新目标英语八年级上册正误例析
江西 胡扬朋
Unit 1 How often do you exercise?
1. 我一星期看一两次电视。
误：I watch TV one time or two a week.
正：I watch TV once or twice a week.
析：作副词用的“一次”、“两次”不能说成“one time ”，“two times”，而应分别说once、twice。如：He comes here once a month. 他一个月来这儿一次。I visited him twice. 我访问过他两次。而表示三次以上的次数时，一般用相应的数字+times。如：We met each other three times last term. 上个学期我们会过三次面。
2. 你要我给你弄点咖啡吗？
误：Do you want me make you some coffee?
正：Do you want me to make you some coffee?
析：want在表示“要求、请求某人做某事”的意思时，后面通常跟“somebody+带to的动词不定式”结构。如：We want you to come to the party. 我们要你来参加聚会。
3. 做眼保健操对你的身体有益。
误：Doing eye exercises is good to your health.
正：Doing eye exercises is good for your health.
析：表示“对……有益”应该用be good for。如：Milk is good for children. 牛奶对孩子们有益。be good to意为“对……和蔼”。如：He is good to me. 他待我很好。
4. 桌子上有许多面包。
误：There are a lot of bread on the table.
正：There is a lot of bread on the table.
析：a lot of表示“许多”，可以用于可数名词和不可数名词。如果a lot of…做主语，其谓语动词的数应该和a lot of之后的名词一致，名词是单数用单数形式的谓语动词，名词是复数用复数形式的谓语动词。如：A lot of students are visiting the exhibition. 许多学生在参观展览会。There is a lot of snow in the garden. 花园里有许多雪。
5. 我妹妹和你的妹妹年龄相同。
误：My sister is the same old as yours.
正：My sister is the same age as yours.
析：“the same… as”表示“同……一样”，其中same是形容词，在same之后应跟名词，所以不用old，应用age。如：Her hair is the same color as her mother’s. 她头发的颜色跟她的母亲的一样。注意：same在任何时候，总是要和the一起用。
6. 天气也许会变好。
误：Maybe the weather may get better.
正：Maybe the weather will get better.
析：maybe意为“也许”，用作副词，不要与may一起用。如：Maybe he will come. 他也许会来。
7. 她几乎不会说英语。
误：She can not hardly speak English.
正：She can hardly speak English.
析：hardly意为“几乎不”，本身已含有否定意义，所以误句中的can not应改成can。如：We hardly had time to have breakfast. 我们几乎没有时间吃早饭。You can hardly believe it. 你几乎不能相信这回事。
8. 大多数人都有知道他的名字。
误：The most people know his name.
正：Most people know his name.
析：most意为“大多数”，是一个限定词，它可以用在一个单独的名词之前，或一个带形容词的名词之前。它不能直接与另外一个限定词（如the, my, these）连用。如：Most people agree with you. 多数人赞同你的意见。Most meat is expensive. 肉类多数是价格昂贵的。Most pop music drives me out of my mind. 大部分流行音乐要使我发疯。
9. 他虽然上了年纪，但还十分强壮。
误：Although he is very old, but he is quite strong.
正：Although he is very old, he is quite strong.
析：汉语中可以说“虽然……但是……”，英语却不可以说Although…, but…，因为although是从属连词，而but是并列连词，两者不能并用，只可用其中一个。如：Although it was very late, we went to meet him at the station. (=It was very late, but we went to meet him at the station.) 虽然很晚了，但是我们还去车站接他。
10. 我尽力想早点到这儿来，可是来不了。
误：I tried getting here early, but couldn’t.
正：I tried to get here early, but couldn’t.
析：表示“努力去做……”；“设法去做……”，应该说try to do……。如：I’ll try to improve English. 我将设法提高英语水平。He tried to find work. 他设法找到工作。try doing…意为“试着做……”。如：You’d better try doing the experiment in another way. 你最好试试用另一种方法做这个试验。
练习：错误辨认，从下列各句的A、B、C、D中找出一处错误，并将错改正。
1. Although it was so cold, but he went out without an overcoat.
A B C D
2. He goes to town with his mother two times a month.
A B C D
3. The teacher’s words are good to you.
A B C D
4. His parents don’t hardly read or write, because they didn’t go to school.
A B C D
5. Tom wanted me help him with his English.
A B C D
6. You must try eating a lot of vegetables.
A B C D
7. There are a lot of meat in the basket.
A B C D
8. The most children like watching TV.
A B C D
9. Maybe he may see you next week.
A B C D
10. Your coat is same as mine.
A B C D
Keys:
Unit 1
1. C (去掉but) 2. C (twice) 3. D (for) 4. A (去掉don’t) 5. A (to help)
6. B.(to eat) 7. B (is) 8. B (Most)9. A (will) 10.B (the same)