最讓人抓狂十組英語“雙胞胎”詞匯
最讓人抓狂十組英語“雙胞胎”詞匯
1. Loose 和 lose
錯:I always loose the product key。
對:I always lose the product key。
2. It’s 和 its (嚴(yán)格拼寫是 its’)
錯:Download the HTA, along with it’s readme file。
對:Download the HTA, along with its readme file。
錯:The laptop is overheating and its making that funny noise again。
對:The laptop is overheating and it’s making that funny noise again。
3. They’re 和 their 和 there
錯:The managers are in they’re weekly planning meeting。
對:The managers are in their weekly planning meeting。
錯:The techs have to check there cell phones at the door, and their not happy about it。
對:The techs have to check their cell phones at the door, and they’re not happy about it。
4. i.e. 和 e.g。
錯:Use an anti-spyware program (i.e., AdAware)。
對:Use an anti-spyware program (e.g., AdAware)。
注:i.e. 意為“that is”;e.g. 意思是 “for example。” 二者后面都要加逗號。
5. Effect 和 affect
錯:The outage shouldn’t effect any users during work hours。
對:The outage shouldn’t affect any users during work hours。
對:The outage shouldn’t have any effect on users。
對:We will effect several changes during the downtime。
注:Impact 不是動詞。你可以考慮用 affect 來代替:
錯:The outage shouldn’t impact any users during work hours。
對:The outage shouldn’t affect any users during work hours。
對:The outage should have no impact on users during work hours。
6. You’re 和 your
錯:Remember to defrag you’re machine on a regular basis。
對:Remember to defrag your machine on a regular basis。
錯:Your right about the changes。
對:You’re right about the changes。
7. Different than 和 different from
錯:This setup is different than the one at the main office。
對:This setup is different from the one at the main office。
對:This setup is better than the one at the main office。
8. Lay 和 lie
錯:I got dizzy and had to lay down。
對:I got dizzy and had to lie down。
對:Just lay those books over there。
9. Then 和 than
錯:The accounting department had more problems then we did。
對:The accounting department had more problems than we did。
注:當(dāng)一個句子以 If 開頭時,你并不需要接著來一個 then,Then 完全是多余的:
錯:If you can’t get Windows to boot, then you’ll need to call Ted。
對:If you can’t get Windows to boot, you’ll need to call Ted。
10. Could of, would of 和 could have, would have
錯:I could of installed that app by mistake。
對:I could have installed that app by mistake。
錯:I would of sent you a meeting notice, but you were out of town。
對:I would have sent you a meeting notice, but you were out of town.
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