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英语应用中常见的错误

130CommonMistakesinEnglish

Mistakesandstudentsgotogether.Otherwise,pupilswouldbeteachers.English–alanguageoffewinfalliblerules–isfertilelandforblundersandIhavebeenlisteningtoandcommittingthemforyears.OnedayIstartedtokeepalistofthemostcommonslipsandendedupwitharoundthreehundred.AftereliminatingtheleastfrequentIlistedtheremainder,whichyou’llfindbelow.

EventhoughIhavestrivedtoincludethemostcommonerrorsthislistis–asmanyothers–arbitrary.Ithereforeapologiestothosefaultswhofeeltheirprevalencemakesthembelonghereandtothosewhoareinbutconsiderthemselvesexceptionalandwouldratherjoinanotherclub.Inorout?

Coffeeordinner?

Kissnoworlater?

Lipsorcheek?

Decisionsandmisstepsare,I’mafraid,thestuffoflife.Thoughthefeweryoumaketheeasieritwillbetoimpressthatgirlorladtonight.Yoursormine?

Thisbookhastwoparts.Thefirstincludescorrectandincorrectexamples.Thesecondshowswhichonesareright.

Whichoneiswrong?

（Thesecondsentenceiswrong,checkitbyyourself!

）

1.Accusedof

Themanwasaccusedofthemurder.

Themanwasaccusedwiththemurder.

2.Administrative

Iworkasanadministrativeataco-operative.

Thisisjustanadministrativeproblem.

3.Agree

Gretaagreeswithyou.

Gretaisagreewithyou.

4.Alive&live

Onlythreepeoplewerealiveaftertheaccident.

Onlythreepeoplewereliveaftertheaccident.

5.Alternate&alternative

We’llmeetonalternateMondays.Today,onthe11thandonthe25th.

We’llmeetonalternativeMondays.Today,onthe11thandonthe25th.

6.Alternative&alternate

Isthistheonlysolution?

Isn’tthereanalternateoption?

Isthistheonlysolution?

Isn’tthereanalternativeoption?

7.Among&between

Thethreeboysdividedthecakeamongthemselves.

Thethreeboysdividedthecakebetweenthemselves.

8.Angry&hungry

He’sangrybecausehehadanaccident.

He’shungrybecausehehadanaccident.

9.Anything¬hing

Shecan’tseeanything.

Shecan’tseenothing.

10.As&like

He’sanengineerbutworksasadriver.

He’sanengineerbutworkslikeadriver.

11.Attempt&intend

ShetriedtoclimbMountKilimanjarolastyearbutfailed.Thisyearshe’llattemptitagain.ShetriedtoclimbMountKilimanjarolastyearbutfailed.Thisyearshe’llintenditagain.

12.Axis&axle

ShallIwritethefigureonaxisXoraxisY?

ShallIwritethefigureonaxleXoraxleY?

13.Axle&axis

Mycarwheelsareheldtogetherbytheaxis.

Mycarwheelsareheldtogetherbytheaxle.

14.Bad&badly

Hereactsinabadway.

Hereactsinabadlyway.

15.Badly&bad

Hereactsbad.

Hereactsbadly.

16.Befifteenyearsold

Wearebothfifteenyearsold.

Wehavebothfifteenyears.

17.Believe

Idon’tbelieveanythingsheeversays.

I’mnotbelievinganythingsheeversays.

18.Between&among

FranceliesamongSpainandGermany.

FranceliesbetweenSpainandGermany.

19.Billion

AbillionisathousandmillionintheUSA.

AbillionisamillionmillionintheUSA.

20.Boring

Ifindtheeconomicsclassboring.

I’mboringattheeconomicsclass.

21.CanIcanspeakSwahili.

IcantospeakSwahili.

22.Can’t&mustn’t

Itcan’tbeSilvia.It’stooearly!

Itmustn’tbeSilvia.It’stooearly!

23.Casual

Itwasacasualmeeting.Wemetbychance.

WewereexpectedtowearcasualclothessoIdidn’tbringatie.

24.Certainly&surely

Unemploymentiscertainlyrising.Lookatthesefigures!

Unemploymentissurelyrising.Lookatthesefigures!

25.Charge

Theychargetheelephantontothelorry.

Theychargethelaptoponthemains.

26.Comprehensible&comprehensive

Thebookiswritteninacomprehensiblestyle.Itiseasytounderstand.

Thebookiswritteninacomprehensivestyle.Itiseasytounderstand.

27.Comprehensive&comprehensible

Thatwasacomprehensibleresearchpaper.Itcoveredthehistoryofmankind.

Thatwasacomprehensiveresearchpaper.Itcoveredthehistoryofmankind.

28.Constipated

I’mconstipated.Ishouldtakealaxative.

I’mconstipated.IthinkIhaveacold.

29.Continually&continuously

She’scontinuallytakingdaysoff.ShemissedMonday,WednesdayandFridaylastweek.

She’scontinuouslytakingdaysoff.ShemissedMonday,WednesdayandFridaylastweek.

30.Continuously&continually

Thebellrangcontinuouslyanddidn’tstopforevenasecond.

Thebellrangcontinuallyanddidn’tstopforevenasecond.

31.Crashinto

Hecrashedawall.

Hecrashedintoawall.

32.Current&actual

IalwayschecknewsonlinebecauseIliketobeinformedaboutcurrentaffairs.

IalwayschecknewsonlinebecauseIliketobeinformedaboutactualaffairs.

33.Dairy

Heworksonadairyfarm.

Shewritesonherdairyeverynight.

34.Deduce&deduct

Shededucedhewasthemurderer.

