句法错误

主谓一致
1)        a. But now large amounts of water and air has been polluted, which brings about various problems troubling man’s life.
b. But now large amounts of water and air have been polluted, which brings about various problems troubling their life.
2)        a. My ideal job is a teacher.
b. My ideal job is to be an excellent teacher.

-重复
1)        a. Man is faced with more and more problems which threaten man’s existence on Earth.
b. Man is faced with more and more problems which threaten his existence on Earth.
2)        a. People’s opinions about whether firecrackers should be banned vary from person to person.
b. Opinions about whether firecrackers should be banned vary from person to person.
3)        a. During the past thirty years, developing countries have been greatly developed in many aspects.
b. During the past thirty years, developing countries have made great progress in many aspects.

B. 从句

-定语从句
1)        a. We may encounter some problems which need not only natural science but also social science.
b. We may encounter some problems whose solution involves knowledge not only of natural science but also of social science.
2)        a. What on earth is the role money playing in our society?
b. What on earth is the role money plays in our society?
3)        a. When I refresh, I will do something which I like.
b. When I relax, I will do something (that) I like.

C. 倒装句
1)        a. Only in this way, you can get the true job of achieving your goals.


b. Only in this way, can you get the true job of achieving your goals.

D. 句子的连接与简练
-句子的连接
1)        a. Motorcycles are much cheaper and consume much less oil than cars. But they can run at the same speed as cars.
b. Motorcycles are much cheaper and consume much less oil than cars, but they can run as fast as cars.
2)        a. Second, whoever breaks the regulation should be fined or punished. Then everyone will comply with this regulation.
b. Second, whoever breaks the regulation should be fined or punished so that everyone will comply with this regulation.
3)        a. Some persons thought the law is no good. Because they think setting off firecrackers is a beneficial thing.
b. Some persons think the law is no good because they regard setting off firecrackers as a beneficial thing.
4)        a. First, passing CET-4 only means that you have the ability to read, write, speak and listen to simple English, you are far from good at English.
b. First, passing CET-4 only means that you have the ability to read, write, speak and listen to simple English, and you are far from good at English.
5)        a. And with the society developing, we need more and more fresh water to meet the needs of industries, of increasing population.
b. And with the society developing, we need more and more fresh water to meet the needs of industries and the increasing population.
6)        a. Second, scientists must work even harder to purify sea water, polluted water and try to find substitutes in industry to reduce the use of fresh water.
b. Second, scientists must work even harder to purify sea water and polluted water, and try to find substitutes to reduce the use of fresh water.
7)        a. Furthermore, people’s living conditions are improved in these years. People can keep good health in these conditions.
b. Furthermore, people’s living conditions are improved in recent years, which means better health.
8)        a. The result is that your brain is less and less efficient, your process is slower and slower.
b. The result is that your brain is less and less efficient, and your process is slower and slower.
9)        a. Community services as well as mass media are both golden chances to practice our ability, through which we can learn to cooperate with people, to contribute our intelligence to the society.


b. Community services is a golden chance to use our ability, through which we can learn to cooperate with people and contribute our intelligence to society.
10)        a. But in fact, there are also many people who think numbers have nothing to do with luck.
b. But there are also many people who think that numbers, in fact, have nothing to do with luck.
11)        a. Good numbers bring good luck is a false conclusion.
b. That certain numbers bring good luck is a completely false conclusion.

-指代不明
1)        a. Every day, after they have finished their work in the big city, they come back to their comfortable house by bus or by train, just as they usually do in holidays.
b. Every day, after they have finished their work in the big city, they come back to their comfortable house in the satellite by bus or by train, just as they usually do in holidays.
2)        a. It provides us with natural scenes and the life of all kinds of wild animals, with the explanation by the narrator.
b. It provides us with views of natural scenes and a look of the life style of all kinds of wild animals, with an explanation by the narrator.
3)        a. These elements differ a lot from one another.
b. These elements differ a lot from one person to another.
4)        a. Finally, I want to teacher the students all that I know and help them to work better for our country in the future.
b. Finally, I want to teacher the students all that I know and help them to develop their potential so that they can work better for our country in the future.
5)        a. Job-hopping, therefore, is not practical to them, because one would be taken as a sheer idiot out of his domain and into other’s profession.
b. Job-hopping, therefore, is not practical to them, because one could be taken as a sheer idiot once he left his domain and ventured into another profession.
6)        a. People are getting richer, and also the living condition is getting better, but some people are not satisfied with the present condition, which they thought would be like heaven a few years ago.
b. A lot of people are getting richer, and their living conditions are getting better. But still some of them are not satisfied. They dream of getting rich overnight and living a heavenly life, which, of course, is impossible to achieve by fair means.
7)        a. We can find fake Nike shoes, fake Panasonic recorders, fake Philips electronic facilities, even fake video CDs everywhere.
b. Everywhere we go, we can find fake Nike shoes, fake Panasonic recorders, fake Philips electronic facilities, even fake VCDs and so on.

