7. 能按汉语直译“我工作忙”吗
—Can you go with us?
—I’m afraid not. ______ too busy.
A. My work is B. My study is C. My things are D. I’m
此题应选D。其余三项均容易被误选。
按照汉语习惯, 我们经常说：我工作很忙, 我的事很忙, 我的学习很忙等, 但是在英美人看来, “忙”的不是“工作”或“学习”等, 而是“人”, 即是“人”忙, 所以要表示以上意思, 按照英语的习惯只需说 I’m busy. 就行了, 若非要具体表明是忙于做某事, 则可用类似以下这样的表达：
I’m busy with [at, over] my work. 我工作很忙。
He’s busy preparing for it. 他在忙于为此作准备。
类例：
我的身体很好。
正：I’m healthy. / I’m in good health. / I’m well.
误：My body is good. / My body is healthy.
他在哪儿教书?
正：Where does he teach?
误：Where does he teach books?
谁教你们的英语?
正：Who teaches you English?
误：Who teaches your English?
鸡蛋价格很贵。
正：The eggs are expensive.
正：The price of eggs is high.
误：The price of eggs is expensive.
8. “看书”不能用look at吗
a. I’ve ______ your book with pleasure.
b. Students must not ______ their books while having an exam.
A. read, read B. looked at, looked at
C. read, looked at D. looked at, read
此题应选C。容易误选A, 这要从英语对“读书”和“看书”的表达习惯说起：
汉语的“看书”和“读书”, 其实有两层含义：
1. 指阅读性地“看书”或“读书”, 此时一般是用动词read：
He has read through all these books. 他已通读了所有这些书。
When I entered, he was reading a book. 我进来时他正在看书。
I’ve read your book with pleasure. 我已高兴地拜读了你的大作。
2. 不指阅读性地“看书”, 而只是大概地看一看, 比如看看书的封面、定价、内容提要等, 或者回答问题时看看书的某些章节或字句等, 或者是考试时偷看书本等, 此时通常用look at, see等：
Can I look at those books? 我可以看看那些书吗?
He demanded to see my books. 他要求看看我的书。
Please answer my questions without looking atyour books. 请不看书回答我的问题。
Students must not look at their books duringexaminations. 学生考试不准看书。