Shedeductedhewasthemurderer.

35.Deduct&deduce

Wecaneitherdeducetaxesfromyoursalarynowornextyear.

Wecaneitherdeducttaxesfromyoursalarynowornextyear.

36.Dependfrom

Inahierarchicalorganizationemployeesdependfromoneboss.

Inahierarchicalorganizationemployeesdependononeboss.

37.Dependon

MydecisionwilldependoftheinformationIhave.

MydecisionwilldependontheinformationIhave.

38.Desert&dessert

TheGobidesertiscoldatnightandwarmduringtheday.

TheGobidessertiscoldatnightandwarmduringtheday.

39.Dessert&desert

Wouldyoulikeapplepiefordesert?

Wouldyoulikeapplepiefordessert?

40.Diary

Hekeepsaprivatediary.

Thesearediarycows.Theyproducemilk.

41.Dislike

Markdislikesmodernarchitecture.

Markisdislikingmodernarchitecture.

42.Doctor

Mybrotherisadoctor.

Mybrotherisdoctor.

43.Download&upload

Wemustdownloadthepagefromtheservertoourlaptop.

Wemustuploadthepagefromtheservertoourlaptop.

44.Enjoy

Iamenjoythecinema.

Ienjoythecinema.

45.Enjoy

Ienjoymychildren.

Ienjoywithmychildren.

46.Everywhere

Helookedforthekeyseveryplace.

Helookedforthekeyseverywhere.

47.Except

We’llfinanceallthenewprojectsexceptforJoe’s,whichwillbediscontinued.

We’llfinanceallthenewprojectsexceptJoe’s,whichwillbediscontinued.

48.Explain

Pleaseexplainmeyourtheory.

Pleaseexplainyourtheorytome.

49.Familiar

Ican’trememberherfacebuthernamedoessoundfamiliar.

WehavealargefamilysoIinvitedseveralfamiliarstothewedding.

50.Few&little

Weneedafewdollarstomeetoursavingsgoal.

Weneedalittledollarstomeetoursavingsgoal.

51.Flour&flower

Youneedflourtobakeapizza.

Youneedflowertobakeapizza.

52.Flower&flour

Mostfloursbloominspring.

Mostflowersbloominspring.

53.Folder&carpet

Iuseacarpettokeeppapers.

Iuseafoldertokeeppapers.

54.For&since

I’vewaitedforthreehoursalready.

I’vewaitedsincethreehoursalready.

55.Good&well

Thisisagoodbook.

Thisisawellbook.

56.Hadbetter

Youhadbettertovisittheclienttomorrow.

Youhadbettervisittheclienttomorrow.

57.Hate

Ihateherbecausesheismean.

I’mhatingherbecausesheismean.

58.Intend&attempt

IattempttoattenduniversitywhenIfinishschool.

IintendtoattenduniversitywhenIfinishschool

59.It’s&its

It’sgoingtosnow.

Itsgoingtosnow.

60.Its&it’s

Thecompanypaysitsemployeesonceamonth.

Thecompanypaysit’semployeesonceamonth.

61.Job&work

I’mthecompanymanager.Itismyjobtosolveproblems.

I’mthecompanymanager.Itismyworktosolveproblems.

62.Ladder&stairs

ShallImovetheladderunderthechandeliersoyoucanchangethebulb?

ShallImovethestairsunderthechandeliersoyoucanchangethebulb?

63.Largeenough

Thisboatisn’tlargeenoughforallourfamily.

Thisboatisn’tenoughlargeforallourfamily.

64.Lay&lie

Youmustlaythetablebeforetheyarrive.

Youmustliethetablebeforetheyarrive.

65.Lie&lay

Healwayslaysdownforanap.

Healwaysliesdownforanap.

66.Like

IlikePicassobecausehe’saCubistpainter.

I’mlikingPicassobecausehe’saCubistpainter.

67.Like&as

Thatproductisverymuchastheonewedeveloped.

Thatproductisverymuchliketheonewedeveloped.

68.Listen

Ialwayslistenmyboss.

Ialwayslistentomyboss.

69.Live&alive

NBCwillbroadcastthematchalive.

NBCwillbroadcastthematchlive.

70.Load

They’llloadthecomputeronthemains.

They’llloadtheelephantontothelorry.

71.Lookforwardto

Welookforwardtomeetingyourpartner.

Welookforwardtomeetyourpartner.

72.Love

Ilovehimmoreandmoreeveryday.

I’mlovinghimmoreandmoreeveryday.

73.Makeamistake

Andrewwrotethislistsohewouldmakefewermistakes.

Andrewwrotethislistsohewoulddofewermistakes.

74.Many&much

Manypeoplecametoday.

Muchpeoplecametoday.

75.Media&medium

Mostofthemedialivefromadvertisingrevenue.

Mostofthemediumlivefromadvertisingrevenue.

76.Medium&media

Ithinkyoushouldtryanothermedia.

Ithinkyoushouldtryanothermedium.

77.Most

Mostmanagershavearrived.

Mostofmanagershavearrived.

78.Motorway

Wedrovethroughthemotorway.

Wedrovethroughtheautoway.

79.Much&many

Havingmuchmoneyisalwaysbetterthanhavinglittlemoney.

Havingmanymoneyisalwaysbetterthanhavinglittlemoney.

80.Must

Wemustincreaseprices.

Wemusttoincreaseprices.

81.Nothing

Shedidn’tunderstandnothing.

Sheunderstoodnothing.

82.Now&actually

Heusedtobeasecretary.He’samanagernow.

Heusedtobeasecretary.He’samanageractually.

83.Officer&official

Co