在大家练习口语表达的过程中,经常把名词的可数与不可数,单数与复数用串掉,从而产生一些令人啼笑皆非的表达。作为要在托福考试里拿下高分的你,这样低级的错误是不允许存在的。换句话说,如果你连这些错误都分不清楚,那一下就暴露了你的真实水平了。
下面就跟着我一起来看看下面这些错误,你有没有中招?以及,如何改正吧。
01 Time
常见的错误表达:Young people have many time to read books.
I don’t have many time.
★ 正确的表达:
Young people have a lot of time to read books.
I don’t have much time.
解析:time作“时间”,是不可数名词,不能与many搭配。
02 Knowledge
常见的错误表达:I have learned many knowledge from this book.
★ 正确的表达:I have acquired a great deal of knowledge from this book.
解析:knowledge 作“知识”,不可数名词,不能与many搭配;同时,不能跟study, learn连用,如想表示“获得”,可与acquire, obtain, gain连用。
03 Food
常见的错误表达:The restaurant provides many food.
There are many food in the fast-food restaurant.
★正确的表达:The restaurant provides a wide range of food.
There are many kinds of food in the fast-food restaurant.
解析:Food作“食物”,不可数,要注意它的修饰词,以及所在句子的谓语动词的格式。
04 Energy
常见的错误表达:The fruit makes me energy.
★ 正确的表达:
The fruit makes me energetic.
解析:Energy是“能量”的意思,但是是名词,想表达“充满能量的”,应当是energetic.
05 Pressure
常见的错误表达:The doctor has a lot of pressures.
★ 正确的表达:
The doctor works under great pressure.
解析:Pressure作“(人所感受到的)压力”,是不可数名词。以及,“有很大压力”的英文表达,并不是中文字面意思的直译,而是under (great) pressure.
06 People
常见的错误表达:My math teacher is a humorous people.
★ 正确的表达:My math teacher is a humorous person.
解析:People是一个集体名词,不能单纯地认为它的中文意思是“人”。如果想表达“一个人”的概念,那应该是a person.
07 Price
常见的错误表达:The price of products online is cheaper.
★ 正确的表达:
The price of products online is lower.
解析:Price 与high, low搭配表示“价格的高或低”,但不能与expensive or cheap搭配。
以上就是新姐为大家整理的实用小贴士,千万当心,可不要迷路了。