8. 昨晚这座房子里就我一人。
误:I was very alone in the house last night .正:I was all alone in the house last night .
四、忌用来加强副词或介词短语的语气,加强副词或介词短语的语气一般用right,有时用well.very只能用来加强形容词的语气。例如:
9. 我到处找我的钢笔,可它就在我的口袋里。
误:I looked for my pen here and there , but it was very in my pocket .正:I looked for my pen here and there , but it was right in my pocket .
10. 这本书非常值得一读。
误:This book is very worth reading .正:This book is well worth reading .
五、忌修饰“too+形容词/副词”结构,该结构前常用much , all等来加强语气。例如
11. 这件衬衫我穿起来太大了。
误:This shirt is very too large for me .正:This shirt is much too large for me .
12. 我们的英语老师讲话太快了
误:Our English teacher speaks very too fast .正:Our English teacher speaks all too fast .
六、忌替代“so…that…”,“too…to…”结构中的so和too.例如:
13. 他年龄非常小,不能去工作。
误:He is very young to go to work .正:He is too young to go to work .
14. 我非常累,一点也走不动了
误:I‘m very tired that I can’t walk a bit .正:I‘m so tired that I can’t walk a bit .
七、忌出现在感叹句中,以免与感叹词重复。例如:
15. 多么糟糕的天气啊!
误:What very bad weather !
正:What bad weather !
16. 同学们干得多么带劲啊 !
误:How very hard the students are working !
正:How hard the students are working !
《very 用法“七忌”之二》由留学英语组编辑整理(www.liuxuequn.com)