1、中文:为了准时,我们加快了步伐。
(误)So as to be in time we hurried.
(正)In order to be in time we hurried.(so as to只可放在句中,in order to可放在句首或句中。)
2、中文:你说这些话真傻。
(误)It's very foolish for you to say so.
(正)It's very foolish of you to say so.(表示评价的形容词被带逻辑主语的不定式修饰时,介词要用of.)
3、中文:你没有告诉他们永远不要做那件事吗?
(误)Didn't you ask them to never do that?
(正)Didn't you ask them never to do that?(never要放在to之前。)
4、中文:你没有告诉他们永远不要做那件事吗?
(误)Here is a new book for you to read it.
(正)Here is a new book for you to read.(作形容词用法的带逻辑主语的不定式for you to read的宾语,实际上就是它所修饰的new book,其后不可再加宾语。)
5、中文:他够年龄,可以上学了。
(误)He is old enough so that he can go to school.
(正)He is old enough to go to school.(形容词+enough+不定式表示足够…而可。)