英语常用易错词汇辨析
1.for / from / since
(1)三者都能用来表示时间,但用法不同。
since “自从”,所表示的是一个时间点。可用作介词,也可用作连词,后接时间名词或短语,或引导时间状语从句;要求前面的谓语动词或主句的谓语动词必须用完成时态,要用延续性动词。而since引导的从句中的谓语动词通常应是短暂性的动词。若接时间,则应为点时间。如:
① He has worked there since1989.
他自从1989年就开始在那里工作了。
② She has lived here since she moved here.
自从她搬过来就一直住这里了。
(2)from “自从” 只用作介词,表一个事情的开始点,可用于过去、现在或将来的时态。如:
① They worked from 7:00 to 12:00 this morning.
他们从今天早上7:00一直工作到12:00.
② We have been good friends from childhood.
我们从孩童时期就一直是好朋友。
(3)for 作为介词,后面接段时间,用于完成时、现在时、过去时和将来时,句中要用延续性动词。如:
① We’ll stay here for ten minutes.
我们将在这儿呆10分钟。
② They have studied English for three yeas.
他们已经学习英语三年了。
2.although/ though
(1)although conj.“尽管、虽然”引导让步状语从句,相当于 though.只是比though稍微正式些。多用于句首。though 用于非正式文体中,较普遍,但以下几种用法,不能用although.如:
① 表强调时,要用even though,
如:
Even though I didn’t understand a word, I kept smiling.
尽管我一字不识,我还是一直微笑着。
②though可用在倒装句中,如:
Young though he is, he is quite experienced.
他虽然年轻,但很有经验。
③ though 可作副词,表示“然而”放在句末或其它位置。如:He said he would come, he didn’t though.他说他要来,结果他却没来。
[此外],although不用着副词。在英语中如果用了although 或 though, 就不能再有but,但可以用yet 或still; 反之,如果用了but , 就不能用although 和 though.如:
① Although he is in poor health, (yet) he works hard.= He is in poor health, but he works hard.
虽然他身体不好,但他工作仍努力。
②Although it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat.
虽然天气很冷,他未穿外衣就出去了。
① He is quite strong, although very old.
他虽然很老了,但还是十分健壮。
(2)though 常用作连词,“虽然”。在口语中还用着副词,一般放在句末,意为“可是、然而”等。如
初中英语考试常用易错词汇辨析