hanged or hung

Hang  的意思是吊。它的(Past Tense )过去式是hanged 和  hung.

必须指出这两者的(Past Tense )过去式的意思却有很大的不同，不要错用而弄出笑话。

如个要形容，吊衣服，吊东西，它的过去式是 hung 不是hanged。

He hung his photo onto the wall.

Jeaniffer hung her clothes in the cupboard.

Hanged 的意思是上吊，吊死。

The old man hanged himself when his children were all out.

The judge passed the sentence of hanging to death on the criminal who killed his victims during the robbery.   The criminal was hanged to death.

sometimes ? sometime? Some time?

Sometimes, sometime （两个字是相连的）和some  time （两个字是分开的） 有什么不同？

Sometimes 有时

Sometime   某段时间

Some time 一些 或一点时间

示范题：

我们有时会在星期天去游泳。

We sometimes go to swimming on Sunday

 

下个月，某段时间他会去北京游玩。

Sometime next month, he will be going to Beijing for tour.

我需要一些时间来完成这些工作。

I need some time to finish this job

Any ? Some ?

Any 和  some 在运用时，须注意的是some是用于非否定词(Positive)的句子。Any是用于否定词(Negative)的句子。
非否定词(Positive)

She has some sweets for you.
I have some money.
There is some coffee in the pot.

否定词(Negative)

She doesn’t; have any sweets for you.
I don’t have any money
There isn’t any coffee in the pot.

但是要特别注意的是在用于发问题是，Any 和 Some是有不同的意义！如果用它意味着发问者不知对方是否有所要的东西。

例如：

Do you have any coffee?
Do you have any sweets ?

当发问者用上some 时，发问者所期待的回复是：“YES”

Do you have some coffee?
Do you have some sweets ?

另一方面，我们也可以用上some 来邀请对方。

Do you like to have some tea?
Would you like to have ?

华式英语？

何谓华式英语？

You want to go or not?

He wants to eat or not?

You child is happy or not?
上面的句子就是华式英语！用or not 来把句子变为问答题就是所谓的华式英语！

把上面的英语翻译为华语，

你要不要去？
他要不要吃？
你的孩子高兴还是不高兴？

例子中的华式英语没错! 但在英语中使用是不达标的！

一般上，要用英语来问，是用了 Do , does, did, what, which, where, when, how , can, will 等等。

上面的例子可改为：

Do you want to go?
Does he want to eat?
Is your child happy?

还有，一些人喜爱加了不必要的or not 在句子后面。这需注意。

例如：
Do you want to go or not?      Or not是 多余的！
Does he want to eat or not ?   or not  是多余的！

Is your child happy or not?       Or not是多余的！

The rich or rich people?????

We need to take care old people.  也可以写成We need to take the old.

在英语, old  people 可 缩短至 the old,   those who need help 也可写着  those needy

This charity campaign is to raise fund for old people especially those who are sick.

上面的句子，可改着：

This charity campaign is to raise fund the old especially the sick.

句子的更改，意思还是不变！

Rich people must come forward to help.   Rich people must help poor people.

改后，就如下例的句子

The rich must come forward to help. The rich must help the poor.

上面的缩短词，其用意只是不再重复people

 

A woman with her children was here ?????

A woman and her children were here.   用 were 是对的，但A woman with her children was here 是用was 而不是were。

许多人往往把with 当着 （和）的意思，结果把人数变成复数用了were来用。

With 有着《带着》的意思，重点是主角不是其他的人或事物。

A woman with her children was here 可翻译为一位妇人带着孩子在这里；不是一位妇人和她的孩子在这里。

看看以下的例子。

A car with three wheels was common in the olden days.

A table with four golden legs was stolen.

A house with three bed-rooms is well accepted by the people.

Due to ??? because of ??

很多人都错用了Due to，把它当这因为because来使用。

Due to 用法，必需在名词之间不是在动词之间。

例如：

He was sick due to food poisoning.  （错）

His sickness was due to food poisoning.  （对）

He was late due to the traffic jam.   （错）

His lateness was due to the traffic jam.  （对）

Due to 是在跟着 verb to be的后面如   is, was, are, were 。

还有due to 也不可用于句子的开端。

例如：

Due to his absence, the work was delayed  （错）

Due to the heavy rain, the football match was cancelled. （错）

上面的句子，可用because of 和owing to 来修正。

Because of his absence, the work was delayed. 

Because of the heavy rain, the football match was cancelled.

