后
F:A large percent of his salary is spent on food.
T:A large percentage of his salary is spent on food.
F:Almost fifty percentage of our energy resources come from abroad.
T:Almost fifty percent of our energy resources come from abroad.
38.prefer和superior后面不跟介词than。
F:Many students prefer history than mathematics.
T:Many students prefer history to mathematics.
OR
Many students prefer history rather than mathematics.
F:I believe that a microwave oven is superior than a conventional oven.
T:I believe that a microwave oven is superior to a conventional oven.
38.principal,principle.Principal可作名词或形容词,意为 chief official or main.Principle仅作名词,意为fun-damental truth 。
F:In his research he followed basic scientific principals.
T:In his research he followed basic scientific principles.
F:The principle side effect of decongestants is drowsiness.
T:The principal side effect of decongestants is drowsiness.
F:The chairman pointed out his principle objections.
T:The chairman pointed out his principal objections.
39.quiet,quite.Quiet意为silent.Quite意为completely。
F:We must be quite inside the library.
T:We must be quiet inside the library.
F:Your answer was quiet wrong. T:Your answer was quite wrong.
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