1. My father went to college in the age of 45.(x)
My father went to college at the age of 45.(√)
in an / the age of.二是指“在……的時(shí)代”,如:We are living in the age of technology.(我們正生活在一個(gè)科技時(shí)代。)指“在幾歲時(shí)”,須用at the age of+數(shù)字。
2. How old did you start smoking? (x)
At what age did you start smoking?(√)
how old是形容詞詞組,只能搭配be動(dòng)詞來(lái)用,如:How old are you / is he?(你他多大年紀(jì)?)at what age是副詞詞組,可以修飾動(dòng)詞。
3. When I was at your age, I used to like jazz a lot.(x)
When I was your age, I used to like jazz a lot.(√)
at your / his / her age是副詞詞組,不能作be動(dòng)詞的表語(yǔ),如:At his age he can be very rebellious.(在他這個(gè)年齡可能是很叛逆的。)be sb's age表“在某人的年紀(jì)時(shí)”。
4. People like my age tend to become more conservative.(x)
People of my age tend to become more conservative.(√)
people like my/your/his age沒(méi)有意義,因?yàn)閜eople和age沒(méi)法“像”。people / boys /girls of your / my / his age是正確的用法,這里的of表“屬于”,即“屬于……的年齡”之意。另有be of an age+不定式,也有“屬于”之意,如:The boy is of an age to know better.〔按年齡這個(gè)孩子應(yīng)該懂事了。)
5. I have two children, aging 12 and 15.(x)
I have two children, aged 12 and 15.(√)
aged+數(shù)字,表“年齡為……”。aging可當(dāng)名詞或形容詞,意為“老化”或“老化的”,如:The aging process comes slowly but surely.(老化的過(guò)程來(lái)得很慢但絕錯(cuò)不了。)
6. These toys are designed to target children aged 7 and 10.(x)
These toys are designed to target children aged between 7 and 10.(√)
These toys are designed to target children aged 7 to 10.(√)
children aged 7 and 10是指“7歲和10歲的兒童(即不包括8歲、9歲的兒童)”,顯然不合理;aged between A and B=aged A to B,是指“介于A(yíng)和B的年齡層”。
7. Jane is applying for a job at a real estate agent.(x)
Jane is applying for a job at a real estate agent's / agency.(√)
agent指的是“經(jīng)紀(jì)人,從業(yè)人員”,如:a travel agent就是指“一名旅游從業(yè)人員”。agent's或agency指的是“公司或機(jī)構(gòu)”,如:a news agency就是指“一家報(bào)社”。
8. The war had ended well over 50 years ago.(x)
The war ended well over 50 years ago.(√)
ago=before now,是以現(xiàn)在(說(shuō)話(huà)時(shí))為基準(zhǔn)的一段時(shí)間以前,與一般過(guò)去時(shí)搭配使用。
9. Have we met ago?(x)
Have we met before? (√)
ago不能單獨(dú)使用,其前須有明確的一段時(shí)間,如:a week/two days ago。before有兩種用法:(1)籠統(tǒng)的以前(可搭配現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)或一般過(guò)去時(shí)),如:I (have) never heard of the man before.(我之前從未聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)這個(gè)人。)(2)某個(gè)過(guò)去時(shí)間的以前(常搭配過(guò)去完成時(shí)).如:The patient had died two hours before the doctor came.(醫(yī)生來(lái)時(shí),病人已經(jīng)死亡兩個(gè)小時(shí)了。)
10. My father did not agree with my brother studying abroad.(x)
My father did not agree to my brother studying abroad. (√)
agree with sb/sth是指“同意某人的看法或意見(jiàn)”,如:My father does not agree with my mother about everything(爸爸和媽媽對(duì)事情的看法從不相同。)agree to則是“同意(某人的)建議或做法”,有“贊成”或“準(zhǔn)許”之意。