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初三生中考学科备考复习策略:英语习惯用语三

  [误] - Is anybody there?

  - No, Bob and Tom have asked for leave.

  [正] - Is everybody there?

  - No, Bob and Tom have asked for leave.

  [析] 许多学生在写作和选择答语或问句时总要语法在前,而不是习惯用语在先。所以总是要拘泥疑问句中的不定代词,用 anybody. 但是Is anybody there?在英语中为:这里有人吗?而Is everybody there?为:全都到齐了吗?所以首先要考虑的是其答语。No, Bob and Tom have asked for leave.

  [误] - Your handwriting is very good!

  - No, my handwriting is very poor.

  [正] - Your handwriting is very good!

  - Thank you.

  [析] 中国人遇到别人称赞,总是以谦逊为美德。但英美人则往往认为自信是美德。所以当别人夸奖你或赞美你时,就应说: Thank you 又比如中国人见面时常讲 Where are you going?或 Have you had your breakfast yet?而英美人则认为你过多的干预别人的私生活了。而他们见面时往往问一些无关紧要的话,如: Hello! How are you going?(你过得怎样) Morning! 等。而 good morning 和 How do you do 则被认为是较正规的问候语,在日常生活中则十分少见。

  [误] When you have had dinner with an American friend and want to leave you may say:"Excuse me I‘ll go first."

  [正] When you have had dinner with an American friend and want to leave you may say:"Excuse me I have to go."

  [析] 这两句答语都是正确的,其关键不是语法,而是习惯问题。如果在这样的场合你讲 I‘ll go first 朋友们会迷惑不解,而 I have to go 则表示由于外界的特殊原因而造成的你要离去,而你本人则十分不愿做此事。

  [误] - Would you like to come to dinner tonight?

  - I‘d like to, and I’m too busy.

  [正] - Would you like to come to dinner tonight?

  - I‘d like to, but I’m too busy.

  [析] I‘m too busy 与 I’d like to 在意义上正好相反。所以要用转折连词。这里考查了对词义合乎逻辑的表达能力。所以要强调语言环境,更要强调在语言的基础上的词语辨析。

  [误] - Where‘s Deter?

  - Deter will come with us tonight but he isn‘t very sure yet.

  [正] - Where‘s Deter?

  - Deter may come with us tonight but he isn‘t very sure yet.

  [析] 由于but所引出的句子可以看出Deter的来与不来是十分不确定的,所以应用may来表达一个不肯定的事件。

  [误] - Hi, haven‘t seen you for ages! You look fine!

  - Great, You look well too.

  [正] - Hi, haven‘t seen you for ages! You look fine!

  - Thanks, You look well too.

  [析] 要注意的是 Great 在口语中多表示惊叹,而 Thanks 则表示感谢对方的称赞。 所以对情景谈话要有准确的判定,要根据情景,身临其境,上下对照,周密思考,弄清场合,注意英美人的风俗习惯,注重语义上的词语辨析,并要进行大量的语言实践练习,扩大实际交际能力。

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