误He will come to give me his hand in the minute.
正He will come to give me his hand in a minute.
析表示“马上,立刻”,应该说in a minute,而不是in the minute,其中的不定冠词不能改成定冠词。
我需要的只是休息几分钟。误All I wanted was a few minutes of rest.
正All I wanted was a few minutes' rest.
析时间短语作定语,其所有格通常用 -s' 或 -'s形式,不用 of。
他恰好晚了3分钟。误He arrived at exactly three past.
正He arrived at exactly three minutes past.
析如非逢5逢10等整数, minute一般不省略。
完成这项练习,5分钟时间并不算长。误Five minutes are not a long time to complete this exercise.
正Five minutes is not a long time to complete this exercise.
析英语中习惯把表示时间、金钱、距离等的短语看作是一个整体,故谓语动词须用单数。
谁做会议记录?误Who will take the minute of the meeting?
正Who will take the minutes of the meeting?
析minute作“会议记录”解时,只用复数形式。
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