英文常見病句300句精選十則二十三

　　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. It's raining now. Come and stand below my tunbrella. (x)

　　It's raining now. Come and stand under my umbrella. (√)

　　below sth 是指“在某物的下方”，位置并不確定，如:I could hear loud voices in the market below my window.(我可以聽到窗戶下的市場人聲鼎沸。) under sth是“直接在某物之下 (受其保護(hù))”之意。

　　2. Can you imagine it being 25 degrees under zero outside? (x)

　　Can you imagine it being 25 degrees below zero outside? (√)

　　below zero / freezing 意為“在零度/冰點以下”，是固定用法。

　　3. To use four-letter words would be below a gentleman.(x)

　　To use four-letter words would be beneath a gentleman. (√)

　　beneath sb=not worthy of sb，即“有失某人身份”。

　　4. Vitamins are beneficiary to our health, but we should use caution when taking them.(x)

　　Vitamins are beneficial to our health, but we should use caution when taking them.(√)

　　be beneficial to sb/sth是“對某人/物有益”的意思，為固定用法。beneficiary是“受益人”的意思，如:Nick is the sole beneficiary of his father's will.(尼可是他父親立下的遺囑里唯一的受益人。)

　　5. The new medicine will benefit from untold millions of patients. (x)

　　The new medicine will benefit untold millions of patients. (√)

　　Untold millions of patients will benefit from the new medicine. (√)

　　benefit sb 是指“某物使某人獲益”，即“造福某人”之意。benefit from sth是“某人從某物中獲益”。

　　6. Besides the young, handsome son, the woman seems like an old maid. (x)

　　Beside the young, handsome son, the woman seems like an old maid.(√)

　　Beside the young, handsome son, the woman has three beautiful daughters.(x)

　　Besides the young, handsome son, the woman has three beautiful daughters.(√)

　　Besides a good companion, the dog can carry out duties.(x)

　　Besides being a good companion, the dog can carry out duties.(√)

　　beside是介詞，意為“在……之旁”或引申為“與……相比較”，即beside = compared with, besides是介詞兼副詞，意為“除……之外”，即besides = in addition (to)。

　　7. She has become the most known anchorwoman on TV.(x)

　　She has become the best known anchorwoman on TV. (√)

　　She has become the most famous anchorwoman on TV. (√)

　　the best known = the most famous,均表“最為有名的”，為固定用法。

　　8. She lmows better than trusting him with money matters. (x)

　　She knows better than to trust him with money matters. (√)

　　know better than + 動詞不定式，意為“不至于笨到......之地步”，是常用句型。有時候也可用know better(省略than + 動詞不定式) 來表達(dá)同樣的情況，如:Everyone thinks it was a mere accident, but I know better.(每個人都認(rèn)為這只是一起意外，不過我可不這么認(rèn)為。)

　　9. It's not better than a robbery to demand such a high price. (x)

　　It's no better than a robbery to demand such a high price. (√)

　　be no better than = be as bad as, 意為“簡直就是…… ”. 用于較負(fù)面的情況。

　　10. In my country, children between three to six go to kindergarten.(x)

　　In my country, children between three and six go to kindergarten. (√)

　　“(年齡)介于……和……之間”，正確的用法是(aged) between...and....。