英文常見病句300句精選十則二十五

　　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. The hijackers threatened to explode the plane. (x)

　　The hijackers threatened to blow up the plane. (√)

　　explode是指炸彈的“爆炸”或“引爆”，如:The bomb failed to explode.(這枚炸彈沒有爆炸。) “炸掉某物”須用 blow up sth。

　　2. Whenever you feel the blue, try singing a song.(x)

　　Whenever you feel blue / get the blues, try singing a song. (√)

　　“感到憂郁”的正確說法是feel blue或get the blues。

　　3. There is a doctor on board of the plane.(x)

　　There is a doctor on board the plane. (√)

　　on board=aboard，可作介詞使用， 其后直接接交通工具即可。

　　4. Our school boasts of a library of 200,000 volumes.(x)

　　Our school boasts a library of zoo,ooo volumes. (√)

　　boast of / about sth是“吹噓某事或某物”，通常以“人”作主語，如:He always boasts of his swimming skills.(他總是吹噓自己的游泳技能。)boast sth是“以擁有某物自豪”，常以“地方”作主語。

　　5. Her behavior completely boggles me.(x)

　　Her behavior completely baffles me. (√)

　　Her behavior completely boggles my mind. (√)

　　baffle sb 或 boggle sb's / the mind 是“使某人無法理解”的意思，為固定用法。

　　6. I know from the bottom of my heart that my brother was framed.(x)

　　I know in my bones that my brother was framed. (√)

　　I know deep down that my brother was framed. (√)

　　from the bottom of sb's heart=sincerely，是“誠懇地”或“由衷地”的意思，如:I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. (我由衷地感謝你們大家。)指某人對某事“心知肚明”，須用know deep down 或 know in sb's bones (that)…。

　　7. The flight is already fully ordered. (x)

　　The flight is already fully booked. (√)

　　order是“訂購”或“點菜”的意思，如:The model is out of stock, but we can order one for you.(這個機種目前缺貨，不過我們可以幫你訂一臺。) 訂機位或侯廳須用book。

　　8. The boundary has been a bone of contention between the two countries.(x)

　　The border has been a bone of contention between the two countries. (√)

　　boundary通常是指“州/縣界”，“國界”用border。

　　9. I was born in a single-parent family.(x)

　　I was born into a single-parent family. (√)

　　be born in + 地方/年代，如:My younger sister was born in Tokyo in 1980。(我妹妹于1980年在東京出生。) be born into + 特殊的家庭。

　　10. He was born an athlete.(x)

　　He was a born athlete. (√)

　　He was born an athlete.意為“他出生時就是運動員。”這顯然不合理。He was born to be an athlete.(他出生就注定要當運動員。) 這較合理。He was born an orphan.(他生下來就是孤兒。)這也合理。a born athlete / musician / artist 是強調(diào) “某人天生就是一塊運動員/音樂家/藝術(shù)家的料”。