TWE常见疑难词汇纠错实例分析（中）
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23.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.
24.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.
25.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.
26.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.
27.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.
28.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.
29. 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.
30.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)
31.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.
32.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, 33.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.
34.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 "miss-
==ing")
35.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.
36.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 good ==condition.
T:The tires of the car are bad, but the
car itself is in good ==con-dition.
F:They did the work by theirselves.
T:They did the work by ==themselves.
F:The little boy was extremely intelligent;
he taught him to ==read.
T:The little boy was extremely intelligent;
he taught himself ==to
read.
37.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.
38.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.
39.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.
39.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.
40.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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