[误] I think it is an useful English dictionary.
[正] I think it is a useful English dictionary.
[析] 在不定冠词a与an的用法中要注意的一点是:an用在以元音开头的词之前;而a则用在以辅音开头的词之前。要特别注意的是以u字母打头的单词,如useful,university等,其第一个音标是[j],所以要特别予以注意。
[误] I need a hour to finish this letter.
[正] I need an hour to finish this letter.
[析] 要注意hour和honest的第一个字母不发音。
[误] My teacher is a unknown man, but he is a very good man.
[正] My teacher is an unknown man, but he is a very good man.
[析] 要注意以u打头的单词,它的发音为[]时,单数名词前要用an,如uncle等。
[误] There is a 'f' in the word 'football'.
[正] There is an 'f' in the word 'football'.
[析] 英文字母单独使用时,如其第一个发音是元音时,其前面的不定冠词应该用an而不是a.
[误] I have a little brother. He is a 8yearold boy.
[正] I have a little brother. He is an 8yearold boy.
[析] 要注意这些字母的第一个发音为元音,如eight, eleven等。
able
[误] This bike is able to be repaired.
[正] This bike can be repaired.
[析] be able to 主要表达某事或某人具有某种能力去作某事,应译为'有本领'、'有能力'、'可以'作某事,如:I'm able to swim across this river. 而can可以用来表示具有接受能力或吸收能力。如:This radio can be repaired here.
about
[误] This class is about to begin just now.
[正] This class is about to begin.
[析] 要注意be about to 是'将要'的意思,含有将来时之意,不要与表示过去时的时间状语连用。另外,be about to 一般用作书面语,对应的口语是be going to.
about on
about与on都可以作'关于'讲,但却有所不同,例如:This book is about physics. 应译为'这是一本关于物理学的科普读物。'而:This book is on physics.则应译为'这是一本物理学方面的专著。'