back ?

［誤］ I'm sorry. I have to back home.?

［正］ I'm sorry. I have to go back home.?

［正］ I'm sorry. I have to go home.?

［析］ back用作“回到（某處）”之意，不是動(dòng)詞。?

be ?

［誤］ Where do you from？?

［正］ Where are you from？?

［析］ “你從何處來”應(yīng)為Where are you from？或Where do you come from？ 但要注意這兩句話均是問對(duì)方從哪個(gè)國(guó)家來的。要是口語中問“你是從什么地方來？”應(yīng)講Where did you come from？回答用I came from the library.?

beat ?

［誤］ We have won your class.?

［正］ We have beaten your class.?

［正］ We have won the game.?

［析］ win是勝過之意，它是及物動(dòng)詞，但其后的賓語只能接比賽、戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)、獎(jiǎng)品、獎(jiǎng)金的名稱，如：Which team won the football match？ 而beat指打敗對(duì)手、敵人……如：My brother beat me at poker.（要注意的是，beat的過去式與原形相同，而過去分詞為beaten）。?

［誤］ The ball beat me badly.?

［正］ The ball hit me badly.?

［誤］ He used to hit the little boy black and blue.?

［正］ He used to beat the little boy black and blue.?

［析］ beat指打擊多次，而hit則為擊中對(duì)方的一次性打擊。?

beautiful ?

［誤］ He is a beautiful boy.?

［正］ He is a handsome boy.?

［析］ 我們可以講She is a beautiful girl. This is a beautiful park. 但要講男人的英俊時(shí)要用handsome.?

because ?

［誤］ The reason why I was late is because I was ill.?

［正］ The reason why I was late is that I was ill.?

［誤］ Because it was Sunday， so the park was crowded.?

［正］ Because it was Sunday the park was crowded.?

［析］ 這種錯(cuò)誤是因?yàn)橹形牡牧?xí)慣與英語的表述法不同，中文常講我來晚了的原因是因?yàn)槲也×耍⑽闹械牡诙€(gè)因?yàn)橐胻hat代替。又因中文常講因?yàn)椤浴⑽闹杏昧艘驗(yàn)榫筒荒茉儆盟粤耍瑯佑昧怂砸簿筒灰儆靡驗(yàn)橐辉~。例如：Because we study hard， we passed the exam easily. 或者：We study hard so we passed the exam easily.?

because、because of ?

because后要接從句，例如：We like physics because we can learn a lot of new ideas. 而because of后要接名詞作介詞賓語，如：He is not at school because of the illness.?

before ?

［誤］ We have two hours to kill before we will go home.?

［正］ We have two hours to kill before we go home.?

［析］ kill time意為消磨時(shí)光.?

英語狀語從句中要用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)表示將來的動(dòng)作。如：If it rains we will not go to the park.

［誤］ I did this work two days before.?

［正］ I did this work two days ago.?

［析］ 用ago組成的時(shí)間狀語其主句中的謂語動(dòng)詞要用過去時(shí)，而before引起的時(shí)間狀語其主句中的謂語動(dòng)詞多用完成時(shí)，如：I has done this work a few days before.?

before long、long before ?

before long是不久之意，例如：I shall go to America before long. 而long before則是很久很久之意，如：We knew this teacher long before we saw him. （我們?cè)诳吹竭@位老師之前很久就知道他了。）?

back ?

［誤］ I'm sorry. I have to back home.?

［正］ I'm sorry. I have to go back home.?

［正］ I'm sorry. I have to go home.?

［析］ back用作“回到（某處）”之意，不是動(dòng)詞。?

be ?

［誤］ Where do you from？?

［正］ Where are you from？?

［析］ “你從何處來”應(yīng)為Where are you from？或Where do you come from？ 但要注意這兩句話均是問對(duì)方從哪個(gè)國(guó)家來的。要是口語中問“你是從什么地方來？”應(yīng)講Where did you come from？回答用I came from the library.?

beat ?

［誤］ We have won your class.?

［正］ We have beaten your class.?

［正］ We have won the game.?

［析］ win是勝過之意，它是及物動(dòng)詞，但其后的賓語只能接比賽、戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)、獎(jiǎng)品、獎(jiǎng)金的名稱，如：Which team won the football match？ 而beat指打敗對(duì)手、敵人……如：My brother beat me at poker.（要注意的是，beat的過去式與原形相同，而過去分詞為beaten）。?

［誤］ The ball beat me badly.?

［正］ The ball hit me badly.?

［誤］ He used to hit the little boy black and blue.?

［正］ He used to beat the little boy black and blue.?

［析］ beat指打擊多次，而hit則為擊中對(duì)方的一次性打擊。?

beautiful ?

［誤］ He is a beautiful boy.?

［正］ He is a handsome boy.?

［析］ 我們可以講She is a beautiful girl. This is a beautiful park. 但要講男人的英俊時(shí)要用handsome.?

because ?

［誤］ The reason why I was late is because I was ill.?

［正］ The reason why I was late is that I was ill.?

［誤］ Because it was Sunday， so the park was crowded.?

［正］ Because it was Sunday the park was crowded.?

［析］ 這種錯(cuò)誤是因?yàn)橹形牡牧?xí)慣與英語的表述法不同，中文常講我來晚了的原因是因?yàn)槲也×耍⑽闹械牡诙€(gè)因?yàn)橐胻hat代替。又因中文常講因?yàn)椤浴⑽闹杏昧艘驗(yàn)榫筒荒茉儆盟粤耍瑯佑昧怂砸簿筒灰儆靡驗(yàn)橐辉~。例如：Because we study hard， we passed the exam easily. 或者：We study hard so we passed the exam easily.?

because、because of ?

because后要接從句，例如：We like physics because we can learn a lot of new ideas. 而because of后要接名詞作介詞賓語，如：He is not at school because of the illness.?

before ?

［誤］ We have two hours to kill before we will go home.?

［正］ We have two hours to kill before we go home.?

［析］ kill time意為消磨時(shí)光.?

英語狀語從句中要用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)表示將來的動(dòng)作。如：If it rains we will not go to the park.

［誤］ I did this work two days before.?

［正］ I did this work two days ago.?

［析］ 用ago組成的時(shí)間狀語其主句中的謂語動(dòng)詞要用過去時(shí)，而before引起的時(shí)間狀語其主句中的謂語動(dòng)詞多用完成時(shí)，如：I has done this work a few days before.?

before long、long before ?

before long是不久之意，例如：I shall go to America before long. 而long before則是很久很久之意，如：We knew this teacher long before we saw him. （我們?cè)诳吹竭@位老師之前很久就知道他了。）?