大學英語常見錯誤3-1-1
第三章? 冠詞的錯誤
Errors in the Article
冠詞屬于限定詞。
1 不定冠詞的錯誤
帶有描繪性定語的物質(zhì)名詞和抽象名詞、專有名詞及習語前冠詞誤用
【誤】A young man cannot have an experience of the world.
【正】A young man cannot have the experience of the world.
年輕人缺乏涉世經(jīng)驗。
experience經(jīng)驗(抽象名詞),experience經(jīng)歷(可數(shù)名詞
不定冠詞放在可數(shù)名詞前,表示一類人或事物,同類的人或事物中的任何一個。如:
Swiss is a European country.
瑞士是歐洲的一個國家。
【誤】Oh, John! What pleasant surprise you gave us!
【正】Oh, John! What a pleasant surprise you gave us!
噢,約翰,你給我們的是多么令人愉快的驚奇呀!
表示情感的surprise,joy,pleasure,honour,pity,feeling等具體化,特別是在限定性定語從句中,加不定冠詞。
【誤】They were caught in heavy rain.
【正】They were caught in a heavy rain.
昨天他們遇上一場大雨。
不定冠詞用于某些物質(zhì)名詞前,表示類別、性質(zhì)、程度。
a green tea一杯綠茶
a heavy rain一場大雨
an iron一只熨斗
a light rain一場小雨
a glass一只玻璃杯
a fine rain一場細雨
【誤】He has good knowledge of English.
【正】He has a good knowledge of English.
他有豐富的英語知識。
表示某方面的知識,加不定冠詞。如:
Knowledge originates in practice.
知識來源于實踐。
這里是總體的知識,不加冠詞。
某些不可數(shù)名詞,如time history education knowledge population word等,在表述部分或某方面內(nèi)容時,常加不定冠詞。如:
If there were no examinations, we should have a much happier time at school.
要是學校不考試,我們會過得快樂得多。