Punctuality(准时) means observing(遵守) regular or $ |4 o+ w- d1 T
appointed time. A man who gets up at seven o"clock every morning - H( a0 x2 Z: V g" {; Y7 @: G
is punctual. A man who has permitted to call on a friend at 1. _______ $ d' T( R3 ]4 a" y! \" t# U. s1 g
five o"clock in the afternoon and actually does such at that hour 2. ______
- d! N$ p! u4 k' R" _is also punctual.
# n4 r- j y7 D) v2 \5 ~9 ^& PPunctuality is a good habit, and unpunctuality is a bad
$ t. b) M% t2 u& M# c7 w7 Xone. A few minutes delay may not be a serious matter. 3. _______, P P7 T7 {7 B/ F) ?
But it may have bad results. Getting up five minutes later than
7 F9 I; L2 `4 X* X, dusually may upset the plan of the day. 4. ____
1 F N- y5 S( }: mCall on a friend five minutes later than the appointed time may 5. _______+ t9 t/ R4 z; H0 D% m8 h# k- p1 Z' L
cause him some unexpected trouble. Nevertheless, habitual 6._______
( [$ C. E; v3 _3 k( i! r1 junpunctuality leads to indolence(懒惰) and even failure in life. - }, U* T( N, W5 J$ }6 N5 e
One delay after another makes a man unable to exert himself. It 4 C' a. ?) O' y) j1 g
also proves him be untrustworthy. 7._______' W: R4 n( o$ E1 H
Those who are unpunctual should try their best to get rid $ y4 O" C* |4 M
from their bad habit. In doing this, they should avoid making 8. ______" t) e$ R3 v9 g6 i5 X2 |$ `! C! J
any kind of exception. They should ever say to themselves:“A 9.______ 8 F9 e( X* Q$ T0 p
few minutes’ delay does not matter this time. I shall never be 5 }* ~3 `: R: r" G$ G' T7 @
unpunctual again.” Those who think in this way will find
: j; `; C0 P! k" k, g& r% c) \excuses for delay from time to time, and will at least give up the , |' ]1 k) d, q: |5 [
attempt cultivate the good habit of punctuality. 10. ______
/ A) k6 U/ H7 @; YLike all other good habits, punctuality becomes second
$ V" q3 d" w9 s% Lnature with those who have duly cultivated it.
8 i# P* Y$ _* [; g1 permitted → promised
6 i! E. _$ q# `# H: Zpermit作为动词，是“允许”的意思，常用于词组permit sb. to do sth.：允许某人做某事。根据上下文，此处应译为：“一个许诺下午五点钟拜访一位朋友，而事实上也做到了这一点的人是准时的”。这里所表达的意思是“许诺”，不是“允许”，应用promise,并且promise to do sth.是“许诺做某事”的意思，从语法上也符合。此句是易混词错误。9 e: N2 E9 R9 ]% D
2 such → so* i b" [+ C" Q7 \& E
such和so的共同点在于两者都是代词，都是“这样”的意思。区别在于such不能单独代替某成份，而so可以独立代替前文所提及的事。如此句中does such a thing = does so,但是does such却不符合语法。本句属于代词误用错误。& k. _5 M1 ^. ^" f+ g, @" B
3 minutes → minutes"+ Q- S. q8 C0 |) s C
本句中minutes是名词，不能直接修饰后面的名词delay，应该用名词所有格形式，改成minutes"。这属于词性错误。' |8 Q3 L% T' R0 g6 R8 o6 ]$ M: Q
4 usually → usual7 K# E" o+ v7 ?" Q
usually是副词，意思是“通常地”。这里five minutes later than usual中的“… than usual”是固定搭配。usual的类似用法还有as usual(和平常一样)。这是固定搭配错误。
' a- [8 A/ P7 m4 H# H5 Call → Calling$ L9 l# Q! \4 n: W
本句主语是一个动词短语，但是动词短语做主语时，其中的动词只能用动名词或不定式的形式，因而把Call改成Calling。此句属于非谓语动词错误。
" ?' ~0 I4 s* ^8 X6 Nevertheless → Moreover) q- D& U! V" b, d* T
Nevertheless作为连词，表示转折，意思是“然而，但是”。根据上下文理解，这里应是一个递进关系，不是转折关系。前一句是“迟到五分钟会给他带来预想不到的麻烦”，后一句说“经常不准时导致懒惰和失败”，因而是更进一步说明的递进关系，须把nevertheless改成moreover。这是连接词错误。
6 T0 w, K3 l) M! D7 him ∧ be → to3 K. P" L8 S# \, a* D2 U& }
“prove sb. to do sth.”是固定搭配，意思是“证明某人做某事”。原句缺少不定式标志to。这属于固定搭配的错误。 , P. S. h3 Y3 d7 C, U' Y0 x
8 from → of
( m1 \3 r. O0 s) a6 |“get rid of”是固定搭配，意思是“摆脱”。用from是错误用法，应把它改成“of”。这属于固定搭配错误。! h1 O* B" d* b( ^+ h6 ]3 |
9 ever→ never' a# o/ [6 d+ p. c" ?
本句属于篇章理解方面的错误。根据上下文，此句应是否定句。上文说“他们应该避免有任何例外”，下文说“这样想的人总会为他们的迟到找借口”，因而此句作者要表达的意思是“他们不应该这样说……”，所以要把ever改成never。! U+ l6 H. u! B
10 cultivate前加 to ( y0 V, N1 x2 P1 Z
cultivate意思是“培养”，这里做名词attempt的定语。“attempt （n.） to do sth.”意思是“做某事的尝试/努力”，应用不定式做后置定语。 |
发表于 2012-8-14 10:46:58
