不知道什么時(shí)候，收到一張補(bǔ)習(xí)介紹所中英對照的傳單，定睛一看，問題多多。在這一小段英文里，就發(fā)現(xiàn)了五個(gè)錯(cuò)誤。

第一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤，很久以前談過了。看看這個(gè)句子，便知道了：

“As our children’s education is one of our greatest concern, ……”(更正：one of……concerns)。

再看下來的句子并指出其他的四個(gè)錯(cuò)誤：

“We conduct screening for all tutors and most willing to produce photostated copies of their qualification.”

首先，qualification應(yīng)為復(fù)數(shù)，即：qualifications.其次， photostat的形容詞形態(tài)不變，或用photostatic也可，但不是 photostated.第三，第二個(gè)并列句中的動(dòng)詞不見了;應(yīng)該是：“ ……and are most willing……”。最后一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤較嚴(yán)重，就是句子結(jié)構(gòu)不當(dāng)，以致語義走樣。

原文的“We conduct screening for all tutors”的意思是： “我們代替所有的補(bǔ)習(xí)教師進(jìn)行審查工作”，但是原意應(yīng)該是：“我們審查過所有的補(bǔ)習(xí)教師(看看他們是否……)”。如果是這樣的話，那么英文就要改一改：

“We conduct screening of all tutors(for their suitability, teaching ability……)”。然而，這樣的寫法，稍嫌羅唆，不夠簡潔，不如改為：

“We screen all tutors (for……)”

可能的話，也可以同時(shí)把第二個(gè)并列句“are most willing to produce photostat copies of their qualifications”也改為：

“will produce photostat copies……”

這樣一來，兩個(gè)并列句就等立了，平衡了，意思也一目了然了：

“We screen all tutors and will produce photostat copies of their qualifications.”

結(jié)束本文之前，讓我再回到“忽略動(dòng)詞”這問題來。

忽略動(dòng)詞這種錯(cuò)誤是不該有的，但卻避免不了，被動(dòng)句中更是如此。例如：

① Traffic police helped the country to prevent many problems that caused by motor cars. (改正：……that were caused by motor cars. / ……caused by motor cars.)

② A reward offered to her.(改正：A reward was offered to her.)

③ Can the illness cured by this type of medicine?( 改正：Can the illness be cured by this type of medicine?)

④ Building contractors will now find it easier to apply for work permits for foreign workers from non-traditional sources. The Ministry of Manpower is understood to prepare to consider applications in the service sector, too.(改正： ……The Ministry of Manpower is understood to be prepared to consider applications in the service sector, too.)