英文常見病句300句精選十則十一

　　英文病句急診室300句，分析在口語和寫作中容易犯的英語錯誤，含有正確使用方法及解析。

　　1. There has been a growing number of traffic recently. (x)

　　There has been a growing amount of traffic recently. (√)

　　a (n)...number of+復數名詞: a (n)...amount of+不可數名詞。

　　2. A big amount of money has been invested in the semiconductor industry.(x)

　　A large amount of money has been invested in the semiconductor industry.(√)

　　a large或small amount / number為正確用法，不可用a big或little amount / number。

　　3. The party was a huge success. All the people really amused themselves. (x)

　　The party was a huge success. All the people n:ally enjoyed themselves. (√)

　　amuse oneself是指“做一些娛樂或消遣的事情”，如:How do you amuse yourself in your free time?(你閑暇時做何消遣?) enjoy oneself是指“玩得很開心”。

　　4. I took my children to an amusing park last Sunday.(x)

　　I took my children to an amusement park last Sunday. (√)

　　amusing意為“有趣的;好玩的”，如:The story he told is really amusing.(他講的故事真的很有趣。)an amusement park表“游樂公園”，為固定用法。

　　5. It's an obtuse angle, not a sharp one.(x)

　　It's an obtuse angle, not an acute one. (√)

　　“銳角”的正確說法為an acute angle。 sharp是“尖銳的”，專指器物，如a sharp knife(一把尖刀)。

　　6. Falling in love is one thing; getting married is the other.(x)

　　Falling in love is one thing; getting married is another. (√)

　　the other是指兩者的“另一”，如:I have two computers. One is a desktop; the other is a laptop.(我有兩部計算機，一部是臺式的，另一部是手提的。)another是指三者或以上的“另一”。one thing和another表“……是一回事: ……是另一回事”，為固定搭配。

　　7. I don't like beef noodles. Let's eat another.(x)

　　I don't like beef noodles. Let's eat something else.(√)

　　指不同的事物或人時，須用something / someone else。

　　8. George traveled from a country to another by bike. (x)

　　George traveled from one country to another by bike.(√)

　　from one N to another=from N to N，是正確用法，如:The tradition will be passed down from one generation to another.=The tradition will be passed down from generation to generation.(這種傳統(tǒng)將會一代代地傳下去。)

　　9. I rang the doorbell, but nobody responded. (x)

　　I rang the doorbell, but nobody answered.(√)

　　respond特指采取行動或措施來反應或以書寫的方式來響應，如:Thousands of viewers responded to our questionnaire.(好幾千名觀眾回答了我們的問卷。)“應門”的說法是answer (the door)。

　　10. I wrote her a letter but she has not answered back. (x)

　　I wrote her a letter but she has not answered (it). (√)

　　answer a letter是“回信”; call back是“回電話”:answer the phone是“接電話”。answer back=talk back是“頂嘴”的意思，如:I hate children who answer back.(我討厭會頂嘴的孩子。)