-简练的表达
1)        a. As I had nothing to do, I decided to take a morning walk. So I went to the park.
b. As I had nothing to do, I decided to take a walk to the park.
2)        a. As far as my ideal job is concerned, I think I want to be an interpreter in the future.
b. As far as my ideal job is concerned, I want to be an interpreter.
3)        a. Some want to be doctors, some want to be teachers, some want to be engineers, and so on.
b. Some want to be doctors, some want to be teachers, and some want to be engineers.
4)        a. These fake commodities’ quality is always very poor. They may cause a great loss to the consumers, or even the life.
b. As the quality of the fake commodities is always very poor, they may cause great damage to the consumers, or even endanger their lives.
5)        a. For instance the so-called lucky number “8” is widely used now. Some people think that “8” can bring good luck.
b. For instance the so-called lucky number “8” is widely used now because it is believed to  bring good fortune.


多余的表达，重复表达
1)        a. So far as I am concerned, the program called “ZhengdaZongyi” on channel two every Saturday evening is my favorite one during the weekend.
b. As far as I am concerned, the program called “ZhengdaZongyi” on channel two every Saturday evening is my favorite TV program.
2)        a. There is no consensus of opinion among people as to the views on opportunity.
b. There is no consensus among people as to the views on opportunity.
3)        a. In our society, some people think certain numbers can bring them good luck.
b. Some people think certain numbers can bring them good luck.


III. 时态的误用（现在、过去、进行、完成及将来时）
1)        a. When I walked in the street, there were only some young men who were running in the street.
b. While I was walking , I found that there were only some young men running in the street.
2)        a. We still have time if we act just now.
b. We still have time if we act right now.

-完成时态
1)  a. With the opening of our country toward the world in recent years, English becomes more and more important.
b. With the opening of our country toward the world in recent years, English has become more and more important.
1)        a. I have bought a tape recorder with which I can practise my ability of listening comprehension.
b. I bought a tape recorder with which I was able to improve my ability in listening comprehension.
2)        a. Do you have a feeling that the world is getting smaller and smaller although the size of the earth doesn’t change?
b. Do you have a feeling that the world is getting smaller and smaller although the actual size of the earth hasn’t change?
3)        a. One is that the economy has developed quickly during the past years. This allowed the government to put more money in the health care program.
b. One is that the economy has developed quickly during the past years. This has allowed the government to put more money in the health care program.


-将来时
1)        a. The need for more jobs makes us develop our industries.
b. The need for more jobs will make us develop our industries.


-过去时的乱用&误用
1)        a. This is what we called the problem of population explosion.
b. This is what we call the problem of population explosion.
2)        a. I admired scientists when I was a little child, for they knew a lot.
b. I admired scientists when I was a little child, for they know a lot.
3)        a. Firecrackers did bring us happiness as well as tears.
b. Firecrackers do bring us happiness as well as tears.


-时态一致
1)        a. Man has lived in this world for thousands of years. They fight against nature from time to time and they survive.
b. Human beings have lived in this world for thousands of years. They have fought against nature from time to time and they have survived.
2)        a. The rain makes the roads muddy, and often resulted in car accident.
b. The rain makes the roads muddy, and often results in car accident.
3)        a. You are not to be supervised every hour by your employers. And you are not frequently told what to do or how to do.
b. You are not supervised every hour by your employers. And you are not frequently told what to do or how to do it.


