英文常見病句300句精選十則二十九

　　英文病句急診室300句，分析在口語和寫作中容易犯的英語錯誤，含有正確使用方法及解析。

　　1. Birds, wild or domestic, can take disease.(x)

　　Birds, wild or domestic, can carry disease. (√)

　　carry disease 是指“動物或人類為某種疾病的載體(carrier)”，會造成該疾病的散布。

　　2. With a credit card, you don't have to bring much cash. (x)

　　With a credit card, you don't have to carry much cash. (√)

　　bring是“帶來”的意思。carry是“攜帶(在身邊)”的意思。

　　3. That was a case in the past, but things are different now. (x)

　　That was the case in the past, but things are different now. (√)

　　a case = an instance，可指“一個事例、案例或病例”，如: a case of robbery指“一樁搶劫案”，a case of cholera 指“一個霍亂的病例”。the case = the situation=true.是“真有其事”的意思。

　　4. My mother is very frugal, and my older sister takes after her in that case. (x)

　　My mother is very frugal, and my older sister takes after her in that respect.(√)

　　in this / that case=if this/that happens.意為“要是這/那樣的話”，多多少少有“假設(shè)”的味道，如:In that case, I'll take over .(要是那樣的話，我就來接管。) in this /that respect是指“在這/那方面”，即之前提過的實際情形。

　　5. I'd Iike to pay by cash. (x)

　　I'd like to pay cash. (√)

　　I'd like to pay in cash. (√)

　　“付現(xiàn)金”的正確說法是pay cash 或 pay in cash。“以信用卡付賬”是 pay by credit。

　　6. The majority of citizens will throw their ballots for the inctunbent mayor.(x)

　　The majority of citizens will cast their ballots for the incumbent mayor.(√)

　　throw一般是指“投擲器物”:“投票”須用cast a / one's ballot / vote。

　　7. I feel most comfortable in usual wear.(x)

　　I feel most comfortable in casual wear. (√)

　　“便服”的說法是casual clothes/wear。

　　8. The bombing caused a heavy casualty.(x)

　　The bombing caused heavy casualties.(√)

　　指重大事故的“傷亡人數(shù)”時，多用復(fù)數(shù)形式casualties。

　　9. The shoplifter was caught in the spot.(x)

　　The shoplifter was caught on the spot (√)

　　The shoplifter was caught in the act. (√)

　　“當(dāng)場被逮”的說法是be caught on the spot / in the act。

　　10. There is the casual link between smoking and lung cancer. (x)

　　There is a causal link bet}en smoking and lung cancer. (√)

　　the casual link是“一種偶然的關(guān)聯(lián)”; a causal link是“一種因果關(guān)系”。