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下面的這些句子,你可以找出錯誤嗎 ?
1. The cherry flowers are very beautiful. 櫻花很漂亮。
2. The bus came late for 10 minutes, so I was late for school. 公車晚了十分鐘來,所以我上學遲到了!
3. This is my first time to travel by train. 這是我第一次搭火車旅行。
4. He almost swims every day. 他幾乎每天游泳。
5. I suggested him to buy a new car. 我建議他買新車。
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1. The cherry blossoms are beautiful.
在英文中,花不全都是 flower ! 長在地面上的花是 “ flower”,長在樹上的花叫 " blossom ",例如 apple blossom, orange blossoms。不過請注意當成的禮物的”花”則一律用 “ flower”。
2. The bus came 10 minutes late, so I was late for school.
受到中文字詞順序 ” 晚了十分鐘,遲到一小時 “ 的影響,我們習慣把時間放在late後面:”late for 10 minutes, late for one hour…” ,這是很容易犯的錯誤。
在英文中,”時間”要放在late前面: “The bus came 10 minutes late.”,” I was one hour late.”。這時候late 是副詞,放在後面修飾整個句子。
I was late for school 的 late 則是形容詞,放在 be 動詞 “ was “ 的後面形容主詞 “ I “ 的狀態。
3. This is the first time I have travelled by train.
不論是什麼的第一次,在英文都是用 “ the first time “。後面用現在完成式” I have travelled”,明確表達出從過去到現在的經驗。
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