IV. 条件&虚拟
1)        a. Most of us may have such experiences: when you go to some place far away from the city you live in and think you know nobody there, you are surprised to find that you should run into one of old classmates on the street! Perhaps both of you would cry out, “What a small world!”
b. Most of us have had such an experience which reminds us the world is shrinking. Perhaps when you went to some place far away from the city you live in and thought you knew nobody there, you were surprised to find that you ran into one of old classmates on the street! Perhaps both of you cried out, “What a small world!”
2)        a. So it is high time that we should spare no efforts to get to know the world outside the campus right now.
b. So it is high time that we spared no efforts to get to know the world outside the campus right now.
3)        a. If there were no electric power, the world would be a totally different one. First of all, almost all the machines had to stop running and we had to use our hands to produce goods. In the evening, we had to live in darkness and we couldn’t play or work. The development of our modern life had to slow down or even stop.
b. If there were no electric power, the world would be a totally different one. First of all, almost all the machines would have to stop running and we have to produce goods by hand. In the evening, we would have to live in darkness and couldn’t play or work. The development of our modern life would be slowed down or even stop.
4)        a. If more bus routes were opened up, the number of bicycles and cars in the streets will be controlled.
b. If more bus routes were opened up, the number of bicycles and cars in the streets would be controlled.


V. 标点错误&首字母大写错误
1)        a. I wandered around the park, to my delight, I found a few middle-school students talking to each other in English in the southeast corner of the park.(句号)
b. I wandered around the park. To my delight, I found a few middle-school students talking to each other in English in the southeast corner of the park.




VI. 中国式英语
-汉语思维
1)        a. Others were doing Chinese exercises.
b. Others were practising kung fu/tai chi chuan/martial art.
2)        a. It plays an important role in many fields such as industry, agriculture and people’s daily life.
b. It plays an important role in many fields such as industry, agriculture and the daily life of men.
3)        a. In a word, all things would be in a mess.
b. In a word, things would be in a mess.
4)        a. A car can’t move without petrol, but a bicycle only needs a person’s energy.
b. A car can’t move without petrol, but a bicycle only needs human energy.
5)        a. There is no doubt that the industry of bicycle will go on developing in China.
b. There is no doubt that the bicycle industry will go on developing in China.
6)        a. Grain, as the main food of most Chinese, is now playing a less important role in people’s diet, while the proportion of some high-energy food such as milk and meat has increased.
b. Grain, as the staple/principal food of most Chinese, is now playing a less important role in people’s diet, while the proportion of some high-energy foods such as milk and meat has increased.
7)        a. People of nowadays are paying more attention to the structure of their diet.
b. People now are paying more attention to the structure of their diet.
8)        a. Some of them also want to recall the life of the “good past”.
b. Some of them also want to recall the life of the “good old days”.
9)        a. To a Chinese, English is not so easy to learn as his native language.
b. To a Chinese, the task of learning English well is not easy.
10)        a. In the past time, I had a lot of difficulties in learning English.
b. In the past, I had a lot of difficulties in learning English.
11)        a. My vocabulary reserve is too small to understand a text of medium level.
b. My vocabulary is too small to understand a text of medium level.
12)        a. I have bought a tape recorder with which I can practise my ability of listening comprehension.
b. I bought a tape recorder with which I was able to improve my ability in listening comprehension.
13)        a. However, everything has its black side.
b. However, everything has its dark/negative side.
14)        a. How the government will do with them?
b. What will the government do with them?


15)        a. There is no doubt that proper physical activities keep our bodies fit.
b. There is no doubt that properly balanced physical activities keep us physically fit.
16)        a. It makes you feel tired if you exercise too much.
b. You will feel exhausted if you exercise too much.
17)        a. Almost everyday I open TV at 6:30 p.m. and wait for the news program.
b. Almost everyday I turn on the TV at 6:30 p.m. and wait for the news program.
18)        a. We also learn some knowledge about animals, even some plants.
b. We also learn a lot about animals, even some plants.
19)        a. Besides, the pictures are very beautiful; some of them are also very valuable.
b. Not only is the photography very beautiful, it is fascinating, too.
20)        a. Social science, on the other hand, constructs the spiritual buildings of human beings.
b. Social science, on the other hand, contributes to the spiritual development of human beings.
21)        a. Therefore, as college students, we should learn any kind of knowledge as much as possible, not only in order to widen our horizon but to meet the requirements of modern society.
b. Therefore, as college students, we should learn as much knowledge as possible, not only in order to widen our horizon but to meet the requirements of modern society.
22)        a. You are not to be supervised every hour by your employers. And you are not frequently told what to do or how to do.
b. You are not supervised every hour by your employers. And you are not frequently told what to do or how to do it.
23)        a. This is the four years I can make full use of to gain knowledge as much as possible.
b. This is the four years I can make full use of to gain as much knowledge as possible.
24)        a. These advertisement may say that it is worth the money to buy these goods and may boast the quality f these goods.
b. These advertisement may say that these goods are worth buying and may boast of the quality of these goods.
25)        a. And as a customer myself, I can’t trust the advertisements too much.
b. And as a customer myself, I can’t trust the advertisements with a grain of salt.
26)        a. And it will be better if he emphasizes that this is the very job he wants and he won’t throw his sight on any job except this one.
b. And it will be better if he emphasizes that this is the very job he wants and he won’t cast an eye on any job except this one.
27)        a. In my opinion, above all, I will relax myself on Saturday.
b. As for me, I will relax myself on Saturday.


