◆他的英勇行为值得称赞。

误：His brave act is deserving praise.

正：His brave act deserves praise.

正：His brave act is deserving of praise.

析：deserve(值得, 应受)在现代英语中通常只用作及物动词，且不能用于进行时态。同时应该注意：现在分词deserving (值得的)在现代英语中已转化为形容词，be deserving of是一个常用句式，与用作动词的 deserve 同义。又如：She deservesdeath.＝She is deserving of death.(他该死)。

◆他这个人是罪有应得。

误：The man deserves to punish.

误：The man deserves being punished.

正：The man deserves to be punished.

正：The man deserves punishing.

正：The man deserves punishment.

析：deserve(应受到)后可接不定式也可接动名词, 若该动词表示主动意义，则用不定式的主动式；若该动词表示被动意义，则用不定式的被动式，也可用动名词的主动式(但表示被动意义)。注意：此时不能直接用动名词的被动式。

◆他应该受到老板的善待。

误：He is deserved well of his boss.

正：He deserves well of his boss.

析：deserve well (ill) of sb是个固定句型，意为“应该受到某人好的(不好的)待遇”。从语义上看，此处不能使用被动语态。