可能由於很多人都錯;也可能是老師教錯;也可能是人們不求甚解的態度,日常生活中,有很多經常錯用的英語,包括讀音,用字和文法。這個環節,我們就多談論錯誤,希望能減少再錯的情況。

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- 嘉賓主持:梁頌康教授、林二汶

   

標題:濶太致電電台投訴節目
內容:某些名詞 + s 後會變成一個新名詞

  • Economics / Physics / Mechanics
  • damage / damages
  • paper / papers
   
   

標題:英文懶音PA手記
內容:港式英文,【t / p / k】送氣音;【st / sp / sk】不送氣音

  • Free / Fee
  • Three / Free
  • They / Day
  • tone park kin
  • stone speak skin
   
   

標題:電台靈異節目
內容:動詞 + tion / ment 變成名詞; 形容詞 + ness 變成名詞

  • ~ ment
  • equip (v.) equipment (n.)
  • ~ tion
  • collect (v.) collection (n.)
  • suggest (v.) suggestion (n.)
  • attract (v.) attraction (n.)
  • Your speech always attracted (v.) me.
  • This is the attraction (n.) of the world of spirits.
  • ~ ness
  • good (adj.) goodness (n.)
  • bad (adj.) badness (n.)
  • careless (adj.) carelessness (n.)
   
   

標題:電台親子節目
內容:confused words

  • sometime / some time / sometimes
  • formally / formerly
  • complimentary / complementary
  • stationary / stationery
  • principle / principal
   
   

標題:電台烹飪節目
內容:(between / and)、(from / to)、(both / either or / neither nor)句子中動詞 + s 問題

  • The best time is between 10 and 12.
  • The best time is from 10 to 12.
  • I will add both yellow pepper and onion because both are delicious.
  • Both onion and pepper make me cry.
  • Either onion or pepper makes me cry.
  • Either onion or peppers make me cry.
  • Neither pepper nor onion makes me cry.
   
   

標題:旅遊節目男女主持大鬥法
內容:英式英文 vs 美式英文

  • Bon Voyage
  • fall season / autumn
  • car park / parking lot
  • subway / underground
  • soccer match / football match
  • sneakers / trainers
  • cinema film / theater movie
  • you are fired / you are sacked
  • mail / post
   
   

標題:電台喇叭現身事件簿
內容:英文反義詞詞組(big / small)、(long / short)。中立名詞(size / height /length)

  • How big is your house?
  • How tall is your kid?
  • How long is the ruler?
  • size: big / small
  • height : tall / short
  • length: long / short
   
   

標題:失戀痴情女 「烽煙」 節目訴心聲
內容:【bloodly / badly】, 【more / anymore】的用法

  • a bloody good film
  • like it badly
  • can’t agree with you more
  • can’t agree with you anymore
   
   

標題:新進歌星演唱會

內容:以身體部位描述情況的英文

  • no ear for music
  • good ear for music
  • open your ears
  • open your eyes
  • all eyes on me
  • thumbs up
  • thumbs down
  • give me all thumbs
  • be all thumbs
   
   

標題:電台新女主持撞板記

內容:英文委婉語 Euphemistic English

  • fat / stout / well-built
  • a poor family / an under privileged family / a low-income family
  • cripple / physically-disadvantaged
  • old person / senior citizen
  • lazy / not motivated enough