28)        a. According to those mentioned above, I decide to make a good plan for the two-day weekend.
b. In order to benefit most from the two-day weekend, I decide to make a good plan for the two-day weekend.
29)        a. These problems are really serious.
b. This is really a serious problem.
30)        a. English study requires reading, listening, speaking and writing.
b. The mastery of English requires the abilities to read, listen, speak and write efficiently.
31)        a. However, as a matter of fact, the result is far less than satisfactory and quite often goes to the opposite.
b. However, as a matter of fact, the result is far less than satisfactory and quite often is the exact opposite.
32)        a. I’d like to say haste makes waste.
b. I must say haste makes waste.
33)        a. Finally, knowing the world outside the campus may make us full of a sense of duty and help us make great achievements in the future.
b. Finally, knowing the world outside the campus may awaken in us a high sense of duty and help us make greater achievements in the future.
34)        a. As is know to all, there are many ways we can know the community, such as the service for the society and the TV, radio or newspaper.
b. As is know to all, there are many ways we can know the community, such as through community service or keeping informed through TV, radio or newspaper.
35)        a. Therefore, I will not hesitate a moment when confronted with a chance to know the society for I have really benefited a lot from it.
b. Therefore, I will not hesitate a moment when presented with a chance to know society, for I have really benefited a lot from it.
36)        a. Regardless of the pay, I think the most important thing is that I can really know a lot about the society.
b. I don’t mind the pay, but what I need is the chance that through it, I can really learn a lot about the society.
37)        a. We can also get to know the society through taking part in serving for the society.
b. We can also learn about society through volunteer work.
38)        a. According to me, I will try my best to study well first.
b. As for me, I will try my best to study well first.
39)        a. Any other job can’t attract me no matter what the benefit is.
b. No other job can attract me no matter what the benefit is.
40)        a. In a word, I want to find a job that fits me, and money and other things are out of thought.


b. In a word, I want to find a job that fits me, and money and other things are not my chief concern.

41)        a. Staying on their posts and watching their achievement accumulating as time passes, they find no reason to change into another career where all should be done from zero.
b. Staying on their posts and watching their achievement accumulate as time passes, they find no reason to change to another career where they have to start from scratch.
42)        a. Second, the consumers should tell the difference between the real and fake ones when they do shopping.
b. Second, the consumers should learn to tell the difference between the real and fake commodities when they do shopping.
43)        a. It can make them earn a lot of money so that they can be very rich.
b. The number “8”, some believe, can enable people to earn a lot of money and become very rich.
44)        a. For example, in China, the number “8”is regarded as “Fa” by some people, which means they will make much money.
b. For example, in China, 8 is regarded as a lucky number by some people, because the pronunciation of this figure comes near to the character “发” in Chinese, which means “getting prosperous”.
45)        a. She achieved a good study at the nation’s most prestigious university and later gained good reputation in her career.
b. She excelled in her studies at the nation’s most prestigious university and later gained good reputation in her career.
46)        a. I think there is no relation between numbers and luck.
b. I don’t think there is any relation between numbers and luck.
47)        a. I think that good luck needs us to create.
b. I think that good luck needs to be created.
48)        a. A rich man bought his car license plate number with several “8”.
b. A rich man paid a large sum of money in order to get a car license plate with several “8’s” in its number.




-英汉语序机械对应
(1)        a. But the disadvantage of this suggestion is that many people will feel not as convenient as they did before.
b. But the disadvantage of this suggestion is that many people will not feel as convenient as they did before.