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51. 勞駕，能借個火嗎?
誤：Can you give me a fire, please?
正：Can you give me a light, please?
析：fire 表示“火”，主要指燃燒的火； 表示火柴或打火機等的 “火”，英語用 light。
52. 據說他對她是一見鐘情。
誤：It’s said that he fell in love with her at the first time he saw her.
正：It’s said that he fell in love with her the first time he saw her.
析：the first time(第一次)在此用作連詞，引導時間狀語從句。此句也可改為：He fell in love with her when he saw her for the first time.
53. 起初我還以為他很靦腆，后來我才發覺他是不愛理人。
誤：First I thought he was shy, but then I discovered he was just not interested in other people.
正：At first I thought he was shy, but then I discovered he was just not interested in other people.
析：比較 first 與 at first：前者意為“先……”，用來說明順序，暗示接下去還有其它動作或事件要發生，因此其后往往接 有(或暗示有)then, next, last 等詞；而后者意為“起初”“開始”，它強調的是前后對照，暗示接下去的動作與前面的動作有所不同甚至相反，因此常有 but, afterwards, soon, at last等相呼應。比較：First my car broke down, then I lost my key: it never rains but it pours! 先是我的汽車出了故障，接著又丟了鑰匙，真是禍不單行! / At first things went well, but later on we ran into trouble. 起初事情進展得很順利，但后來我們遇到了困難。
54. 許多年輕人都喜歡聽流行音樂。
誤：Many young people are fond to listen to pop music.
正：Many young people are fond of listening to pop music.
析：表示喜歡做某事，通常用 be fond of doing sth，而不用 be fond to do sth。
55. 他們原諒了他的魯莽。
誤：They forgave him to be rude.
正：They forgave his being rude.
正：They forgave (him) his rudeness.
正：They forgave him for being rude.(www.52ysedu.com)
析：forgive(原諒)之后可以接名詞或代詞作賓語，也可以接雙賓語，還可以接動名詞(通常有邏輯主語)以及用于 forgive sb for doing sth 等，但是它通常不接不定式的復合結構。
56. 他用驚恐的眼神看著他周圍的每一個人。
正：He stared at everyone around him with frightened eyes.
析：比較 frightening 與 frightened：前者指“令人害怕的”，后者指“感到害怕的”。比較：frightened eyes 驚恐的眼神。frightening eyes 嚇人的眼神。The man was frightened. 這個人很害怕(即被嚇住了)。The man was frightening. 這個人很恐怖(好像要傷人似的)。
57. 這個假日過得真沒意思，我們還不如呆在家里。
誤：This holiday isn’t very funny; we might as well be back home.
正：This holiday isn’t much fun; we might as well be back home.
析：雖然有的詞典將 funny 的詞義注為“有趣的”，但它的實際意思其實是 amusing, causing laughter，即它所表示的有趣實際上是一種滑稽可笑的有趣，如：a funny story 一個滑稽可笑的故事。由此可見，上例中用 funny 顯然不合原意。
58. 十八世紀是小說的黃金時期。
誤：The 18th century was the gold age of the novel.
正：The 18th century was the golden age of the novel.
析：gold 和 golden用于名詞作定語時的原則區別是：gold 主要表示“金質的”，也可表示 “金色的”。但當用于比喻義表示“寶貴的”“黃金般的”等義時，習慣上要用 golden。
59. 我知道他一點也不滿意。
誤：I know that he didn’t satisfy at all.
正：I know that he wasn’t satisfied at all.(http://ask.yygrammar.com/)
析：在現代英語中，satisfy只用作及物動詞，其意不是“滿意”而是“使(人)滿意”，所以其后不能沒有賓語，除非是被動語態(或是系表結構)。
60. 現在計算機也開始為農業服務了。
誤：Now computers have also begun serving for agriculture.
正：Now computers have also begun serving agriculture.
析：serve的意思是“為……服務”，是及物動詞，后接賓語時無需用介詞。又如：We must serve the people heart and soul. 我們必須全心全意地為人民服務。
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