●汉语可说“同意某人做某事”，但英语不说 agree sb to do sth。如：

他们同意我做这事。

误：They agreed me to do it.

正：They agreed to let me do it.

正：They agreed to my doing it.

●汉语可说“通知某人做某事”，但英语不说 inform sb to do sth。如：

我已通知他们马上离开。

误：I’ve informed them to leave at once.     

正：I’ve told them to leave at once.

正：I’ve informed them that they must leave at once.

●汉语可说“欢迎某人做某事”，但英语不说 welcome sb to do sth。

欢迎你们来我们学校。

误：Welcome you to come to our school.

正：Welcome to our school.

让我们欢迎史密斯先生讲话。

误：Let’s welcome Mr Smith to speak.

正：Let’s welcome Mr Smith and ask him to speak.

●汉语可说“坚持某人做某事”，但英语不说 insist sb to do sth。如：

他坚持要我留在那儿。

误：He insisted me to stay there.

误：He insisted on me to stay there.

正：He insisted on my staying there.

正：He insisted that I (should) stay there.

●汉语可说“希望某人做某事”，但英语不说 hope sb to do sth。如：

他希望他所有的学生都能考上大学。

误：He hopes all of his students to pass the college entrance examinations.

正：He hopes for all of his students to pass the college entrance examinations.

正：He wishes all of his students to pass the college entrance examinations.

正：He hopes that all of his students can pass the college entrance examinations.

●汉语可说“安排某人做某事”，但英语不说 arrange sb to do sth。如：

我已安排他去参加会议。

误：I’ve arranged him to attend the meeting.

正：I’ve arranged for him to attend the meeting.

正：I’ve arranged that he (should) attend the meeting.

●汉语可说“要求某人做某事”，但英语不说 demand sb to do sth。如：

他要求我把一切都告诉他。

误：He demanded me to tell him everything.

正：He demanded of me to tell him everything.

正：He demanded that I should tell him everything.

●汉语可说“感谢某人做某事”，但英语不说 thank sb to do sth。如：

感谢你的邀请。

误：Thank you to invite me.

正：Thank you for inviting me.

注：I’ll thank you to do sth 可表示“求你做某事”、“你……好不好”(用作反语)。如：

I’ll thank you to be quiet while I’m speaking. 我讲话时请你安静点好不好。

●汉语可说“祝贺某人做某事”，但英语不说 congratulate sb to do sth。如：

他写信祝贺她当选为劳模。

误：He wrote to congratulate her to be chosen as a modern worker.

正：He wrote to congratulate her on being chosen as a modern worker.

（编辑  陈根花）

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