英文表達在於簡潔,多餘的英文單詞不但可能導致英語病句,而且會令人感到類聚。
Which one is incorrect?
“also”和“too”意思相同,我們只需要用其中之一。
We sell home appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines, stoves _____.
“etc”(即Et cetera)是“等等”地意思,無需加“and”。
Every time ________ go to a cinema, I buy popcorn.
“when”不需與“every time”一次使用。
Badminton is my _________ sport.
“favourite”已經是“最喜愛”的意思,不需要再加“most”。但注意,“favourite”可以是多以一樣東西的,例如:My favourite sports are badminton, swimming and football.
Which one is incorrect?
除非你是想表示每一個坐位都有數個乘客一起坐,否則第二句便是錯誤了。
It was a wonderful trip _______.
“in my life”在這句子裏不會有任何意思。但如果你想表達這個旅程是你一生最精彩的,你可以加“the most”和“of”,例如:It was the most wonderful trip of my life。
Which one is correct?
請參考上題。
The internet lets student ________ information about everything.
動詞“let”意思是“容許”,有“有可能會發生”的含義,所以無需加“can”。
I hope they will ________ the prices.
“lower”已經有“減低”地意思,無需加“down”。
In the evening, the Lees went to a ________.
“concert”已經是有音樂表現的場地。你可以用形容詞來修飾“concert”,例如:a rock concert、the school concert等。
Customs officials found 100 ________ in his case.
我們說英文時,很多是都不需要刻意加入量詞。
The teacher told us to ______ our hands.
動詞”raise“已有”舉起“的意思。你亦可使用”put up“,例如:The teacher told us to put up our hands.
She asked me to ________ the book soon.
“return”已有“退回”地意思,無需加“back”。
I like the way _______ the film ends.
“how”一般是用於問句或有疑問時才用,例如:I was wondering how the film would end.
Which one is correct?
“wild”不是這樣用的。
The Yeungs have a girl of ________.
表示一個人的年齡可以不用加”years“和”old“。
Which one is correct?
英文“thanks”以暗示向“你”說。