同样的，上端的句子也可以用because of 来改正

He was sick because of food poisoning

He was late because of the traffic jam.

 

as well as 你用对吗？

As  well as  意思是以及或及其。其意思有《和》的含义。但用法却不简单，须要注意。

Mother as well as I is going to the market.   对

Mother as well as I are going to the market.   错

Mother as well as I am going to the market.  错

以上的句子，第一才是正确的。

用As well as 的时候，VERB动词 的用法是跟着第一的主题(SUBJECT)不是随后的名词NOUN或宾语OBJECT。

上面的句子，mother 是主题(SUBJECT)，所以是用上is。

还有 用as well as时，不要把主题(SUBJECT)和宾语(OBJECT)俩者加起来当这复数(PLURAL) 用上了  are或were。

看看以下的例子：

Judy as well as I is donating old clothing for the charity.

I as well as Judy am donating old clothing for the charity.

You  as well as Henry are to be seated here.

Henry as well as you is to be seated here.

 

好多英语的形容词，怎样排？

假如一段句子有几个形容词，你会怎样的安排？

例子 beautiful, big

This is a beautiful big table  还是  this is a big beautiful table呢？

 正确答案是This is a beautiful big table.

如果再有来一个形容词red 和  wooden，排法又是怎样的呢？

正确的是 This is a beautiful big red wooden table.

记住以下的要点，你就会安的无失。

从主观性和争论性的形容词开始 于材料作末尾。

如Beautiful  和 big比较 ，beautiful 是主观，big 较少，red  更是明显的，，如此类推，就可。

 

looking forward to see you or seeing you ???

写信时，最后一段的句子通常多用《我期待着你的会音》，《我在等你的好消息》等等。

英语是怎样来表达呢？

一般上多看到：Looking forward to receive your favourable reply . 

                                Looking forward to see you soon.

这是错误的文法。正确的文法是：

 Looking forward to receiving your favourable reply.

Looking forward to seeing your soon.

通常我们一看到 to 就以为下来的动词应该是不定式的动词 ( INFINITIVE ),  或者不变的字典型的动词（DICTIONARY FORM OF VERB）,             但我们忽视了句子的　forward. 

Forward 是副词，它的出现，就得把跟后的动词(VERB)变成动名词(GERUND)。

何谓动名词(GERUND)？　它就是动词(VERB)加上 ING.　　如See  -   seeing，Walk -  walking

Loiter – loitering 等等。

 

on 和 onto 有什么不同？

请把书放在桌子上。听到许多这样用英语讲：“Please put the book on the table”.

其实，这是错的翻译。应该是：“Please put the book onto the table.”

On 和onto 有什么不同。

如果把某东西从某地方移动至另一个地方，onto 才是正确的字。

On  是不动的。如  The book is on the table.  书本在桌子上。（不动）

Put the book onto the table.  句子中的 Onto 有动向的表达。

犹如：某人掉入河里了。英语是 Someone fell into the river.

某人在河里。英语是 someone was in the river.

 

when 或 while

一般上，许多人多把 when 和 while当着同样的意思，并可相互对换来使用。

但这两个字实际有不同点

When I was walking,  I heard someone screamed. 是错的。

When I was walking 是动作在持续中

I heard someone screamed 是突发性的。

正确的语法是把 when 用在动作持续中的句子。

When I heard someone screamed , I was walking.

或者，把when 换掉，用while 来代替是可以的。

While I was walking, I heard someone screamed。

看看以下的几个例子！

While he was sleeping, I came to see him.

When I came to see him, he was sleeping.

While we were having breakfast, someone knocked the door,

When someone knocked the door, we were having breakfast.

Slow 还是 slowly

He walks slow. 是错的。He walks slowly. 才对。

He walks slow 的  slow 是 形容词( ADJECTIVE)需改成 副词(ADVERB)。

形容词当然是用来形容事物和名词(NOUN)，副词(ADVERB)是用来形容动词 (Verb)。

He walks Slow　的句子有动词的（walk）又跟随它　很明显是用来形容动词，不能用来形容＜他＞．

He is slow. 华语 翻译的意思：他是慢的。 （形容人）

He walks slowly. 华语 翻译的意思：他走的慢。（形容他走路慢！）

一般上，在英语把形容词，加上ｌｙ就成了副词（adverb)了。

如　beautiful　－　beautifully

happy　　－ happily

clear　－ cleary

quick　－quickly．

从adverb的字来解读，它是　（add to the verb）就成了adverb

。

意思是用它加在动词。（不是形容词）