改错练习

【改错练习】

Classic Intention Movement

In social situations, the classic Intention Movement is “the chair-grasp”. Host and guest have been talking for some time, but now the host has an ppointment to keep and can get away. His urge __1

to go is held in cheek by his desire not be rude to his guest. If he did __2

not care of his guest’s feelings he would simply get up out of his chair __3

and to announce his departure. This is what his body wants to do, __4

therefore his politeness glues his body to the chair and refuses to let him __5

raise. It is at this point that he performs the chair-grasp Intention __6

Movement. He continues to talk to the guest and listen to him, but leans forward and grasps the arms of the chair as about to push himself upwards. __7

This is the first act he would make if he were rising. If he were not __8

hesitating, it would only last the fraction of the second. He would lean, __9

push, rise, and be up. But now, instead, it lasts much longer. He holds his “readiness-to-rise” post and keeps on holding it. It is as if his __10

body had frozen at the get-ready moment.

答案及讲解

【答案及讲解】

1 将 can 改为 must

根据上下文的意思“主人有一个约会，必须离开”是客观要求，而不是“能不能”或者“可不可以”的问题。

2 not 后面加 to

desire 后应该加动词不定式to do something。

3 将 of 改为 about

care about意思为“对…在意，在乎”，而care of 意思为“转交”。

4 删掉 and 或者 to

5 将 therefore 改为 yet 或 but

这两部分之间应是转折的关系。

6 将 raise 改为 rise

raise 是及物动词，后面必须加宾语，而且在此与文章意思不符。rise意为“起身”，“站起来”，符合文义。

7 在 as 和 about之间加上 if 或者 though

此处的意思是主人身子往前倾，双手抓着椅子，好像就要站起来一样。as if/ though to do something 意思为“仿佛要做什么事情”。

8 将 make 改为 perform 或 do

此处考查搭配问题，动词make与前面的act不能搭配。

9 将 the 改为 a

a fraction of a second 意思为非常短暂的时间。

10 将 post 改为 posture