1、写作中常见谓语错误及中式英语写作中谓语错误及中国式英语 一.谓语动词1、无谓语错句:Born in Meizhou,Li Hua,a top student in our school,who will represent us to visit our teacher.订正:Born in Meizhou,Li Hua,a top student in our school,will represent us to visit our teacher.位于广东的东北部的梅州,一个美丽的城市,在过去的几年里变化很大。(翻译前先确定主谓)Located in the northeast of G
2、uangdong,Meizhou,a beautiful city,has changed a lot in the past several years.点评:在组织长句的过程中,特别是主语含有同位语或定语从句的句子中,容易遗漏谓语。因此,在翻译前应该先确定句子的主语,谓语。2.There be 句型中多个谓语错句:There are many reasons can explain his bad behavior.订正:There are many reasons that can explain his bad behavior./Many reasons can explain hi
3、s bad behavior.错句:There were many people waited there.订正:There were many people waitingthere.点评:There be 句型中,There be Sth/Sb 是句子的主干,后面的do Sth 不能作谓语,可以把它变成定语从句,或非谓语结构,或干脆把There be去掉。eg.有个女孩在舞台上跳舞。There is a girl dancing on the stage.There is a girl who is dancing on the stage.A girl is dancing on the
4、 stage.3.并列谓语错误错句:My name is Li Hua,and is an exchange student come from China.订正:My name is Li Hua,and Im an exchange student from China.错句:Hello,everyone.I m Li Hua,and is a student of Senior 3.订正:Hello,everyone.I m Li Hua,a student of Senior 3./who is a student of Senior 3.点评:在含有并列谓语的句子中,要检查两个谓语的
5、主语是不是同一个,如果不是同一个,可以改成并列句子,或 定语从句。4、主谓一致方面 错句:His father,who was seriously ill yesterday,look well today.订正:His father,who was seriously ill yesterday,looks well today.点评:人物类、地点类、科普类等作文中,句子常用一般现在时,但容易漏写第三人称单数式,特别是当主语和谓语距离较远时。二.中式英语 例1.最近事故极多 错句:Recently has many accidents.订正:2.有40%的学生没有足够的睡眠 错句:There
6、 have 40%students dont have enough sleep.订正:点评:某时某地“有”只能用there be句型There have been a great number of accidents lately/recently.Forty percent of students dont have enough sleep.3.我和他昨天参观了一个博物馆.错句:I and he yesterday visited a museum.正确句子:Yesterday he and I visited a museum.点评:表示时间,地点的名词只能放在句子开头或结尾,人称排
7、序是:你,他,我。4.他虽然失败了,但没有泄气。错句:Although he failed,but dont lose heart.正确句子:Although he failed,he didnt lose heart.点评:复合句中,主从句都应该有主语,并注意前后时态必须一致。例5:今天上午他来看我.学生错句:He came to see me in this morning.正确句子:点评:This morning/last week/next month(year),here/there前不能使用介词 例6:1.早起床是一个好习惯.学生错句:Get up early is a good habit.正确句子:点评:名词和动名词常用来做主语和介词宾语,动词常用来做谓语。He came to see me this morning.Getting up early is a good habit.