1、中文:他们结婚两年了。
(误)They have married for two years.
(正)They have been married for two years.(表示已婚状态的持续,要用完成时的被动式。)
2、中文:他被所有学生嘲笑。
(误)He was laughed by all the pupils.
(正)He was laughed at by all the pupils.(不及物动词+介词=及物动词,变被动语态时介词不能省略。)
3、中文:英语难学。
(误)English is difficult to be learned.
(正)English is difficult to learn.(英语难学=学英语难,也可说It's difficult to learn English.原句的主语实际上是不定式的逻辑宾语,不定式要用主动形式。)
4、中文:汤姆问我这些岛屿是否属于美国。
(误)Tom asked me if these islands are belonged to America.
(正)Tom asked me if these islands belonged to America.
5、中文:中国发生了很大变化。
(误)Great changes have been taken place in China.
(正)Great changes have taken place in China.
6、中文:战争于一九三七年爆发。
(误)The war was broken out in 1937.
(正)The war broke out in 1937.(take place,break out,happen,belong to等不及物动词或短语动词没有被动语态形式。)
7、中文:我看不清黑板。也许你需要检查你的眼睛。
(误)I can't see the blackboard very well.Perhaps you need to examine your eyes.
(正)I can't see the blackboard very well.Perhaps you need to have your eyes examined.(表示使某物被别人…,通常使用have或get+物+过去分词表示。)
8、中文:他命令马上开始工作。
(误)He ordered the work to start at once.
(正)He ordered the work to be started at once.(不定式作宾语补语时,若与宾语是被动关系,要用不定式的被动形式。)