英语典型语法错误100例（6）

51. 劳驾，能借个火吗?

误：Can you give me a fire, please?

正：Can you give me a light, please?

析：fire 表示“火”，主要指燃烧的火； 表示火柴或打火机等的 “火”，英语用 light。

52. 据说他对她是一见钟情。

误：It’s said that he fell in love with her at the first time he saw her.

正：It’s said that he fell in love with her the first time he saw her.

析：the first time(第一次)在此用作连词，引导时间状语从句。此句也可改为：He fell in love with her when he saw her for the first time.

53. 起初我还以为他很腼腆，后来我才发觉他是不爱理人。

误：First I thought he was shy, but then I discovered he was just not interested in other people.

正：At first I thought he was shy, but then I discovered he was just not interested in other people.

析：比较 first 与 at first：前者意为“先……”，用来说明顺序，暗示接下去还有其它动作或事件要发生，因此其后往往接 有(或暗示有)then, next, last 等词；而后者意为“起初”“开始”，它强调的是前后对照，暗示接下去的动作与前面的动作有所不同甚至相反，因此常有 but, afterwards, soon, at last等相呼应。比较：First my car broke down, then I lost my key: it never rains but it pours! 先是我的汽车出了故障，接着又丢了钥匙，真是祸不单行! / At first things went well, but later on we ran into trouble. 起初事情进展得很顺利，但后来我们遇到了困难。

54. 许多年轻人都喜欢听流行音乐。

误：Many young people are fond to listen to pop music.

正：Many young people are fond of listening to pop music.

析：表示喜欢做某事，通常用 be fond of doing sth，而不用 be fond to do sth。

55. 他们原谅了他的鲁莽。

误：They forgave him to be rude.

正：They forgave his being rude.

正：They forgave (him) his rudeness.

正：They forgave him for being rude.(www.yygrammar.com)

析：forgive(原谅)之后可以接名词或代词作宾语，也可以接双宾语，还可以接动名词(通常有逻辑主语)以及用于 forgive sb for doing sth 等，但是它通常不接不定式的复合结构。