初中英语常见错误之R系列

　　radio

　　[误] There are two radioes in the classroom.

　　[正] There are two radios in the classroom.

　　[误] I heard the weather report through the radio.

　　[正] I heard the weather report on the radio.

　　[析] 在收音机中听到某事应为hear something on the ra dio，听收音机应为l isten to the radio. 这样的用法还有电视，看电视为watch TV，讲在电视上看见什 么节目为watchon TV，如： Im watching the football match on TV. 但注意，作为 一种通信手段时应为by radio, 如： Police are talking to each other by radio. rain

　　[误] There is a small rain falling.

　　[正] There is a light rain falling.

　　[误] There is a big rain.

　　[正] There is a heavy rain.

　　[析] 大雨在英文中应为a heavy rain, rain cats and do gs 为倾盆大雨，小雨 为a light rain. 千万不要讲a big rain 或a small rain. 当作动词讲时，雨下得很 大可译为： It rains very much now/hard now/heavily now.

　　reach

　　[误] We reached to the town very late.

　　[正] We reached the town very late.

　　[析] reach作为到达讲是及物动词，而arrive为不及物动 词。但要注意reach的词组 搭配，如reach for， 为伸手去拿，如： The thief reached for the gun. reach ou t伸出手，如： He reached out and took an interesting book.

　　ready

　　[误] You must ready at once.

　　[正] You must be ready at once.

　　[析] ready为形容词，而不像中文中准备为动词。

　　remember

　　[误] I didnt remember closing the door, so the thief c ame into the room directly.

　　[正] I didnt remember to close the door, so the thief came into the room directly.

　　[析] remember其后接动名词，动名词所表示的动作已经做完， 如： I dont remember meeting you. 其后如接不定式，不定式表达的动作还没有去做，如： Do remember to tur n off the light before you leave.

　　rest

　　[误] The rest of the students is girls.

　　[正] The rest of the students are girls.

　　[析] rest作剩余部分讲时，the rest of结构作主语时 其谓语动词应与of后面的名词的数保持一致。这种用法还有1/3 of, 80% of等。

　　[误] The rest of the work are done.

　　[正] The rest of the work is done.

　　return

　　[误] My friends returned back to their second home town .

　　[正] My friends returned to their second home town.

　　[析] return即为返回，所以back是多余的。这句话还可以 表述为： My friends went back to their second home town.

　　rice

　　[误] We had a few rice and some bread.

　　[正] We had a little rice and some bread.

　　[析] rice为物质名词，为不可数名词。

　　rice

　　[误] We had a few rice and some bread.

　　[正] We had a little rice and some bread.

　　[析] rice为物质名词，为不可数名词。

　　rich

　　[误] The country is rich of oil.

　　[正] The country is rich in oil.

　　[析] be rich in 为盛产。

　　[误] The rich is not always happy.

　　[正] The rich are not always happy.

　　[析] 形容词加定冠词表示一类人，作主语时要作复数看待。

　　[误] All his riches is no good to him if he is so ill.

　　[正] All his riches are no good to him if he is so ill.

　　[析] riches为财富，是复数名词，没有单数形式。像这 样的词还有goods(货物)，greens(青菜)，manners(礼貌)等。

　　river

　　[误] We like swimming on the river.

　　[正] We like swimming in the river.

　　[误] We like boating in the river.

　　[正] We like boating on the river.

　　[析] 游泳用in the river，而在湖中划船要用on the river.

　　room

　　[误] There are already three people sitting on the sofa , please try to make a room for her.

　　[正] There are already three people sitting on the sofa , please try to make room for her.

　　[析] room作为空间讲时为不可数名词。leave room for 为给某人留点空地; make room for为让位给某人，如： The young man made room for an old woman.

　　run

　　[误] I ran across with an old friend at the school gate .

　　[正] I ran across an old friend at the school gate.

　　[析] run across 为偶然相遇。

　　[误] The truck ran across the cat.

　　[正] The truck ran over the cat.

　　[析] run over为从上辗过。

　　[误] Yesterday I ran to a storm on my way home.

　　[正] Yesterday I ran into a storm on my way home.

　　[析] run into为撞上或撞在上。