C Jake and Amy are talking about their Maths midterm exam. Circle the mistakes and correct them in the blanks below.
Amy: Hi Jake! You don’t look very happy.
Jake: I’m not. I’m still upset about my Maths midterm exam result.
Amy: Don’t be too hard on myself. It won’t help you improve. I didn’t do well in the exam either. I did poorer than I thought.
Jake: How did you deal with it?
Amy: I tried to stay positive and decided to work more hard on Maths. I even started a study group.
Jake: Is the study group helping? I always study alone, but I don’t think it works well for me. When I can’t solve problems, I just get upset with himself.
Amy: That doesn’t sound very helpful. Why don’t you join my study group? Maybe you learn well in a group than on your own.
Jake: What do you do in the study group?
Amy: Well … we give each other lots of encouragement. Sometimes, we also play maths games together. Josie usually wins because she’s good at Maths. She’s always very proud of himself. But last week, I was the winnor of one game! It was amazing!
Jake: Sounds great! I’d love to join your group. I can learn more about Maths … and about treating myself kinder.
(1)
myself → yourself
(2)
poorer → worse
(3)
more hard → harder
(4)
himself → myself
(5)
well → better
(6)
himself → herself
(7)
winnor → winner
(8)
kinder → more kindly
答案:题目翻译:杰克和艾米正在谈论他们的数学期中考试。圈出错误并在下面的空白处改正。
对话翻译:
艾米:嗨,杰克!你看起来不太高兴。
杰克:我是不高兴。我还在为我的数学期中考试成绩心烦。
艾米:别对自己太苛刻。这对你提高没帮助。我考试也没考好。我考得比我预想的更差。
杰克:你是怎么应对的?
艾米:我努力保持积极心态,决定更努力学习数学。我甚至成立了一个学习小组。
杰克:学习小组有帮助吗?我总是独自学习,但我觉得这对我没什么效果。当我解不出题时,我就会生自己的气。
艾米:那听起来没什么帮助。你为什么不加入我的学习小组呢?也许你在小组里学习比独自学习更好。
杰克:你们在学习小组里做什么?
艾米:嗯……我们互相给很多鼓励。有时候,我们还一起玩数学游戏。乔西通常会赢,因为她数学好。她总是为自己感到非常骄傲。但上周,我赢了一个游戏!太不可思议了!
杰克:听起来很棒!我想加入你们的小组。我可以更多地了解数学……还有更友善地对待自己。
2. 以下是错误及改正:
(1) 错误:Don’t be too hard on myself.
改正: myself → yourself
解析:此处是艾米对杰克说的话,应是“别对自己(你自己)太苛刻”,所以用“yourself”。
(2)错误:I did poorer than I thought.
改正:poorer → worse
解析:“poor”的比较级“poorer”多形容贫穷程度等,形容“更差(成绩等)”用“worse”。
(3)错误:decided to work more hard on Maths.
改正:more hard → harder
解析:“hard”的比较级是“harder”,“more hard”表述错误。
(4)错误:I just get upset with himself.
改正:himself → myself
解析:主语是“I”,反身代词应用“myself”,表示“生自己的气”。
(5)错误:Maybe you learn well in a group than on your own.
改正:well → better
解析:有“than”,应用比较级,“well”的比较级是“better”。
(6)错误:She’s always very proud of himself.
改正:himself → herself
解析:主语是“She”,反身代词应用“herself”,表示“为她自己感到骄傲”。
(7)错误:I was the winnor of one game!
改正:winnor → winner
解析:“winner”是“获胜者”的正确拼写,“winnor”拼写错误。
(8)错误:about treating myself kinder.
改正:kinder → more kindly
解析:“kinder”是“kind”的比较级,此处修饰动词“treating”,应用副词“kindly”的比较级“more kindly”。