1. 你的外套破了。
× Your coat is broken.
√ Your coat is torn.
2. 总之苏珊没犯错。
× Susan didn t make a fault anyway.
√ Susan didn t make a mistake anyway.
3. 能借你电话用下吗?
× May I borrow your phone?
√ May I use your phone?
4. 他有所好转。
× He becomes better.
√ He got better.
5. 外面天还亮。
× It was still bright outside.
√ It was still light outside.
6. 在美国一般学生都不穿校服。
× Common students in U.S. don t wear a uniform.
√ The average students in U.S. don t wear a uniform.
7. 这道色拉是谁做的?
× Who cooked this salad?
√ Who made this salad?
8. 让我给你把把脉。
× Let me examine your pulse.
√ Let me feel your pulse.
9. 我把帽子忘在屋里了。
× I forget my hat in the house.
√ I left my hat in the house.
10. 你上过大学吗?
× Did you attend college?
√ Did you go to college?
11. 他的体温降下来了。
× His temperature went down.
√ His temperature came down.
12. 今天的报纸上有他写的关于香港的文章。
× Today s newspapers has his articles on HongKong.
√ Today s newspapers carries his articles on HongKong.
13. 开窗睡你会感冒的。
× You ll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
√ You ll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open.
14. 我去医院探望了她生病的母亲。
× I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
√ I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
15. 她是第一名。
× She was first prize.
√ She took first prize.
16. 他失去意识很长时间了。
× He lost consciousness for a long time.
√ He has been unconscious for a long time.
17. 他创造了世界纪录。
× He made a world record.
√ He set a world record.
18. 她婚姻幸福。
× Her marriage was happy.
√ She is happily married.
19. 今年夏天我要去自己的出生地看看,这是10年来的第一次。
× I ll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
√ I ll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.
20. 这个座位有人吗?
× Is this seat empty?
√ Is this seat taken?
21. 我看他面熟。
× I know his face.
√ I know him by sight.
22. 我的手表不走了,我得拿去检查下。
× My watch doesn t move at all. I must get it checked up.
√ My watch doesn t go/work,I ll have it checked up.