1、中文:伦敦的夏天比我家乡的夏天更热。
(误)London is much hotter in summer than my hometown.
(正)It is much hotter in London in summer than in my hometown.(用it代表气候,天气等。)
2、中文:他的书跟我的很不一样。
(误)His book is quite different from me.
(正)His book is quite different from mine.(mine = my book,应保持比较的双方性质的一致。)
3、中文:我有件重要的事告诉你。
(误)I have important something to tell you.
(正)I have something important to tell you.(修饰something,nothing,anything等不定代词时,形容词应放在其后。)
4、中文:每个学生都应该做他自己的功课。
(误)Every student should do their own homework.
(正)Every student should do his own homework.(every student是单数,其后的代词也用单数。)
5、中文:我喜欢收到别人的来信,但不愿意写信。
(误)I like to receive letters but do not like to write it.
(正)I like to receive letters but do not like to write them.(代词的人称与数应与它代替的名词相同。)
6、中文:孩子们和他都还没有吃晚餐。
(误)Neither the children nor he has ever eaten their supper.
(正)Neither the children nor he has ever eaten his supper.(neither……nor是对等相关连词,nor后面的主语决定后面的谓语动词及代词的形式。)
7、中文:布朗太太向她的朋友玛丽和我打招呼。
(误)Mrs. Brown said hello to her friends,Mary and I.
(正)Mrs. Brown said hello to her friends,Mary and me.(Mary and me是宾语friends的同位语,因此用宾格形式。)
8、中文:我的两个姊姊都不在这。
(误)None of my two sisters is here.
(正)Neither of my two sisters is here.(neither用于两者的否定;none用于三者以上的否定。)
9、中文:他认识我的两个姊姊。
(误)He knows my both sisters.
(正)He knows both my sisters.(both用在the,his,my等修饰语之前。)