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　　radio 　��

　　［誤］ There are two radioes in the classroom.��

　　［正］ There are two radios in the classroom.��

　　［誤］ I heard the weather report through the radio.��

　�。壅�］ I heard the weather report on the radio.��

　　［析］ 在收音機中聽到某事應為hear something on the ra dio，聽收音機應為l isten to the radio. 這樣的用法還有電視，看電視為watch TV，講在電視上看見什 么節目為watch…on TV，如： I‘m watching the football match on TV. 但注意，作為 一種通信手段時應為by radio, 如： Police are talking to each other by radio.�� rain ��

　�。壅`］ There is a small rain falling.��

　�。壅�］ There is a light rain falling.��

　　［誤］ There is a big rain.��

　�。壅�］ There is a heavy rain.��

　�。畚觯� 大雨在英文中應為a heavy rain, rain cats and do gs 為傾盆大雨，小雨 為a light rain. 千萬不要講a big rain 或a small rain. 當作動詞講時，雨下得很 大可譯為： It rains very much now/hard now/heavily now.��

　　reach ��

　　［誤］ We reached to the town very late.��

　�。壅�］ We reached the town very late.��

　�。畚觯� reach作為到達講是及物動詞，而arrive為不及物動 詞。但要注意reach的詞組 搭配，如reach for， 為伸手去拿，如： The thief reached for the gun. reach ou t伸出手，如： He reached out and took an interesting book.��

　　ready ��

　　［誤］ You must ready at once.��

　�。壅�］ You must be ready at once.��

　　［析］ ready為形容詞，而不像中文中準備為動詞。��

　　remember ��

　�。壅`］ I didn‘t remember closing the door, so the thief c ame into the room directly.��

　�。壅�］ I didn‘t remember to close the door, so the thief came into the room directly.��

　　［析］ remember其后接動名詞，動名詞所表示的動作已經做完， 如： I don‘t remember meeting you. 其后如接不定式，不定式表達的動作還沒有去做，如： Do remember to tur n off the light before you leave.��

　　rest ��

　�。壅`］ The rest of the students is girls.��

　�。壅�］ The rest of the students are girls.��

　　［析］ rest作剩余部分講時，the rest of…結構作主語時 其謂語動詞應與of后面的名詞的數保持一致。這種用法還有1/3 of, 80% of等。��

　�。壅`］ The rest of the work are done.��

　�。壅�］ The rest of the work is done.��

　　return ��

　　［誤］ My friends returned back to their second home town .��

　�。壅�］ My friends returned to their second home town.��

　�。畚觯� return即為返回，所以back是多余的。這句話還可以 表述為： My friends went back to their second home town.��

　　rice

　　［誤］ We had a few rice and some bread.��

　�。壅�］ We had a little rice and some bread.��

　　［析］ rice為物質名詞，為不可數名詞。��

　　rice

　　［誤］ We had a few rice and some bread.��

　　［正］ We had a little rice and some bread.��

　�。畚觯� rice為物質名詞，為不可數名詞。��

　　rich ��

　�。壅`］ The country is rich of oil.��

　　［正］ The country is rich in oil.��

　�。畚觯� be rich in 為盛產……。��

　�。壅`］ The rich is not always happy.��

　�。壅�］ The rich are not always happy.��

　�。畚觯� 形容詞加定冠詞表示一類人，作主語時要作復數看待。��

　　［誤］ All his riches is no good to him if he is so ill.

　　［正］ All his riches are no good to him if he is so ill.

　�。畚觯� riches為財富，是復數名詞，沒有單數形式。像這 樣的詞還有goods(貨物)，greens(青菜)，manners(禮貌)等。��

　　river

　　［誤］ We like swimming on the river.��

　　［正］ We like swimming in the river.��

　�。壅`］ We like boating in the river.��

　�。壅�］ We like boating on the river.��

　�。畚觯� 游泳用in the river，而在湖中劃船要用on the river.

　　room

　　［誤］ There are already three people sitting on the sofa , please try to make a room for her.��

　　［正］ There are already three people sitting on the sofa , please try to make room for her.��

　�。畚觯� room作為空間講時為不可數名詞。leave room for… 為給某人留點空地； make room for…為讓位給某人，如： The young man made room for an old woman.

　　run

　　［誤］ I ran across with an old friend at the school gate .��

　�。壅�］ I ran across an old friend at the school gate.��

　　［析］ run across 為偶然相遇。��

　　［誤］ The truck ran across the cat.��

　�。壅�］ The truck ran over the cat.��

　　［析］ run over為從……上輾過。��

　�。壅`］ Yesterday I ran to a storm on my way home.��

　�。壅�］ Yesterday I ran into a storm on my way home.��

　�。畚觯� run into為撞上或撞在……上。��